This young woman will probably never forget her stupidity... LOL
From CNN:
OAKLAND, California (CNN) -- Police used "sting balls," wooden projectiles and bean bags Monday to control a crowd of about 600 antiwar demonstrators attempting to block two gates leading to a large shipping company at the Port of Oakland.
About 30 protesters were arrested, Oakland Police spokeswoman Danielle Ashford told CNN.
Direct Action to Stop the War organized the protest against American President Lines, saying the company ships arms and supplies for the U.S. military and is profiting from the war on Iraq.
Police were out in full force and some wore gas masks. Ashford said officers fired spool-sized wooden projectiles at the ground near protesters' legs and shot small bean bags directly at individuals to try to control the crowd.
They also fired so-called sting balls into the air above the crowd. The sting balls were small rubber pellets, about the size of M&M candies, which were contained in a larger ball that exploded in the air, raining pellets down on protesters.
Protesters displayed wounds for the news media they said were caused by police. One woman had a golf ball-sized lump on her jaw with a bloody scrape on it.
A police statement said officers were trying to allow people to exercise their right to protest but were also trying to maintain access to the port for trucks and other vehicles.
Protesters face off with police Monday in the Port of Oakland.
"The City of Oakland will not tolerate attacks which jeopardize the safety of our citizens, businesses, police officers and law-abiding protesters," the statement said. "As a result of the unlawful acts of individuals and their continued refusal to disperse, various crowd dispersal devices designed to minimize injuries were deployed."
"While the majority of the crowd dispersed, elements with the crowd continued to block streets and take an aggressive stance toward Oakland Police officers," it said.
International A.N.S.W.E.R. (Act Now to Stop War & End Racism), whose members also participated in the demonstration, released a statement saying the protesters were peaceful and quoted one woman who was there as saying the police brutality was outrageous.
Two other protests also took place in the San Francisco Bay Area, one at the Federal Building in San Francisco and another at the Concord Naval Weapons Station in suburban Concord, California.
These protestors crossed the line trying to stop shipments to our troops, next time lethal force should be used.... only what traitors deserve...
[ edited by Twelvepole on Apr 8, 2003 07:39 AM ]
posted on April 7, 2003 10:16:20 PM new
I didn't hear about this on CNN, but on the Shawn Hannity radio show. Now, these BOOBS were trying to block the shipyard that supplied the needed items for our troops. When Hannity asked them some very tough questions about their action, the leader of the group side stepped the question. It was the same thing that happens here.
When the group leader was asked if they cared about the troops, he replied, Yes, we care about them and want them to be brought home and to stop the war.
These people really deserve anything they get. I could really care less if this thing was shot 1 time or 10 times. They deserve it!
posted on April 8, 2003 07:32:05 PM new
What gets me is that the US Military could be showing a dead Saddam (and kin) and these protestors would still be saying the war isn't going well and it should be stopped. This is even though the Iraqi people have cheered the US Troops, waved to them and asked for their autographs.
