COPENHAGEN PROTEST FOR ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE & THE FALL OF CAPITALISM DEC. 12 2009

Clips of protests from the day Copenhagen turned into the police state of the world.

130,000 people strong.

Inside the Bella Center, delegates gathered around flat-screen TVs showing both the larger peaceful rally and the police crackdown on the young activists.

Maude Barlow commented, "I was in the march that had more 100,000 people demanding climate justice and action. Suddenly, an unprovoked and very military-style police action took place. Hundreds of young people were surrounded by police in riot gear with dogs. They were forced to sit for hours on the cold ground with their hands tied behind their backs. There was no provocation for these arrests. I'm outraged at this treatment of legitimate protesters and the media's distorted reporting of it. If anything, we should be thanking these young people for having the courage to stand up for the kind of world that will help our planet and species survive. It's their future that is in jeopardy and they have more of a right than anyone to be heard."

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