The Denver Demonstrations

[webfarmer]

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Video: Police Trap Peaceful Protestors in Denver - American News Project - 26 Aug 08

"A calm political protest quickly turned chaotic as anxious Denver police surrounded protestors peacefully marching toward the Democratic National Convention Center. After trapping the crowd between two buildings, hundreds of officers used pepper spray, batons and unwarranted aggression. After being surrounded for 20 minutes, two American News Project producers managed to escape after recording the whole affair."

Comments

[markmc03.livejournal.com]

Hmm. Not to minimize the situation in Denver but I really believe there was no comparison with the brutality the police showed people in Minneapolis. What did you make of this?

[webfarmer.livejournal.com]

Yes, it seems like they were amped up an extra amount for the Minneapolis demonstrations. No word of pre-emptive raids and such for example.

The news producers would probably have been detained like Amy and her producers if they'd been in Minneapolis.

"Hey, they're only stupid hippies. Who cares about them?"