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Man hit by gas round in viral video was arrested
Arizona Family ^

Posted on 08/24/2017 7:12:28 PM PDT by TigerClaws

Phoenix police said they arrested the man who was hit by a gas round during the Trump protest after kicking a gas can toward officers on Tuesday night.

Police said he's still being interviewed and hasn't been booked on any charges yet.

When 3TV/CBS 5 talked to him on Wednesday, he asked us not to use his name. Phoenix police haven't identified him.

[READ MORE: Protester hit by gas round talks about his exchange with Phoenix police]

The man was caught on video, that has since gone viral, kicking a can of tear gas back at police officers. They returned the favor with a nonlethal round that hit him in the pelvic area and he went straight to the ground.

A man in a Colin Kaepernick jersey helped him out of the line of fire.

[RELATED: Phoenix PD release more details on protests, arrests outside Trump's rally in Phoenix]

He spent Tuesday night in the emergency room for inhaling pepper spray and second-degree burns from picking up a hot can of tear gas.

The incident happened after police said protesters threw rocks, bottles and gas at them so they used tear gas and pepper balls to disperse the crowd.

[RELATED: Activists: Police were aggressive, violent after Trump rally]

We talked to an attorney on Wednesday night who said the protester would likely not face any legal trouble for kicking the tear gas back at police since it would be tough to prove he tried to hurt an officer.

The protester said he didn't intend to hurt anyone.

[RAW VIDEO: Police, mayor talk about post-rally violence]


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: antifa; arizona; riots; trump
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To: TigerClaws

Johnny one nut.


41 posted on 08/24/2017 8:10:31 PM PDT by bramps (It's the Islam, stupid!)
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To: Bodleian_Girl

I detect a pee stain


42 posted on 08/24/2017 8:15:34 PM PDT by RedMonqey ("Gun-free zones" equal "Target-rich environment.")
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To: jazusamo

People are so imaginative.

Wish I could take credit for this.

My only tweak was to nip the end so it only shows him going down and not getting back up.

It is hilarious.

Thanks.


43 posted on 08/24/2017 8:16:18 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Exempting Trump and his team, our media and government have adopted the Zoolander management style.)
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To: TigerClaws

He's probably a transgender candidate now!


44 posted on 08/24/2017 8:18:13 PM PDT by Songcraft (Praise the Lord! Psalm 147:1)
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To: DoughtyOne

LOL!


45 posted on 08/24/2017 8:18:43 PM PDT by P.O.E. (Pray for America)
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To: DoughtyOne

Made me spit out my drink. Classic!

That needs to go viral.


46 posted on 08/24/2017 8:21:23 PM PDT by TigerClaws
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To: P.O.E.

“:^)


47 posted on 08/24/2017 8:25:40 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Exempting Trump and his team, our media and government have adopted the Zoolander management style.)
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To: bramps

It might sound like a radio announcer giving a count in baseball - "And the count is no balls, one strike".


48 posted on 08/24/2017 8:25:58 PM PDT by Songcraft (Praise the Lord! Psalm 147:1)
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To: TigerClaws

It is pretty good isn’t it.


49 posted on 08/24/2017 8:26:38 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Exempting Trump and his team, our media and government have adopted the Zoolander management style.)
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To: TigerClaws

I heard he was transgendered because of that incident.


50 posted on 08/24/2017 8:28:09 PM PDT by McGruff (2017 or 1984?)
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To: Delta 21

A hole in two.


51 posted on 08/24/2017 8:28:44 PM PDT by deadrock (I is someone else.)
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To: DoughtyOne

*chuckles*


52 posted on 08/24/2017 8:28:48 PM PDT by McGruff (2017 or 1984?)
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To: Bodleian_Girl

Well, now I got beer on my monitor...


53 posted on 08/24/2017 8:30:08 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: DoughtyOne

Here’s the entire Pepper Balls video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G43Quhw0yfw


54 posted on 08/24/2017 8:31:20 PM PDT by Sasparilla ( I'm Not Tired of Winning.)
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To: a fool in paradise

I just watched that movie tonight. Not as good as the first one.

That said, “Mr. Pepper Balls” has a wonderfully humorous ring to it!


55 posted on 08/24/2017 8:35:47 PM PDT by rlmorel (Those who sit on the picket fence are impaled by it.)
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To: Sasparilla

I had seen the first part, but I’d not seen him hauled away.

That had to smart.

The reporters couldn’t tell a rubber bullet from a tear gas cannister. Yikes.

Thanks for the post.


56 posted on 08/24/2017 8:36:08 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Exempting Trump and his team, our media and government have adopted the Zoolander management style.)
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To: gaijin
1. Inhale pepper spray fumes

He was wearing a gas mask in the video. If he was wearing it properly, how did he inhale pepper spray?

57 posted on 08/24/2017 8:37:36 PM PDT by exDemMom (Current visual of the hole the US continues to dig itself into: http://www.usdebtclock.org/)
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To: a fool in paradise
Pepper Balls may even be a more embarrassing name than Tazerface.

Get that one circulating and it may appear as a gag in the next Guardians of the Galaxy movie!

58 posted on 08/24/2017 8:40:12 PM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: TigerClaws

Bkmrk.


59 posted on 08/24/2017 8:43:29 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear
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To: TigerClaws
the protester would likely not face any legal trouble for kicking the tear gas back at police since it would be tough to prove he tried to hurt an officer. The protester said he didn't intend to hurt anyone.

Can someone tell me, when did intent become a "get out of jail free" card?

Is it because James Comey said that Hillary Clinton didn't intend to compromise State secrets, that alleged lack of intent is now everyone's hall pass?

-PJ

60 posted on 08/24/2017 8:45:14 PM PDT by Political Junkie Too (The 1st Amendment gives the People the right to a free press, not CNN the right to the 1st question.)
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