Recently an 84-year-old woman and a two-month pregnant teen were both pepper sprayed in the face during an Occupy Seattle Protest. Immediate outcries from concerned citizens started pouring out on Facebook, Twitter and blogs. From what has been deemed a peaceful protest by most, Seattle police were still using pepper spray on several protesters siting that they were blocking rush hour traffic and had been given ample warnings.
From a public relations stand point this is a nightmare. Seattle police are now going to come under more scrutiny than ever. The hard part will be justifying that an 84-year-old woman had become "violent" or "aggressive" enough to warrant such a reaction from police. How do you really explain that to the American public? With these protests becoming more common and more frequent how are police departments going to change protocol to handle these situations?
http://news.yahoo.com/pregnant-teen-elderly-woman-among-pepper-sprayed-113054448.html
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These protest are no longer peaceful and need to be disbanded.
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