I think it was this guy who started it.
Posted on 08/21/2009 1:24:18 PM PDT by rrstar96
(English-language translation)
SAN JUAN - A long riot left an undetermined number of people injured, including police officers, on busy Universidad Avenue in Río Piedras early Friday morning.
The [Commonwealth] Police [Department] released a brief report about the incident in which it is mentioned that five San Juan municipal police officers were injured, but no mention is made of how many civilians were hurt during the brawl in which officers several times threw tear-gas bombs at the mob which, in turn, threw cans and stones at police.
Sergeant Wilberto Soto with the Municipal Police told Commonwealth Police officers that the incident began when municipal officers intervened with a young man who was allegedly violating the Public Order Code enforced in Río Piedras, and that allegedly "the young people who were in the place began to throw bottles and stones at police and police vehicles."
According to the police report, the authorities threw tear gas to control the situation.
But the official version is different from the testimony of the civilians who were in the place at the time of the events.
"The riot squad threw scores of tear-gas bombs against the young people who were not even informed of what was going on. Also, there were several arrests that do not appear to have been warranted and during which the detainees were hit with nightsticks and sprayed with pepper gas," states a press release sent by the General Student Council of the University of Puerto Rico Río Piedras Campus, which asks Governor Luis Fortuño and [San Juan Mayor Jorge] Santini to provide explanations for the events.
The mayor said during a radio interview that the incident began as an act of aggression against the authorities and pointed to people accustomed to drinking in the streets as one of the motives.
The police report indicates that, regarding the incident, officers with the Special Operations Division of the San Juan Region arrested four individuals for reportedly inciting a riot, while municipal police arrested four others for controlled substances and obstruction of justice.
It was also indicated that three patrol vehicles were damaged.
Soccer related?
Another healthcare town hall meeting?...................
That give me an idea for the busy agitator: The One Minute Riot.
I think it was this guy who started it.
the General Student Council of the University of Puerto Rico Río Piedras Campus
Those of us who studied at La Iupi know the Student Council there is nothing but a front for leftist agitation.
No. They stuck around to “taste” some tear gas.
Send in clinton!
No. No reports of ACORN or union thugs disrupting the, er, proceedings.
Well, maybe to join the rioters for a few beers.
Then these are normal grass roots riots, then...................
LOL!
Astroturfers gone wild??
Astroturfers gone wild??
Nah, they don't care for soccer in PR, now Baseball on the other hand?
Most of the Puerto Ricans I met in the short time living there were super nice people - had jobs, were raising a family and enjoyed life. Of interest is that it is said there are more retail sales for Mothers Day than Christmas or Epiphany. That says a lot of their devotion to family. I believe I am correct in saying P.R. has the largest middle-class population in the Hispanic world and they know the problems illustrated by these rioters. They will support the law enforcement.
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As good a reason as any.
Of all the campuses of the University of Puerto Rico system, Río Piedras has always been the hotbed of leftist, anti-government activity.
It’s hard to say whether this riot was instigated by agitators or a bunch of drunk college kids.
And, of course, the leftist agitators at the University of Puerto Rico and the island’s Bar Association decide to make the riot a police-brutality/civil-rights issue.
NO, it's Jerry Rivers.(AKA Geraldo Rivera)
Good Lord! I hope everyone is okay.
Sounds like things may be returning to the 50s and 60s down there. I know the political situation has stabilized, but is crime still a huge problem in S-J, outside of the tourist areas?
I would assume that the Student Gay organization is probably a front for alumni of Colegio San Ignacio as well.
I believe that Chile has a larger middle class % wise, and Argentina still does as well. When I was in PR back in 2000, about 55% of the population was using the WIC card. “Middle Class” my a-s.
I think it is still the wealthiest island in the Caribbean.
Which is why those of us who studied at EL COLEGIO in Mayaguez always look down upon the poor souls at Rio Piedras.
Based on what I read in the online newspapers, crime is still a huge problem islandwide, not only in San Juan.
I wouldn't know. I didn't study at San Ignacio.
PR citizens are eligible for US welfare.
¡Gallitos, fua!
Again, since I know that you (and all the PR Freepers I have encountered) are not douchebags of questionable sexuality, that you DID NOT go to San Ignacio.
I have never been outside of metro San Juan. Always wanted to go to Culebra and Vieques (even when the latter was still being used for target practice!).
I see your tear gas and I raise you an atunera and a Cerveceria India.
And on top of that, I'll throw in the daily 3:00PM aguacero.
Antes, Ahora y Siempre, COLEGIO!
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