[*BCM*] Fw: Police action at Minneapolis Critical Mass

[Robert Fine]

I made a mistake, the renegage cop didn't spray the cuffed woman at the end, but instead another person who did in fact get off their bike and go behind the police lines to assumedly help the arrested woman. I would also like to add these comments that I sent to a friend who isn't a "believer" in the CM movement:


I looked at some of the photos at: 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/diversey/sets/72157601796064051/show/

 Minneapolis must be a nice place to live 
because I didn't see any automobile traffic and the cops seem not to have 
anything else to do except practice arresting easy picks by blockading the 
street in human chain.

The police could use better sense and ride along with the group and 
selectively arresting anyone who goes above and beyond a peacfull protest.

With regards to the right to protest, it's essential to our democracy to be 
able to revolt. I am suggesting even beyond that of the right to peacefull 
assemble.  That's what the founding fathers, I think in particular Thomas 
Jefferson, wanted to preserve as an important right to safeguard an 
overbearing government. How much different is this afterall than the 
redcoats blocking off the road to Concord?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Robert Fine 
To: Boston Critical Mass 
Sent: Friday, September 14, 2007 10:56 PM
Subject: Re: [*BCM*] Police action at Minneapolis Critical Mass


This event was documented in a few different videos on Youtube.com, go there and search for "Minneapolis Critical Mass" 
A clear view of the over reaction by at least on policeman is at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_PpgVUraQQ

In this video it's not clear why a woman is arrested , forced to the ground by two cops, hit at least once and cuffed. The rest of the bikers stay clear but yell at the cops that she is not resisting arrest and urge them not to use excessive force. The cop reacts to the bikers by walking swiftly towards them and spraying anyone who was shouting with his canister.  As another cop carries her away this renegade cop seems to spray mace in the arrested womans face even after she is cuffed. 
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