Crooks and Liars

Tuesday September 2, 2008 11:00 am

St. Paul Cop Dragging Protester Jumped, Sprays Crowd

By Logan Murphy

A St. Paul police officer who was dragging an alleged protester down the street was jumped from behind by what I'm assuming is another protester. The officer quickly sprays the surrounding onlookers who are not involved in the incident and is forced to retreat and loses both men in the process.  The angle of the video doesn't show what the alleged protester had done to prompt the officer to drag him down the street.

Note:  In posting this video I am not advocating attacks on police, or violence of any kind. But as I heard someone  say yesterday, the Denver police prepared for protests, the St. Paul police prepared for the Apocalypse.  Glenn Greenwald and Jane Hamsher have been documenting the searches and seizures on peace groups. And the Minnesota Independent documents a 17 year old peace protester and community organizer who was beaten and pepper sprayed by the St. Paul police.