Pepper Spray in Oregon

A semi-disturbing video of police pepper-spraying protesters (not rioters) in Oregon 2002. You can search YouTube and find tons of videos of this kind but this one contains actual police video footage including the pre-conflict phase. The Nazi comparisons seem a little over the top but don't watch if you don't want to get angry.

 
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Awais Khan's picture
I have seen this before, this is truly some evil ... There is just no controll here. You CANT fight them, (unless you dont care about your life.) The cops here spun the truth to make themselves the heroes ... What garbage, The cops are nothing but a gang bought out by the money .... garbage, our rights are GONE ... such a shame, you can clearly see in this ONE example the real truth which is the cops are nothing but a gang and they work for big business and money ... Think about it, They may sware to uphold the law, but the law is bought and paid for with "campaign funding" ... youtube police brutality, and you get TONS of hits, why? because the cops ARE brutal. Watch and tell others to watch
Anonymous's picture
heil bush - martial law is coming
Guerrero Pacifico's picture
I am a police officer. This video makes me ashamed to be one. I wish these people were not in my profession. Now I wish I wasn't.
Anonymous's picture
We should just get rid of all the cops all together. Citizens can protect themselves without having cops around. All you ever hear is how brutal and mean they are, so they should just be disbanded.
Liberalsaredumb's picture
do you guys realize that if you were outnumbered 1000-1 you might start shooting pepper spray at the crowd? not to mention the cops are just doing their jobs its not their fault you liberals need to lay the fuck off you dumb fucks. We don't live in Nazi Germany, the angry crowds look more like communist Russia than the cops look like Nazi Germany go fuck yourselves liberals.
ashamed's picture
your eloquent use of "fuck" certainly shows your maturity and education. Do you really hate liberals for well informed reasons, or do you just listen to what your white-trash parents say about how anyone who opposes bush is a "dumb fuck"? In case you have missed the news lately, or if you have ever watched it at all in fact, a majority of this country is unhappy with bush and our state of affairs, not to mention the shame the united states government should feel after these past several years. In other words, pick up the new york times or turn on cnn for a few minutes before you make a complete and utter fool of yourself once more. 'O8ama for change
Paul Bahre's picture
Now I can't say that I'm of the same political stripe of these protesters. But I do fully support their constitutional right to peaceful protest and peaceful assembly. One alleged bottle does not equal a riot with children being gassed. Remember the Branch Davidians? If they really wanted to peacefully arrest David Koresh, they would have nabbed him in town on one of his forays to purchase bullets or rock music. I would be interested to see if anyone has dared to bring suite to the organizations responsible for such public abuse as witnessed in this video. I would also be interested to know what charges they brought against the guy they arrested as the "Leader" of the protest, and subsequent discharge of their cases. I believe that it's all American's obligations to hold accountable such abusive behavior of governmental agents. This Video mad me sick and really pissed me off...
Anonymous's picture
This is really funny. because you defend your constitution and say you believe in democracy. Democracy is letting the masses decide on things about which the masses are ignorant. there is no perfect governing system. There is no perfect legal system. Saying that disbanding the police would help is retarded. The police are an arm of the democracy, but the still protect the people... wealthy first then the middle, then its your problem. The Nazi movement is what happened when the poor rose up with the crazy. This compares more to imperial england... except now people have the illusion of enlightenment so they argue... they wouldn't dye for a cause. Try living in the north of Ireland in the seventies or sixties. psht.....
disgusted's picture
Wow. What a load of B.S. propaganda. Police record people for many reasons. There are people who show up at every and any protest and demonstration that they can just because they want to cause trouble. They use it as an excuse to fight, not because they care at all about the issue. The police are trying to identify these people so they can stop something before it gets out of hand. That first guy that the police pulled out - did you notice that we didn't see what actually started that? The camera wasn't on him. Who knows what happened there? That part about police pepper spraying babies - what irresponsible parent would bring a baby into this environment? They're the ones that should be criticized here. It's like those people who form blockades and hold their children in front of them and then accuse the police of traumatizing children. The narrator was so disgusted when the one officer is describing what they're going to do to the crowd - spray and push - but you also notice that the beginning of the conversation isn't shown and there's no time stamp on the video. For all we know he was giving instructions hours before on what to do in the event that there was a riot. She also referred to pepper spray as having the potential to kill people. Tossing a peanut at someone also has the potential to kill them but I think in general that's a very unfair statement. Do you know that before being issued pepper spray as a tool, police officers have to be sprayed in the eyes with it themselves? Same with tasers - they get shot themselves with those before they can use them. Would they really do that to their trainees if it had such a potential to kill people? This video did anger me. Whoever edited it with the Nazi crap and narrated it angered me. Would you rather have a police force who politely asked rioters to kindly tone it down a bit because they're afraid of being caught on tape showing any kind of force? And finally, if Guerrero Pacifico is truly a police officer (and I pray he isn't) he really needs to get a new occupation.
Awais Khan's picture
Awesome. Very thoughtful coment. Thanks for your views. I didn't notice the thing about the time stamp. That video we are talking about is no longer available. But I just wanted to say thanks for actually watching the vid.
Bo's picture
Just think what it will be like when they start implementing directed energy weapons for crowd control. I fear for our collective future.
Anonymous's picture
Why are people bringing their children to a demonstration right outside the location where the president is speaking? If all of these hippy radicals are expressing their first ammendment rights, why are they covering their faces? Why are they mocking and disrespecting the police? You make it seem like the police are robots trained to hurt people. They aren't. They are poeple that are forced to deal with the idiot protestors who are dressed like the people you see on COPS Saturday night. If you disobey the police, you should be pepper sprayed or beat or shot with non-leathal objects. How far do you want to push the Police before they react? Comparing our government to Nazi Germany is shameful and disrespectful. Obviously the government makes mistakes and is untruthful, but these are the people we elected. If you don't like it, vote and get your friends to vote instead of smoking weed and sleeping all day on your parents couch. The Hippie movement is dead! When will you learn?
Phil's picture
i always get a kick out of shit like this...like liberalsaredumb says...we outnumber the fuzz 1000-1...when they start shit why cant we just fucking (wo)man up and swallow them...is it because people are afraid to die?..i dont know about you but im willing to die for our cause...
SoSad's picture
This is nothing new in Amerika. Government has always used police to brutalize and subdue the people. This is also our future more and more often unless there is a change. But, I doubt there is a chance anymore that we, the people, can make a change. The corporations and their lackey politicians rule. Only revolution will succeed and that is a horrifying concept because it will mean we are fighting our own and the agony of our actions will shape our futures. Yes, the illegal Bush regime (he did not win the 2nd election, his Daddy's friends stopped the recount) is more and more resembling Nazi Germany. People in the US vanish all the time into CIA interrogation facilities and are never heard from again. What is to be done? Either fight back or leave this failing country that no longer stands for freedom...but for war, murder, terrorism, and greed.

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