Posted on 10/29/2011 6:01:44 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
DENVER - A tense standoff between protesters and authorities near the steps of the Colorado Capitol erupted into a clash Saturday that resulted in a surge of demonstrators being met with police force that included reports of pepper spray and rubber bullets.
The situation downtown escalated when some supporters of the Occupy Wall Street movement marching in a group of about 2,000 tried to advance up the Capitol steps.
About eight officers scuffled with a group of protesters, according to The Denver Post, and police confirmed to the newspaper that they used pepper spray and either rubber bullets or pepper balls to break up the crowd....
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Lots of "Occupy Wherever, Dude" news in that article from all over.
WOOT!!! Please advise dimwit police chiefs in other cities that tear gas, rubber bullets, a lot of lysol and tazers are options as well!!!
Most likely using Farrakhan math meaning the hippies had maybe 50 #OWS and 150 ex-felons and homeless bums. And the Denver PD sent the bums packing. Like I said, every officer fighting these freaks needs a gallon of Purel and a ton of Lysol!!!
It’s time to call in the National Guard. This is not a protest, it’s a civil disturbance.
Good one!
The greatest sound on earth is when a police baton hits a hippie’s head.
The sound of pepper spray being squirted in a moonbat’s face is also quite pleasant.
LOL, that too..the “dude, don’t spray me” sound..music to my ears.
I like the tazer option.
Were they drumming? And protesting Columbus? I wonder how it will take for them to figure out that no one is going to give them any money.
I notice that cities across the country are now cracking down. All in sync. Someone issued the order. I wonder who?
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