It may have taken a couple of days, but on Tuesday cameras captured the first unbelievably wicked and inexcusable police action of the DNC.
A skinny little Code Pink protester was leveled to the ground by a brutal two-handed baton to the chest from a knuckle-dragging Denver cop. According to the Rocky Mountain News, she was simply questioning the officer on where a fellow protester who had been arrested was being taken. Of course, she should have known the destination was almost assuredly the much publicized warehouse-turned-FEMA Camp.
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/aug/26/code-pink-protester-still-jail/
http://www.infowars.com/?p=4171
The wicked knockdown video was right out of the string of brutality seen last month in New York including an officer caught running across the street full throttle to tackle a bicyclist. Minutes after tasting asphalt, the Code Pink woman was talking with reporters when a swarm of stormtroopers in black snatched her up and dragged her off to join her friend.
The Denver Police Department is of course not condemning the officer's actions. As usual, they brushed the incident off, and could come up with nothing better than this comical statement from spokesman Lt. Ron Saunier:
“Just shown in that context, you don’t get what the whole dynamics or the full situation is." He added that the 30-second video is “kind of jumpy." Meaning what? The two-handed UFC-style beat down could have been taken out of context?
In fairness, reports are that the police have been very restrained and respectful so far over the past three days. Even Alex Jones has given them accolades for their behavior. Still, it doesn't matter what town or what venue. They just can't seem to get through an entire event without getting caught beating on some helpless victim for no apparent reason.
Today is the biggest and most important day yet at the DNC, so we'll see if things escalate.
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