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Police Shot Protester in NC With a Taser; Six Arrested
In Charlotte North Carolina, six people were arrested on Saturday at the city's Human Rights Fest. Police shot one protester with a Taser stun gun. Another protester -- David Crane -- was hospitalized with broken ribs and a punctured lung. Protest organizers said four or five police officers held Crane down and beat him. The police attempted to shut down the gathering even though organizers had a permit. 700 people have already signed an online petition calling on the police to drop the charges filed against the arrested protesters. Organizers in Charlotte are planning to hold another rally on Saturday calling for the impeachment of President Bush.
Source: Democracy Now, September 26, 2006
In Charlotte North Carolina, six people were arrested on Saturday at the city's Human Rights Fest. Police shot one protester with a Taser stun gun. Another protester -- David Crane -- was hospitalized with broken ribs and a punctured lung. Protest organizers said four or five police officers held Crane down and beat him. The police attempted to shut down the gathering even though organizers had a permit. 700 people have already signed an online petition calling on the police to drop the charges filed against the arrested protesters. Organizers in Charlotte are planning to hold another rally on Saturday calling for the impeachment of President Bush.
Source: Democracy Now, September 26, 2006
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