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Canoga High protest turns into looting
Los Angeles Daily News ^ | March 5, 2003 | By Lisa M. Sodders and Ryan Oliver

Posted on 03/06/2003 11:05:36 AM PST by WillieGillis

An anti-war march against the U.S. policy on Iraq by about 500 Canoga Park High School students turned ugly Wednesday when some in the crowd started looting a gas station convenience store and disrupting traffic.

A group of students who skipped class to participate in the lunchtime protests stole candy bars and knocked over displays at the Mobil gas station at the corner of Topanga Canyon and Victory boulevards, officials said. Five of them were detained on suspicion of vandalism and theft, said Officer Jason Lee, a police spokesman.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: activistteachers; antibush; anticapitalism; antiwar; cuttingclass; ferrisbeulller; looting; notapeacemovement; peace; protestors; publicschool; riot; riots; skippingschool; socialists; taxdollarsatwork
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To: WillieGillis
Liberals think their hatred of America justifies their being entitled to rip off a few convenience stores. Hey capitalism and the American way are eeevil, doncha know? ;-)
41 posted on 03/07/2003 12:07:16 AM PST by goldstategop
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