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Police Disperse Bush Protesters with Pepper Paintballs

Posted by michael on from the welts-will-fade-in-a-week-or-two dept.

help_cecil_help writes "The AP has this story on how Bush protesters in Jacksonville Oregon were dispersed by local police using 'pepperballs.' The Jacksonville City Administrator described the projectiles as 'like a paintball filled with cayenne pepper'."

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  1. Re:ummm... by pbox · · Score: 1, Flamebait
    Fascism? No. This is a bunch of cops who would rather inflict than be inflicted upon. I highly doubt either candidate would tell the cops to do this!


    Don't we sound retarded!

    IT is not a question who or wether anyone told the police to use excessive force.

    IT is more of a question who did not tell the police not to use excessive force. (Which has always been the pattern, the police force need to be controlled by overview, otherwise it becomes fascist...)

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  2. Re:Working theory by Atzanteol · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Which democratic candidate is talking to their protestors? The ones who put them in a cage in Boston during the DNC?

    This is bipartisan folks. A few 10s of police facing 500 people (half protesting - half in support of the President), with the President staying in the area? You're damn right the cops are gonna be nervous. This has "Powder Keg" written all over it...

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