The Police Were Itching For A Fight" - DNC Protesters

You may have heard that pepper spray was used on the first official night of the DNC, or that some protesters got arrested. The UpTake's Eli Linch went on a mission today to find out what happened and get the protester's side of the story. Are the charges levied on those arrested accurate? When did the tear gas come into the picture? Check out this side of the story.

Greg Spagnuolo -- spokesperson and co-founder of the Recreate 68 Allaince says the police were getting out of hand and acting in a criminal nature

Protesters say they were blockaded. Police had been harassing people throughout the day in the park even though the people had a permit to be there.. The police drove them out of the park and then blocked them in an area where they pepper sprayed people and shoved people with their batons

Police report said the people who were arrested were throwing rocks at the police, obstruction and disobeying lawful orders. Several people told us they didn't see anybody throw rocks at the police. There were no orders given by police. The minute protesters went into the streets they were hit with pepper spray and pepper bullets.

Another organizer told us "We have a permit for this park. So to me it's the cops who disobeyed a lawful order to leave us the hell alone with our permit.

"They make these things up when they attack people so they can try and make charges stick, so they don't wind up looking like the aggressor, which is what they were."

Spagnulo says "It's a shame that this had to happen. Everyone was acting non-violently. The police were itching for a fight since about 6 o'clock on. They were pushing people in the park shoving people around acting like a bunch of bullies and it didn't need to happen this way. I don't know who made the tactical call from the police department, but it was a piss-poor call because now everybody is all tense and motivated for more confrontation and that's something we didn't want and its something that the police are bringing down ...

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[clayrains]

Laugh it up mrbowhnr, obviously a dumb neo con who's into the false left/right paradigm. Lick the boots of your masters. Those will be the boots that trample you and your children under their loving feet, because you were a spineless coward.

[JohnDeBunkTest]

A non-violent protest should be just that, non-violent.

In this case, demanding the individual police officers be held accountable for their actions, and the ones giving orders also be held accountable ... will force far more change than violence.

[thegamefan47]

riot police are like total d-bags

[sjvietboy408]

and I also find it interesting that FEMA is planning to bring more foreign troops from multiple countries sometime in July of this year. One of those countries is Mexico, Mexican troops will be brought over as well. Is that why our government purposely left the US borders wide open so that the Mexican drug cartels can spill over easily so they can have an excuse to unite their troops with our NWO troops?

[sjvietboy408]

atlasrocketman's comment: "1 word "MILITIA" time"

Don't worry atlasrocketman, let me tell you a secret. I've known this white-American guy for about 5 months now, I met him at his work place and we talk almost everyday during my delivery hours. He has a friend who is a friend of a militia guy, and that militia guy told him that the Militias in the USA is going to do some serious shit sometime during the summer,

[Dealit707]

NEWSFLASH!!

All you Hippie troublemakers....Get a fuckin job!!....Then a life!...Assholes

[mufasa10811]

your chanel is all fuck up biatch

[Dealit707]

It sounds like the cops did an outstanding job. Well done!

[atlasrocketman]

1 word "MILITIA" time

[lenaisabel9]

But you do realize that the same people that keep repeating this shit in to your head, are the same people that make money from americunts who believe they need guns to survive?

[lenaisabel9]

But they have done that a long time a go! You`re on your knees more than any other country in the western world!

[lenaisabel9]

yeah! You need more guns! Thats the answer! lol tyoical stupid americunt thinking