A Night of Chaos!!!!!
August 25, 2008
Around 7pm tonight the group know as Recreate ‘68 took to the street in front of the city and county building of Denver. Police met the group of around 200 with full riot gear. The unruly protesters tried to break the chain of police and when doing so the shot off pepper spray onto the crowd, then they shot another round of pepper spray. I was hit by the first round of pepper spray and was not fun.
The protesters then ran through Civic Center Park and headed down 15th Street. The protester were were met by an army of police. The police trapped the protesters into a small area. One by stander told me that “protesters did nothing to deserve this” Laura Dunmer or Aravad, CO.
All I know this was total chaos and it took hours for police to get things under control. Maybe all the money that they got did not go to traning for these events. Some police were very aggressive to bystanders and Press. They Police did not care who you are they were going to make it known that they are in control. Well from my opion.
August 26, 2008 at 6:01 pm
Sounds like the police do have things under control!! They have to assert that without any room for doubt so there is no confusion or utter chaos!! I am happy to hear you are okay. I only hope & pray that the rest of the week you will have pleasant memories of your coverage & participation of the democratic convention! I read your article on the school wedsite….Well Done! Proud of you…talk to you soon!
Love,
M