Posts Tagged ‘pepper spray’
Protesters and the Police
October 6th, 2009 by lifeproof
Just a few days ago, I have written about the culture of protest, as a protester has thrown a shoe to the IMFs boss, Mr. Strauss-Kahn. Today we will enlarge our scale and talk about the protesters and their enemy, the police. It’s today’s topic because just a few hours ago–and I still hear the [...]
Tags: culture of protest, IMF, interention, Istanbul, pepper spray, police, pressure water, protest, protesters, riot van, Taksim Square, Tiananmen Square, Turkey, World Bank
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Police Brutality Against the Occupiers
April 10th, 2009 by lifeproof
Here you can watch the police brutally attacking and pepper spraying the protesters and/or the occupiers, who did not get into any kind of violent action themselves. This clearly is a violation of personal rights… I protest NYPD police officers brutality and inconsiderateness in this situation, where the protesters and occupiers were not involved in [...]
Tags: brutality, civil disobedience, NYPD, occupation, pepper spray, police, protest, The New School, The New School for Social Research, The New School in Exile
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The New School Re-Exiled
April 10th, 2009 by lifeproof
a photo from the first occupation This morning The New School was occupied again (the first occupation, by The New School in Exile was in December and ended somewhat peacefully, but the students claimed that they would occupy the whole building next time if Bob Kerrey and Jim Murtha did not resign by April 1). [...]
Tags: 65 5th Avenue, April 10, blog, Bob Kerrey, Jim Murtha, NY1, occupation, pepper spray, police, re-occupation, resignation, student activism, The New School, The New School for Social Research, The New School in Exile, The New York Times, The University in Exile
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