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| Clash Outside Miami Trade Talks |
| 2003-11-20 |
| Fights on: Police officers in riot gear fired rubber bullets and used long batons, plastic shield, concussion grenades and stun guns in clashes Thursday with hundreds of demonstrators opposed to ongoing talks aimed at creating a hemisphere-wide free trade zone. The clashes came before and after a peaceful march organized by the nation’s labor unions, which are also opposed to the proposed Free Trade Area of the Americas. An estimated 8,000 to 10,000 marchers took part, saying the 34-nation FTAA would take thousands of jobs to other countries, reduce workers’ rights by exploiting cheap labor and drain natural resources. Soon after the march ended, several dozen protesters resumed battling with police, pushing up against police lines and throwing water bottles at officers. The demonstrators had tear gas and rubber bullets fired at them by officers after they set small trash fires in the street. Miami cops were ready for them, let them have it after they started the fires and started throwing large ball bearings. Fox even cut away from the Jackson perp walk. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #8 let them have it after they started the fires and started throwing large ball bearings. When I read this, I suddenly had this flashback to the ping-pong ball guns one of my neighbors had. Can you imagine something like that with a canister of compressed air, pumping out half-inch steel ball bearings? Can you imagine some ditzy young protestor getting hit in the teeth (or lower - much, much lower) with something like that? How long do you think that protest would last? |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2003-11-20 9:04:55 PM |
| #7 'Say hello to my little friend' -Tony Montanya |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge (VRWC CA Chapter) 2003-11-20 6:56:32 PM |
| #6 Anonymous; The FTAA is considering making Miami its permanent headquarters, I think the angry cops have something to do with it. |
| Posted by: Sorge 2003-11-20 6:06:01 PM |
| #5 About half the Miami police officers are Cuban-Americans That really makes me think that there isn't going to be much patience for the radical leftists and anarchists that want to trash Miami. The FTAA showed some humor picking that place for their meeting. As opposed to, say, the People's Republic of Seattle. |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2003-11-20 5:35:06 PM |
| #4 About half the Miami police officers are Cuban-Americans... I feel so proud of my heritage. |
| Posted by: Sorge 2003-11-20 5:25:09 PM |
| #3 Finally a police force that knows how to deal with these idiots! Whack away, whack away, whack away all! After a couple of crack to the noggin they will back off. |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge (VRWC CA Chapter) 2003-11-20 5:14:20 PM |
| #2 These twerps better watch out for the dreaded carbon steel Miami cop flashlight. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2003-11-20 5:03:13 PM |
| #1 So, did Jocko moonwalk? |
| Posted by: Chuck Simmins 2003-11-20 4:52:53 PM |