Anti-War Protester Holding Out Flower to Police Pepper-Sprayed

[Hissyspit]

This is not only repugnant but illegal. (And those with good long memories may recall
a very similar moment at the '68 convention in Chicago, when one of Daley's cops leaned
forward to spray Mace right into some protester's eyes.)

Mark Crispin Miller


VIDEO: Anti War Protester Who Offers Flower To Police Pepper Sprayed

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20669.htm

[zeemike]

1. Shades of 1968

I guess I have come full circle.

[JDPriestly]

13. That's brutal. Shades of Tienamen Square.

Has our nation sunk to this level?

What does the local mayor have to say for himself?

[Egnever]

2. Thats just fucking wrong

:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

[mike_c]

3. that's why we called them pigs 30 years ago....

The whole world is watching!

[RavensChick]

22. Yup!

It's so, so wrong on so many levels! It was a flower, for Pete's sake! These cops have gone C-R-A-Z-Y!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You know, I'll go back to calling them pigs. They're filthy and will run over anything and anybody who gets in their way!

[HughMoran]

4. Cop is a flaming coward

What kind of tiny penis cop would resort to such a horrible offense.

He should serve time for that.

[chknltl]

5. Was that in Tiananmen Square???!!! eom

[Supersedeas]

18. Pew - lintyville USA

[crickets]

6. There was no reason for it the first time. And as she was trying to walk away,

he sprayed her again. Just because he could, I guess. There is something literally wrong with a person who would do that.

[zeemike]

14. Sociopaths have no empathy

[crickets]

21. Yeah, I guess that's the point I was dancing around.

It's depressing to see. The relationship between police and citizens, or even police and protesters, isn't necessarily love and flowers but there's no reason for such a complete loss of respect for someone else's person and well-being. It shouldn't be like that--and it's probably part of the 'training.' There's not enough citizen oversight of the police in the US. We're paying for that.

[EmperorHasNoClothes]

7. The difference between 1968 and 2008: Cellphone cameras

They can try to pull this shit, but ultimately they won't get away with it.

[avaistheone1]

9. Cellphone cameras and affordable handheld video cameras.

I sure hope they help deliver justice to these activists.

[Chulanowa]

8. Every protestor should carry their own pepper spray and tazer

When unlawfully assaulted you have the right to self-defense, after all. Isn't that what the gun nuts keep telling us?

[tuckessee]

24. So only "gun nuts" believe in self defense?

What a moran!

[Mind_your_head]

10. That policeman isn't so very different AT ALL from that woman that he sprayed.....

Some old foes may become friends, united in a common cause/purpose

[4lbs]

11. Hey why not?

After all, flowers promote peace. Who the heck wants THAT?

:sarcasm:

[i-grok]

12. I recall Chicago 68 and I see folks here who think police should be the only ones allowed guns.

Having a hard time figuring out who's on whose side.

[undeterred]

16. In some countries nobody has guns.

I'd be more comfortable at a protest where you know nobody's going to get shot and killed.

[gratuitous]

19. Yeah, she shoulda pulled out a gun and plugged him

That would have settled the matter right then and there.

:eyes:

[Greyhound]

20. Welcome to the club.

Think we need jackets?

[backscatter712]

15. FUCKING PIGS!!!

This is why we have a Second Amendment in this country.

[deutsey]

17. He'll probably get a big, fat bonus for that.

Should we shout?
Should we scream?
What happened to the post-war dream?
--Roger Waters

[tuckessee]

23. Flowers are evil. They are WMD's, dontcha know.

Weapons of Mass Disarmament.