Reply #3: Here's a story from yesterday in Dallas

[rucky]

it may also give you some good ideas on how to act as an advocate for this trend:

http://www.wfaa.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/tv/stories/wfaa060208_mo_cityhall.a87d189.html

Video captures officer, homeless confrontation

WFAA-TV (CBS/DFW); February 9, 2006
VIDEO: http://www.wfaa.com/sharedcontent/VideoPlayer/videoPlayer.php?vidId=50201&catId=104
By REBECCA LOPEZ / WFAA-TV


A City Hall police officer was caught on tape spraying a homeless man with mace and then throwing him on the ground in what appeared to be an unjustified confrontation Tuesday in front of the Day Resource Center.

James Waghorne said he always has his camera ready to take pictures of the homeless, and he was the one who captured the incident after he saw the officer and Darren Green arguing.

"I couldn't believe what I was watching," Waghorne said. "My hands were shaking. He just literally attacked Mr. Green."

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