Search:

hunting deer whitetail deer wild boar fishing elk turkey

"The Police Were Itching For A Fight" - DNC Protesters

Dan's Hunting and Outdoors Video Site
Dan's Hunting and Outdoors Video Site Dan's Hunting and Outdoors Video Site
Dan's Hunting and Outdoors Video Site

You may have heard that pepper spray was used on the first official night of the DNC, or that some protesters got arrested. The UpTake's Eli Linch went on a mission today to find out what happened and get the protester's side of the story. Are the charges levied on those arrested accurate? When did the tear gas come into the picture? Check out this side of the story.Greg Spagnuolo – spokesperson and co-founder of the Recreate 68 Allaince says the police were getting out of hand and acting in a criminal natureProtesters say they were blockaded. Police had been harassing people throughout the day in the park even though the people had a permit to be there.. The police drove them out of the park and then blocked them in an area where they pepper sprayed people and shoved people with their batonsPolice report said the people who were arrested were throwing rocks at the police, obstruction and disobeying lawful orders. Several people told us they didn’t see anybody throw rocks at the police. There were no orders given by police. The minute protesters went into the streets they were hit with pepper spray and pepper bullets.Another organizer told us “We have a permit for this park. So to me it’s the cops who disobeyed a lawful order to leave us the hell alone with our permit.“They make these things up when they attack people so they can try and make charges stick, so they don’t wind up looking like the aggressor, which is what they were.”Spagnulo says “It’s a shame that this had to happen. Everyone was acting non-violently. The police were itching for a fight since about 6 o’clock on. They were pushing people in the park shoving people around acting like a bunch of bullies and it didn’t need to happen this way. I don’t know who made the tactical call from the police department, but it was a piss-poor call because now everybody is all tense and motivated for more confrontation and that’s something we didn’t want and its something that the police are bringing down ...

Channel: News & Politics
Uploaded: December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm
Author: Veracifier

Length: 04:47
Rating: 4.76
Views: 7948

Tags: 08conventions  68  arrests  center  civic  dnc  marches  NextNewNetworks  park  pepper  permits  perspective  police  protest  recreate  spray  streets  

Video Url:


Embed Code:

Video Comments

sk8dirt (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)
I dont like Cops but DNC is fucken wack. Whos cares
Loukious (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)
my buddy was there for this and the protestors (anarchists) were actually getting violent. The cops told them they couldn't march down certain streets and the protestors started screaming. Now as cops are trained for "Riot" situations if they feel that they need to deploy non-lethal weaponry to protect themselves and the public they can and will. My buddy (who is not a cop but ex military) said he understood why the cops used tear gas. 1,000 cops vs a mob of people....cops outnumbered.
mightyturisas (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)
A hippie with a rifle is a patriot in my opinion.
juanplaza67 (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)
it was a cop! on the protest side! to start the problem! so be smart they start the problem! cops atacking cops fuking puppets
wsrfbum13 (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)
i'd miss you! ignorant hippies are out of control and fail to realize that the boundaries of a peaceful protest are just so... and they cant understand that the freedoms that they are attempting to exercise were paid for by the blood of there forefathers there ignorance is pitiful and they shame themselves...
Glyvxx (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)
These hippies are the future establishment.
Superapplefrog (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)
Look up the meaning of the word "liberal". Most U.S. Americans fit that definition. And most, unlike Republicans apparently, aren't willing to give up the freedoms that your ancestors fought with my ancestors (I'm English) to secure.
Polar515 (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)
you're so brainwashed. If you love the establishment so much, why don't you join the Army and go die in Iraq, for your beloved president, Don't worry, we won't miss you.
guardianofmasculanit (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)
republicans rule! hippy liberals drool. i think they should let cops throw little rocks at all those morons.. i mean like the one moron said theyre only little rocks they couldnt be assault with a deadly weapon..
mabigitupu (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)
Seeking for freshest trance tracks? Check out this to download best tracks.pycorojunixu*tk

Dan's Hunting and Outdoors Video Site © 2007 All Rights Reserved.