Durham police surround Huerta protesters; gas used to disperse group

[FreakinDJ]

Source: Andrew Kenney

DURHAM — A month after Jesús “Chuy” Huerta died in police custody, dozens of armored police officers assembled as an alliance of about 150 friends, families and protesters marched for a second time on the Durham Police Department Thursday evening.

Police, some dressed in riot gear and equipped with rifles and shotguns, assembled in rows around the building, waiting, as the marchers streamed toward police property around 7:30 p.m., demanding answers for a family's pain.

Protest organizers and police alike had in prior days urged marchers to remain peaceful, hoping to avoid the window-breaking and small number of arrests that marked the first protest for Huerta.

Thursday’s march, however, ended with several more arrests. Firecrackers and at least one bottle was thrown by protesters. Then several canisters of gas discharged by police before the crowd finally dispersed around 9 p.m.



Read more: http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/12/19/3473638/police-turn-out-in-force-to-monitor.html

[2banon]

1. It's outrageous that citizens tolerate police abuse of demonstrators.

The point of this story is well taken. I consider tear gas to be extremely toxic and brutal.

That said, it's important for the sake of good journalism to be clear that tear gas was used in this case, (unless it was a different type of gas?) and not just state police dispersed canisters of "gas" on the protestors.. presumably tear gas is injurious, and not deadly.

[littlemissmartypants]

2. +1. eom

[NuclearDem]

3. Answer a peaceful demonstration about police brutality with police brutality.

Fucking brilliant, cops.

[Judi Lynn]

4. Aparently their plan is for the public to accept their violence without protest.

It appears they expect the human race to learn to be glad they leave any one living at all, outside the 1% and those needed specifically to do all the work for them, provide their ordinary supplies, and maintain roads, build airiplanes and staff them, boats, resorts, grow their food, and take care of their medical needs, clean their houses, clean, train, feed, raise their children.

Everyone is dispensable, and they want to remind everyone from time to time.