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Police and Demonstrators Clash at Prop. 8 Protest (W. Hollywood)

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Police and Demonstrators Clash at Prop. 8 Protest (W. Hollywood)
Edited on Thu Nov-06-08 02:29 AM by Hissyspit
Source: Los Angeles Times

Police, demonstrators clash at Prop. 8 protest

Several people are arrested after about 500 break away from rally in West Hollywood.
By Nathan Olivarez-Giles
11:16 PM PST, November 5, 2008
Protesters demonstrating against Proposition 8, the gay marriage ban that voters approved Tuesday, clashed with police in Hollywood late Wednesday. The Los Angeles Police Department issued a citywide tactical alert, requiring all available officers to respond to the protest, LAPD spokesman Officer Jason Lee said.

Several people were arrested when a group of about 500 people broke away from the larger demonstration that began in West Hollywood earlier in the evening. Lee said that as the protesters moved along Hollywood Boulevard, they tried to cross a line of officers. In one case, a demonstrator jumped onto a police car.

Despite the arrests, the protest was mostly peaceful, Lee said.

Police were stopping traffic along Sunset Boulevard in an attempt to move protesters there, Lee said.

Read more: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-protestarrest6-...
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   I'm glad there was a protest...  bliss_eternal   Nov-06-08 02:33 AM   #1 
   Watching this on the news there  MikeStl   Nov-06-08 02:38 AM   #2 
   Yes, many of them DO seem to enjoy it...  Jamastiene   Nov-06-08 02:56 AM   #3 
      It is sad.  bliss_eternal   Nov-06-08 03:30 AM   #4 
   LAPD police "beat" protester at Anti-Prop 8 rally  omgnotthat   Nov-06-08 01:19 PM   #5 
 
bliss_eternal Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Nov-06-08 02:33 AM
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1. I'm glad there was a protest...
...and wish I'd been available to show my support and attend. I'm so glad it was peaceful, as I hate to see people getting hurt at the hands of LAPD. They are not at all shy about beating up minorities, some seem to enjoy it. :(
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MikeStl (125 posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Nov-06-08 02:38 AM
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2. Watching this on the news there
at http://media.myfoxla.com/live / They are showing it now
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Jamastiene Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Donate to DU! Thu Nov-06-08 02:56 AM
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3. Yes, many of them DO seem to enjoy it...
sadly.
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4. It is sad.
:( It broke my heart to see the way they treated people at the Immigration protests in Los Angeles, this past year. They beat up a newscaster and his crew from a spanish language station.

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5. LAPD police "beat" protester at Anti-Prop 8 rally
I saw this disturbing video footage of the LAPD beating a protestor at an anti-Prop. 8 rally in West Hollywood on the BBC news web site:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7713334.stm

I was really surprised to discover that there wasn't any coverage of this beating in California web media.
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