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In Selma: For the movie “Selma,” filmmakers returned to the Edmund Pettus Bridge to re-create the scene where state troopers clashed with nearly 600 voting-rights marchers in 1965, an event known as Bloody Sunday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

“Shame!” and “We all saw this!,” a reaction resulting in one man’s quick expulsion from the Capitol by state troopers as the senators watched, some filming the altercation on their phones.

From Slate • Aug. 28, 2025

Body camera footage shows the troopers discussing the sight as suspicious, but they did not ticket or charge him.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2025

A spokesman told the BBC that it provided "all resources" requested by the Secret Service, including between 30 and 40 troopers inside perimeter.

From BBC • Jul. 15, 2024

Because McCandless had told Gallien he was from South Dakota, the troopers immediately shifted their search there for the hiker’s next of kin.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer