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Anti-War Protesters Pepper Sprayed at Port of Olympia
Fox News ^
| May 30, 2006
| AP
Posted on 05/30/2006 8:20:30 AM PDT by Cliff Dweller
OLYMPIA, Washington — Police fired pepper spray as about 150 anti-war protesters tried to enter the Port of Olympia as part of ongoing demonstrations against the shipment of Army equipment to Iraq.
Protesters chanted "Out of Olympia, Out of Iraq" as they rocked a chain-link gate to the port late Monday, and at least three tried to use wooden boards to pry the gate open, The Olympian newspaper reported. A 50-ton piece of equipment was moved to reinforce the gate on the other side.
Police and sheriff's deputies clad in riot gear fired at least four rounds of pepper spray in an hour after asking the demonstrators several times to stop, authorities said. No one was arrested, but paramedics were dispatched to treat some activists.
Dozens of demonstrators crouched in the port plaza, dousing each other's eyes with water and offering slices of onion to soothe their throats.
"It burned. I couldn't open my eyes for 20 minutes," said Rachel Graham, among those hit. "My face is burning. I dunked my face in water and in Puget Sound."
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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; US: Washington
KEYWORDS: antiwar; iraqwar; pepperspray; protestors; stryker
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Boo Hoo. I've very little sympathy for someone protesting to the point of interfering with the deployment of US Troops to a Theater of War.
Moral of the story, don't participate in events where there is the chance of exceeding your Constitutional rights, i.e. Peaceful assembly, especially after you were warned.
To: Cliff Dweller
Too bad they can't use rock salt
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posted on
05/30/2006 8:21:48 AM PDT
by
al baby
(Dick Trickle is not a medical condition)
To: Cliff Dweller
Good.
Spray away on these traitors.
To: Cliff Dweller
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posted on
05/30/2006 8:22:53 AM PDT
by
AppyPappy
(If you aren't part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
To: Cliff Dweller
"My face is burning. I dunked my face in water and in Puget Sound." Hmmmmmmm ... I didn't realize that Puget Sound is so polluted as not to be considered "water". Maybe that's why her face was 'burning'.
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posted on
05/30/2006 8:23:55 AM PDT
by
ArrogantBustard
(Western Civilisation is aborting, buggering, and contracepting itself out of existence.)
To: Cliff Dweller
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posted on
05/30/2006 8:24:47 AM PDT
by
Horatio Gates
(Dial M for Moonbat)
To: Cliff Dweller
WUSSIES! When we went through tear gas training at Great Lakes, we were made to take off our gas masks and I remember one guy coming out of the tear gas shack with a string of mucus running from both nostrils down to his kneecaps.
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posted on
05/30/2006 8:25:00 AM PDT
by
NRA1995
(Let's all leave the US and return as undocumented trespassers....uh, immigrants)
To: HairOfTheDog; Ramius; sionnsar
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posted on
05/30/2006 8:25:18 AM PDT
by
ecurbh
(Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
To: AppyPappy
Did a search, didn't see it, sorry for the duplication.
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posted on
05/30/2006 8:25:32 AM PDT
by
Cliff Dweller
(No such thing as a threat... just targets)
To: Cliff Dweller
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posted on
05/30/2006 8:25:57 AM PDT
by
humblegunner
(If you're gonna die, die with your boots on.)
To: Cliff Dweller
"It burned. I couldn't open my eyes for 20 minutes," said Rachel Graham, among those hit. "My face is burning. I dunked my face in water and in Puget Sound."Maybe if you tried soaking your head..............
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posted on
05/30/2006 8:26:38 AM PDT
by
Tokra
(I think I'll retire to Bedlam.)
To: Cliff Dweller
The mods pulled it anyway
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posted on
05/30/2006 8:27:16 AM PDT
by
AppyPappy
(If you aren't part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
To: ecurbh
I sure wish we'd known this was going on... this is my home town, I'd have gone out and showed those troops we support them.
To: Cliff Dweller
LOL...what'd they expect? They were ask nicely to stop. Better pepper spray than rubber bullets.
These turds were even treated for the spray injury. They should've just let them find their own treatment.
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posted on
05/30/2006 8:28:20 AM PDT
by
shield
(A wise man's heart is at his RIGHT hand; but a fool's heart at his LEFT. Ecc. 10:2)
To: Cliff Dweller
Stories like these warm the heart.
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posted on
05/30/2006 8:29:14 AM PDT
by
advance_copy
(Stand for life, or nothing at all)
To: Libertina; Maynerd; Bobsvainbabblings; moneypenny; Kaylee Frye; Clintonfatigued; wallcrawlr; ...
Thanks to
ecurbh for the ping.
Say WA? Evergreen State ping
FReepmail sionnsar if you want on or off this ping list.
Ping sionnsar if you see a Washington state related thread.
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posted on
05/30/2006 8:30:59 AM PDT
by
sionnsar
(†trad-anglican.faithweb.com† | Iran Azadi | SONY: 5yst3m 0wn3d - it's N0t Y0urs)
To: advance_copy
Yeah, I like good news too.
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posted on
05/30/2006 8:31:24 AM PDT
by
in hoc signo vinces
("Houston, TX...a waiting quagmire for jihadis. American gals are worth fighting for!")
To: Cliff Dweller
The smell of hippies usually makes my eyes and sinuses burn so... fair trade I say.
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posted on
05/30/2006 8:32:31 AM PDT
by
rattrap
"Officer? Might I suggest using the billyclub on the smelly one?"
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posted on
05/30/2006 8:36:24 AM PDT
by
RandallFlagg
(Roll your own cigarettes! You'll save $$$ and smoke less!(Magnetic bumper stickers-click my name)
To: RandallFlagg
Deputy: THE GLOVES! THEY DO NOTHING!
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