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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBreaking: MayDay Protests Escalate In Seattle, Police Arresting Protestors.
LIVESTREAM: http://www.kirotv.com/s/news/live-event/
UPDATE: MSM reporters hit by sharpnel from PD C. grenades. Need medics. Absolutely chaos.
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Breaking: MayDay Protests Escalate In Seattle, Police Arresting Protestors. (Original Post)
JaneyVee
May 2013
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Police Throwing Flash Bangs into Crowd "Like Beads at Mardi Gras" at 5th & Olive
Newsjock
May 2013
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Newsjock
(11,733 posts)1. Police Throwing Flash Bangs into Crowd "Like Beads at Mardi Gras" at 5th & Olive
http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/05/01/police-throwing-flash-bangs-into-crowd-like-beads-at-mardi-gras-at-5th-and-olive
Brendan is on the scene at 5th & Olive where a tense standoff is blowing up into an all out confrontation between angry protesters and angry police. Pepper spray has been "liberally deployed" reports Brendan, and police are now throwing flash bang grenades into the crowd "like they are beads at Mardi Gras"I could hear several go off near Brendan. For their part, protesters are throwing fireworks back at the police, along with other debris.
Brendan is on the scene at 5th & Olive where a tense standoff is blowing up into an all out confrontation between angry protesters and angry police. Pepper spray has been "liberally deployed" reports Brendan, and police are now throwing flash bang grenades into the crowd "like they are beads at Mardi Gras"I could hear several go off near Brendan. For their part, protesters are throwing fireworks back at the police, along with other debris.
Mnemosyne
(21,363 posts)2. K&R for those in the Streets. nt
NYC_SKP
(68,644 posts)3. Solidarity with our brothers and sisters there. KR
Arcanetrance
(2,670 posts)4. Here's to the protesters I stand with them from across the country
rollin74
(1,973 posts)5. police scanner link
pscot
(21,024 posts)6. That hill at 8th and Olive
was a flashpoint in '99 if I remember right. About this time of the evening too. Olive doglegs up there. Good place for resistors.