Police fire chemical agents, projectiles at RNC protesters
Found on CNN on Tuesday, 02 September 2008
St. Paul police fired chemical agents and projectiles into a large crowd of protesters outside the Republican National Convention on Tuesday night.
The incident comes after almost 300 people were set to be formally charged in Ramsey County District Court on Tuesday after they were arrested during protests Monday at the Republican National Convention, police said.
On Monday, police arrested 283 people after firing projectiles, pepper spray and tear gas to disperse a crowd demonstrating near the convention site, St. Paul Police Department Chief John Harrington said.
I remember times when the police acted after protesters turned violent. Now it's just "be a good citizen and do not speak up".