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G8 Protests: Police Officer Beaten (2005)

by gk
On July 8, 2005, in San Francisco, anti-G8 protesters attacked a police officer who was violently coming after them with a nightstick.
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"OFFICER DOWN!"

During the Anti-G8 protest in San Francisco tonight, a police officer who attempted to arrest a protester was badly beaten. Here's the story: the cop was driving in his cruiser after a group of splinter protesters who were shooting off fireworks, putting barricades in the street and breaking windows. He then ran over one of the large styrofoam banners people were carrying. Somehow, this affected the forward movement of his car as the wheels spun. Then, some kind of projectile (maybe a firework) shot at his windshield. Infuriated, the cop leaped out of the car and started swinging. Unfortunately for him, this aggression was a bad move and he was physically beaten.

A legal observer then informed other officers nearby who were beating protesters (see pictures below) that there was an officer down. This then became their top priority and a bunch more cops showed up on the scene. These cops began swinging and attacking anyone they could see (even the legal observer who told them about the injured officer). They cleared the scene and called for an ambulance.
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