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Old 04-13-2009, 02:28 AM
 
Location: North Carolina
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because a liberal protest has never gotten out of hand......
"the simple presence of GOP delegates was enough to justify throwing bricks through storefronts and a delegate-bus window, lighting a Dumpster on fire, and damaging police cars. Police responded with force, using pepper spray, tear gas and, in some cases, rubber bullets while arresting nearly 300 demonstrators. At least 130 of those arrests were on felony charges, and the National Guard was called to quell violent demonstrators after the main march concluded."


Protesting the GOP in St. Paul - TIME
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Old 04-13-2009, 02:36 AM
 
Location: San Antonio, TX
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and let's not forget the G20 summit:
Riot police storm G20 protesters' squats ... as violence spreads to France | Mail Online
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