Here we go again
Police in riot gear fired cayenne pepper paintballs Thursday night to disperse a crowd of protesters assembled in Jacksonvile, Oregon, where Bush was spending the night after a campaign appearance.
About 500 people--Bush supporters on one side of the street and Kerry supporters on the other--stood near the Jacksonville Inn, where Bush was scheduled to have dinner. A city administrator said the gathering was peaceful until a few people pushed police officers. The response (presuming police officers were pushed) was the typical "now we have permission to fire" to which we have become accustomed.
One woman said a policeman shoved her while she was holding her child. One man said he was knocked down by a paintball. Two people were arrested for failing to disperse.
Free speech zones, police in riot gear, multiple arrests for t-shirt wearing and sign-carrying--if this is your kind of democracy, then you don't have to be "undecided" anymore, do you?
About 500 people--Bush supporters on one side of the street and Kerry supporters on the other--stood near the Jacksonville Inn, where Bush was scheduled to have dinner. A city administrator said the gathering was peaceful until a few people pushed police officers. The response (presuming police officers were pushed) was the typical "now we have permission to fire" to which we have become accustomed.
One woman said a policeman shoved her while she was holding her child. One man said he was knocked down by a paintball. Two people were arrested for failing to disperse.
Free speech zones, police in riot gear, multiple arrests for t-shirt wearing and sign-carrying--if this is your kind of democracy, then you don't have to be "undecided" anymore, do you?
posted by Diane at 11:37 AM
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