Battle of New York: Policeman severely beaten but blackshirts routed.
A march against the Bush administration turned ugly Monday when a protester repeatedly stomped and punched a plainclothes detective and hundreds of officers in riot gear pushed demonstrators away from the site of the Republican convention, witnesses and police said.
Implied equivalency anyone?
The detective, William Sample, was briefly knocked unconscious and was hospitalized with head injuries that were not life-threatening. His assailant escaped and was being sought by police.
for a major tune-up. Video footage shows that Sample was knocked off a scooter and attacked by several blackshirts, refuting the AP/SF-gate version.
Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly called it "a blatant, vicious attack."
The unrest occurred a day after tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Manhattan for a march that ended up being largely peaceful despite fears of violent clashes with police. It was the largest convention-related protest in U.S. history.
A public servant is almost killed by enemy sympathizers, just blocks from the WTC site, and the fifth column media 'tards can only manage terms like "unruly" and "unrest".
Posted by: Atomic Conspiracy 2004-08-31 |