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Originally posted by ADVISOR
"Follow the money"
Smartest thing I have read on the thread yet.
Damn good idea, money is where everything/one comes together. Of course, the sneakyer of the guilty will not be so easily found.
Originally posted by ADVISOR
I will since, I have your go ahead.
World get ready for something special.
"I'm going to keep this simple. The actions of the police Saturday night(4/2/2005) were disgusting. I've set up this page to post video clips of footage I took from the incident
E.L. chief requests images of disturbances
Police estimate crowds reached as large as 3,000 in the Cedar Village area and up to 1,500 in parts of downtown. Police made 43 arrests, most of which were misdemeanors for disorderly conduct. The city attorney, however, is looking into upping the charges to felonies, which could include prison time and expulsion from the university.
another segemnt from E.L. chief requests images of disturbances
About 20 minutes after the game ended, advertising senior Nick Trzeciak said he watched from his Cedar Village balcony as police forces sprayed a pepper spray-like chemical at a male walking toward Rivers Edge Apartments.
"They maced a kid in his face over there," Trzeciak said, pointing to a tall pine tree. "He was just walking across the street. His friend came out of the building and tried to help him, but they threatened his friend with mace."
Eric Bryant, a premedical sophomore who lives in the Cedar Village area, was outside during the disturbances. When police fired the first round of tear gas, police started rounding up hundreds of people to get inside the complex.
"They were telling everyone to get inside," Bryant said. "I was choking, I couldn't see. I asked one of the police if I could go down to the river and get some fresh air, and he just said, 'Get inside.'"
As hundreds of people were moved into the buildings, Bryant crashed into a door, causing a laceration on his face. Guards at the complex would not let anyone out of the building, Bryant said.
"I was talking to one of the lady guards, and she said I couldn't go to the hospital because 'I wasn't dying,'" he said. Bryant later received treatment.
state news article 4/4/05
Police, student actions disputed
Police began releasing tear gas downtown and in the Cedar Village area within 20 minutes of the end of the game to break up large groups gathered there. Students said the crowds were mostly celebratory. In some areas, fans gathered on either side of a street and cheered, "Go green, go white."
Police said they planned ahead to disperse groups of people so crowds would not be larger than officers could control. Large groups of people gathering in the roads and on sidewalks is illegal, police said.
State news article 4/4/05
Excessive force
To be certain, there was inappropriate behavior on the part of students. An irresponsible, immature and idiotic minority took it upon themselves to start small fires, throw beer bottles and jostle cars, among other things.
But as destructive as this limited behavior might have been, it was no worse than the police actions that spurred it. Seeming to have their minds made up that the situation would ultimately turn ugly, police officers began launching canister after canister of tear gas at peaceful crowds. Rather than responsibly asking people to disperse, officers merely declared gatherings unlawful over a loud speaker and began firing roughly 20 minutes after the game ended.
The result of this police assault was far more mayhem than had taken place before the gas was used. Frantic students ran from the noxious fog, in some cases knocking over those in their path. Celebrants were rendered temporarily blind and many began vomiting due to the gas. Students who wanted only to go home were assumed to be "rioters" by police and were fired upon.
Of roughly 25 reporters and photographers The State News had out on assignment on Saturday, one suffered a fractured wrist after tripping and falling while fleeing gas, and another was struck in the head and knocked over by a gas canister launched at her. All were repeatedly gassed, though they were doing nothing but surveying the scene.
In one particularly cruel instance, police forced someone they'd apprehended to remain lying on the ground as they shot tear gas at bystanders. Although others could run, the young man being arrested had no choice but to inhale the fumes. Police watched as he vomited because of the gas. In another instance, an officer put a canister through the open window of an occupied car.
Officers also managed to disturb commerce downtown, launching tear gas canisters around open businesses such as Quality Dairy and McDonald's. Some customers were forced to stay inside these businesses until the gas dissipated, and people frequently sought refuge there.
This excessive use of force was wholly unwarranted. Students were abused by a police force that seemed to have its mind made up ahead of time to use as much gas as possible.
Originally posted by ADVISOR
Yes, I feel another US Civil war is imminent, and unstoppable. I am also one of those individuals, who feel it may be the only way to retake our beloved home, away from the crap that has taken over.
Many of the semi older members here, will know this already. I am 250% pro American, and feel that the people, of this nation are the ones who should be deciding, that means, "We the people".
My stance remains the same, and always will.
Originally posted by HukdUnFonixWerks
civil war?... gov wont allow it, theyd stop us