A12 DC Police Beat A Protester Nearly To Death

4 years ago this month (april 12, 2003)
coalitions held a massive rally and
march in DC protesting war. Seemingly
unprovoked, the DC police attacked 35,000+ people from three different points.
This video was sent to us anonymously by someone wishing we would only call them the Internet Clown Posse.

http://www.reverbnation.com/marcofrucht

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• brutality
• violence
• nonviolence
• dc
• police
• a12
• a-12
• april
• 2003

[MrJack65721]

I hope the protester learned his lesson, you don't screw with the cops

[milwaukeeindymedia]

@MrJack65721 This protester won an out of court settlement from the City of DC, and the footage of him almost dying was used by the city council to broker a 5-4 decision to withhold police chief ramsey's upcoming raise for a full year. Rather than wait for his raise, chief ramsey shopped himself around Chicago, Miami, Philly and NY etc., until Philly took him in. I would say the most important lesson this protester should have learned was to use a zoom lense from now on.

[donkisot1]

let es your real face

[milwaukeeindymedia]

chief ramsey, is that you?

[pobasted]

Quit mislabeling videos. If you say police beating there should be one in there somewhere. I don't want to watch 10 minutes of protesting for nothing.

[milwaukeeindymedia]

You don't see the victim because of the ring of riotcops surrounding him. Trust me, you're looking at him get beaten nearly to death. A couple times you see the billy club raised up in the air. It is hitting his forehead over and over if you watch the angle from NBC4's footage.

[hazvegas]

9 minutes of my life wasted! There is no fight!

[drolfe1]

I think the most important point of this video is that there is massive protest going on nowadays. Theres gotta be a reason for it too. Just hippies? If so, then just pigs aswell.

[aviomaster]

For every action there is equal reaction ... usually in different direction.

Law of physics.... They kill people people kill them.

[gypsy43]

Aren't they supposed to be protecting us- shame on them

[benjamwk]

Here in New York, police abuse is common, a 20 something guy got raped in the anus in the middle of the day by the cops, in the middle of a crowded train station. Out of control. This kid got his cornhole popped by the cops.

[deathhamster22]

Hey Jack ass,. They are taking all of our rights. When you wake up who is going to protest for you? " In the beginning of a change,the patriot is a scarce man and brave , and hated and scorned. When he cause succeeds the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a patriot." MARK TWAIN

[sirceol]

Ok harbinger79 ( intro ), 1st amendment you say ? no law prohibiting free exercise of the people to peaceably assemble"

maybe stop breaking store windows, turning over citizens cars etc. U might learn what "peaceful"  means.

U use the internet, certainly U know what "peaceful" means...

most protest vids R criminal mobs breaking the law. peaceful is not N sight.

it's illegal to attack property or, restrain citizens legal access 2 the same streets U declare a right to use.

[sirceol]

To: Harbinger79... 01

when your protest ceases being legal then the rules change. I'm sure your developemental years were filled with your temper tantrums screaming on the floor wanting whatever your selfish inconsiderate self wanted from moment to moment so you will find this hard to understand.

so when you are declaring that "your" rightful use of the streets supercedes the rights for us peaceful people to use the streets ,

[sirceol]

To: Harbinger79 ... 02

...what you are really saying is that you are all for tyranny, just that it should be "your" tyranny.

how about the next time I am unhappy with something I perceive that the governement has done wrong to me, how about me and a few buddies stand at the entrance of your driveway to the street and refuse to let you pass. since we "ALL" have that right ok ? correct ?

[sirceol]

To: Harbinger79 - 03

how would you feel if the rights you scream about ( "far from where you want to walk in peace on the taxpayers streets )

how would you feel then ? unable to use the streets and have peaceful use of the city your tax dollars paid for same as mine !?!?

how about you protest in your street where you and your neighbors live and shut "YOUR" street down ? stop protesting FAR from where you live !!!