92-year-old sent to jail for fracking protest

I have a feeling they haven't heard the last from Violet.



"DENTON, Texas — A 92-year-old woman took a stand for her beliefs and was taken into custody and booked into jail Tuesday after protesting at a North Texas fracking site.

Violet Palmer knew it getting arrested was a possibility when she joined her son and a small group of protesters outside a drilling operation on the west side of Denton. Palmer has never even had a parking ticket.

Palmer said she is outraged that a new state law voids Denton's local ban on fracking, which voters passed in November.

"I did feel compelled," she said. "I feel like I must do something."

In November, Denton became the first city in Texas to pass a ban on hydraulic fracturing. The vote was significant as Denton sits on top of a large natural gas reserve..."

Video and more: http://www.thv11.com/story/news/nation/2015/06/17/woman-92-arrested-texas-fracking-protest/28852349/