[*BCM*] Police action at Minneapolis Critical Mass

[Robert Fine]

This event was documented in a few different videos on Youtube.com, go there and search for "Minneapolis Critical Mass"
A clear view of the over reaction by at least on policeman is at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_PpgVUraQQ

In this video it's not clear why a woman is arrested , forced to the ground by two cops, hit at least once and cuffed. The rest of the bikers stay clear but yell at the cops that she is not resisting arrest and urge them not to use excessive force. The cop reacts to the bikers by walking swiftly towards them and spraying anyone who was shouting with his canister.  As another cop carries her away this renegade cop seems to spray mace in the arrested womans face even after she is cuffed. 

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Martha Fischhoff" <mfischhoff at gmail.com>
To: "Boston Critical Mass" <list at bostoncriticalmass.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2007 9:34 AM
Subject: [*BCM*] Police action at Minneapolis Critical Mass


> "Tear gas, wailing police sirens, and the rumbling of overhead
> helicopters permeated the air earlier tonight in Loring Park as dozens
> of police officers descended on a group of bicyclists."
> 
> Read more:
> 
> http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2007/08/mpls_police_adm.php#more
> 
> http://twincities.indymedia.org/newswire/display/31148/index.php
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