[www-features] PROPOSED: Tucson Police fire at peaceful protesters

[stacy at cat.org.au]

Hi all,

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Stacy

http://arizona.indymedia.org/news/2004/11/22767.php

Title: Police Violence
Subtitle: Tucson Police fire at peaceful protesters

Tucson police made it a point to harass and repress an energetic but peaceful
march on November 3. Cops immediately targeted known activists, including Keith
McHenry, founder of Food Not Bombs, who was singled out and arrested within the
first 15 minutes of the march. TPD indiscriminately used a new weapon – an air
rifle that fires small paint-ball style bullets filled with CS gas – against
marchers. Although TPD claims to have only fired four pepper balls, more than
four welts have been documented. More than 200 people marched, of which five
were arrested.

March organizers reacted by calling for a protest the very next day in front of
Tucson’s main police station. The National Lawyer’s Guild has been working to
collect information on TPD’s use of provocative violence and is considering the
possibility of legal action.

Wednesday’s rally was held in conjunction with rallies across the country and
world expressing extreme dissatisfaction with the U.S. government its domestic
oppression and global imperialism. People spoke out against the occupation of
Iraq, the treatment of migrants, harassment of indigenous peoples and many other
causes.