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11/26/2003 Archived Entry: "More about the Miami demonstrations."
More about the Miami demonstrations.
Much was made about the charges surrounding last week's FTAA demonstrations in Miami, and comments were posted here claiming that union members went to the site, demonstrated peacefully, and went home. This report seems contradict those claims.
Civil rights groups complained Tuesday that police at last week's trade talks abused protesters — some senior citizens — by arresting them without cause and denying them restrooms, water and phones.Meanwhile, the national steelworkers union called for a congressional investigation and the removal of Miami police Chief John Timoney over the treatment of its members during the protests, and several groups said they will sue the city.
"Police failed. The City of Miami failed," said Deborah Dion, the AFL-CIO's campaign coordinator.
Thursday, the final day of the talks, some of the approximately 8,000 demonstrators threw objects and fired slingshots at officers outside the Free Trade Area of the Americas meeting, and officers hit protesters with batons, zapped them with stun guns and dispersed them with gas and sprays.
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But many protesters said they were peaceful and complied with officers' demands, only to be arrested anyway.
Bentley Killmon, 71, said he was trying to get back to the buses provided by the Alliance for Retired Americans when police pushed him to the ground, arrested him and handcuffed him for 12 hours.
Granted, there were agitators there who were intent on taking on the police. But there were also people who were demonstrating peacefully who apparently got treated no better than those who wielded slingshots.
Replies: 4 people speak up
You poor, pathetic liberal. During a time of national crisis, a time of waging a just war on an implacable enemy, a time of defending the Homeland against Evil-Doing Suiciders, do you honestly expect our law enforcement authorities to make petty and irrelevant distinctions between snot-nosed punks and allegedly peaceful senior citizens?
Blah3, why do you hate The Empire so passionately? You liberals make me sick.
Hail Caesar!
Posted by Metropolitan99 @ 11/26/2003 11:36 AM NY
oops, wrong blog.
disregard. there is something wrong with
Posted by Metropolitan99 @ 11/26/2003 08:56 PM NY
oh fuc
Posted by Metropolitan99 @ 11/26/2003 08:57 PM NY
Dear Mr. Blah3,
Please be advised that the last two comments were NOT mine. Could it be that there's a pseudo-Metro99 out there?
Sincerely,
Metropolitan99 -- The Real Deal
Posted by Metropolitan99 @ 11/27/2003 01:08 AM NY
