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Swede Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-09-05 12:43 PM
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Canadian reporter witnesses police brutality in NO has camera seized
The suspects were eventually brought out of the building in handcuffs and bleeding profusely. They were punched and kicked numerous times by six or seven officers.

Oleniuk said he was still photographing the scene when officers approached him, shoved him back and ripped two cameras and his press pass from around his neck. "I pleaded with them for the cameras," said Oleniuk, who said he asked numerous times only to be denied.

Walking away one block, Oleniuk decided to ask one last time. An officer he had been working beside returned his cameras but without the memory cards containing 350 pictures.

"When I asked for the pictures, one said, 'If you don't get your ass out of here, I'm going to break your motherf--ing jaw.' "

http://www.canada.com/saskatoon/starphoenix/news/story.html?id=93d36401-0e49-4030-9bb8-77e557a2b7f8

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brainshrub Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-09-05 12:46 PM
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1. That can't be right. Americans don't torture people!
Oh wait... nevermind.
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jackstraw45 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-09-05 12:46 PM
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2. God Bless Amerika
Formerly known as the United States of America.
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mainegreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-09-05 12:47 PM
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3. I've always wondered...
but can you kill the police in self defense?
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ozymandius Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-09-05 12:48 PM
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4. There they go again. Hating us for our freedoms.
:eyes:
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lindisfarne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-09-05 02:13 PM
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5. Someone needs to design a camera with a secret parallel memory card, one
for the police, one for the journalist.
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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-09-05 02:14 PM
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7. Agreed. we need to find a way to smuggle the pics and video out
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FreedomAngel82 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-09-05 02:14 PM
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6. Oh God...
This is horrible. They're treating these people like they're terrorist or something. Ugh! Fuckers!
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Ms. Clio Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-09-05 03:01 PM
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8. That Canadian just hated us for our freedoms
So did Katrina.
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Ms. Clio Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-09-05 04:54 PM
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9. . . . .
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