[Stoat]

Many thanks to FReeper Chardonnay for posting a link to this story in the FR Washington State Forum.

The original story (similar text, different photos) is posted in The Olympian, which is blocked by FR due to a copyright complaint.

From the Tribune article:

On Friday, protesters, including several small children, were able to keep two trucks, including one towing a Stryker vehicle, from leaving the port. Olympia police said the department did not have enough officers available to remove the protesters Friday, and that they were not prepared to physically remove children.

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Please also see this related FR thread:

Anti-war demonstrators protest military ship unloading in Olympia

[Stoat]

Ping :-)

[Stoat]

Billy: Hey Joey, what did you do on Friday?

Joey:  Oh, just the usual stuff.  My mom took me and my sister down to the Port and put us in the road to block trucks, and we all screamed and yelled and threw stuff at the police.  And when we wouldn't move, they pepper-sprayed us all and it made me sick for the rest of the day.  They dragged my mom off to jail while she was kicking and screaming  It was fun!

[pandoraou812]

I don’t feel sorry in the least for the girl in pain from pepper spray or any of these protesters. I think if children were there then child services should have come in asap. If you want to protest then be ready for pepper spray & arrest. IMHO you never take a child to a protest.

[I still care]

Anyone that purposely takes a child to a protest that has physical action planned should have child services respond, IMHO.

I’ve taken my kids to peaceful demonstrations to support the troops, where we held signs and flags as people drove by in cars. If there was any possibility of any counter-protesters or confrontation present, that would have been irresponsible. Kids have no business in that.

[Professional]

Young people in Olympia are the worst kind of leftists. Evergreen College is their little leftist home

[burzum]

Oh man, I wish I could have seen this! I would have set up a lawn chair with a bowl of popcorn and some binoculars!

[Doctor Raoul]

But Olympia police in riot gear moved in quickly, spraying pepper spray in the faces of the protesters, pushing them with their batons and dragging them away from the road.

Traitors should be shot not maced.

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

About 10 protesters partially blocked Plum Street at the entrance to Interstate 5 by linking arms through PVC pipes and sitting in the road. Police shot them with pepper spray guns and, when they didn't move, cut the PVC pipes, handcuffed them and dragged them to a police van.

Now, THAT'S entertainment! ;)

[Doctor Raoul]

Click here http://portland.indymedia.org/en/2007/11/368293.shtml>http://portland.indymedia.org/en/2007/11/368293.shtml to read their account.

From that site, the organizers are:

Contacts:

Andrew Yankey
Cell: 360-349-1089

Anna-Marie Murano
Cell: 360-878-1401

Phan Nguyen
360-352-4172

[GOP Poet]

bookmark

[Doctor Raoul]

Forget The Pepper Spray
Traitors Deserve Tazers

[Doctor Raoul]

Click here for YouTube video these pukes posted

UPDATED CONTACT INFOR FOR THESE CLOWNS:

Contacts:

More Info Olympia Port Militarization Resistance
stopwar@riseup.net
(360) 791-7484

Andrew Yankey
Cell: 360-349-1089
yanand30@evergreen.edu

Anna-Marie Murano
Cell: 360-878-1401
ammurano@gmail.com

Phan Nguyen
360-352-4172
International Solidarity Movement

Wes Hamilton, Vietnam Veteran
Cell: 360-791-7484

Rob Whitlock, Photographer
Cell: 360-259-4291
robwhitlock1978@yahoo.com

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

“On Friday, protesters, including several small children, “

Child abuse and taking the idea from terrorists who use children as a shield.

Put those children in foster care.

[arthurus]

Those cops do good work.

[backinthefold]

hmmmm

bookmnarking to show hubby, a truck driver who has been shipping stuff in and out of bases this year....

[LibLieSlayer]

Take the kids away from the parents and put them into Foster Care... put the parents in prison for child abuse. This would stop overnight.

LLS

[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

Love,

FReeper

[Pablo64]

"...and that they were not prepared to physically remove children."

Ain't no problem removing children. Mrs. Pablo64 could show them exactly how you educate children in how to obey when ordered to move.

;-)

[300winmag]

“We’re truck drivers; we can’t get in and work,” Mike Smith said.

I normally would not recommend it, but this is one case where joining the Teamsters might get you some effective member benefits.

[They'reGone2000]

The following is being circulated by an OLYMPIA CITY COUNCIL MEMBER (I wish I was kidding about that...)

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Community Forum on Police Response to Port Demonstrations

Tonight (Sunday, November 11) Traditions Cafe

Yesterday, citizens of this community were brutally victimized by the Olympia Police for taking non-violent direct action to oppose the use of our public port by the military.

Others, including myself, were pepper sprayed and shoved with batons for doing nothing more than being there to witness and document the events, and for trying to help the injured.

The war abroad has now become the war at home. And it’s a war being waged against your friends and neighbors.

Regardless about how you feel about the use of our port by the military, it is important to understand that what is happening to your friends and neighbors who demonstrate against it is a threat to the civil rights and liberty of everyone.

There will be an important community forum tonight at 6:30pm at Traditions to document and discuss what happened. It is very important that the people of this community turn out to bear witness to the stories of brutality, and to help the victims process their trauma.

Please, please, please. Clear your schedule of other obligations and join us at Traditions tonight at 6:30 pm.

Contact me if you have questions, and please share this widely.

TJ Johnson

tjjohnson@scattercreek.com

360-943-4596 (home)