I talked to an old friend today that was hanging out on 15th and 4th not too long (an hour or two) after the game was over. His take on it was that there was a crowd there and they were rowdy, but not out of hand and not blocking traffic.
He says that at that time, without warning, the police started sparying pepper spray at the crowd. He doesn't know what was happening nearby that may have precipitated such action and is willing to admit that there may have been things happening that he didn't say. However, according to what Robert Olson is saying, the police didn't make any moves on the crowd until 3 AM (many hours later). The question remains. Did the crowd provoke the police or did the police provoke the crowd? Jim McGuire Como _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
