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RNC Arrests: Journalists, Medics Denied, Youth in Wheelchair

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Uploaded by on Sep 3, 2008

Mass arrests by riot police at RNC, youth in wheelchair doused in pepper spray while trying to move out of the way of police on horseback. Democracy Now! journalist Sharif Abdel Kouddous arrested, legal observers and medics denied access.

Shot by Independent Voices producers Morgan Diamond and Elena Everett

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  • Can ANYONE show me where a ADA "Wheelchair" person is hurt, yelled at// or anything in this vid

  • At 40 seconds.

  • Sorry NO he was being pushed across the street. IF the anti RNC protesters think they can use women, children or disable as shields to break the law (like the terrorists) they too will be sadly disappointed. I am sorry for his friends that thought he would give them a port in the storm to do what they want. And before you get flame crazy there was a reason I only asked about the ADA person.

  • As an eye witness, I can assure you the young man in the wheel chair was doused in either pepper spray or mace at the corner, and was moving away from that corner when this video was shot. I'm not commenting about the other half of your post regarding "shields," but what I also do not see evidence of in this video is of people breaking laws. But flame on.

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  • Good you say? maybe next time you will get something stronger used on you, you say? what happens when next time it is you? What happens when next time it is one of the young men or women who are fighting at your behest for FREEDOM? will you be so glib then? People like you are truly the enemy, truly anti-AMERICAN, and who should be removed from this country, forcibly.....

  • FINALLY! Disabled people treated the same! SPRAY EVERYONE OF THESE UNWASHED IDIOTS..WHEELCHAIR OR NO WHEELCHAIR!

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  • Hey you dont like your government then move, far far away. quit your bitchen

  • I hate the government.

    Free speech my foot.

  • I completely believe your claim to be a paramedic, checkyoself1. Thank you for assuring me. Maybe you should gather a group of like-minded people together in a public setting and discuss your opinion, as you have done in this secure/safe/anonymous setting. But then I guess you would have to pepper spray yourself... you know, as a lesson.

  • lol

  • OK sorry let me make this really clear FUCK YOU... I hope to shit you are disbaled.. if you are not.. dont even talk to me.. If you are.. ya so what.,,, me you and all the rest.

  • just did. my criticism still stands- your assumption about women and disabled persons was offensive

  • Nice always one.. Will you come push me. daily all the time.. again and again.. Re read my post..

  • oh so disabled people arent allowed to practice their freedom of speech and assembly? disabled people dont have beliefs? disabled people dont feel the need to speak out? the only possible reason a disabled person was protesting was because his friends wanted to use him as a shield?

    (insert women in place of 'disabled person' to present the same idea in a different context)

    jack ass

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