F15: Police Violence Mars Day Of
Peace
Of the millions of people who were in the
streets on Feb 15 and 16 peacefully and joyfully voicing opposition to
Bush's war, only a small fraction were the direct victims of police
violence. But for those people in
Greece,
Tunisia
and the United States who were beaten with batons, teargassed, maced or
stomped on by police-driven horses, the day was a scary and painful
experience, confirming why they were on the streets in the first place.
The organizers of Saturday's rally in New York are calling for the
resignation of the police
commissioner after Indymedia
video
corroborated people's reports of
unprovoked police
violence.
Police and protesters battled in the streets in
San
Francisco and in
Athens,
Greece. But in
Colorado
Springs, police used a breakaway march as
an excuse to teargas the
entire gathering.
[ New York City
IMC |
Photos of NYC police
violence ]
