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Op-Ed: ‘Sympathy’ For Pepper-Spraying Policeman

Posted on November 21, 2011 by | Comments Off on Op-Ed: ‘Sympathy’ For Pepper-Spraying Policeman

NPR’s Talk of the Nation

A video showing an officer methodically spraying pepper spray in the faces of seated protesters has created an uproar. While some say the incident represents a wider problem with the way police confront protesters, Santa Clara University professor (and founding editor of Workplace: A Journal for Academic Labor) Marc Bousquet argues that misses the point.

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MEXICO: Student kicked unconscious by police

Posted on July 20, 2009 by | Comments Off on MEXICO: Student kicked unconscious by police

World University News: MEXICO: Student kicked unconscious by police

Amnesty International has condemned police in Chiapas State in southern Mexico after a 16-year-old student activist was beaten unconscious last month. Jose Emiliano Nandayapa Gomez was reportedly attacked because of his ‘subversive haircut’ although he has been involved in promoting the rights of young people.

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New York police attack protesting New School students

Posted on April 13, 2009 by | Comments Off on New York police attack protesting New School students

World Socialist Website: New York police attack protesting New School students

In a display of brutality, the New York City Police Department (NYPD) arrested 22 students who had occupied the premises of the New School in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village last Friday. Students were struck by police without provocation and thrown to the ground, and others were pepper-sprayed.

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