Spokane update: Police video shows anarchists did not provoke attack
A few days ago I blogged about 18 anarchists in Spokane getting arrested in a demonstration against police brutality that ended in police brutality — sort of proving their point. In the immediate aftermath, police contended that they were responding to an assault on a police officer by one of the protestors. Eyewitness accounts by protestors indicated the police were lying their asses off about that.
The usual reactionary (i.e. statist biased) elements naturally assumed the police were the ones telling the truth. As usual, the usual reactionary elements were wrong…
“A police video of the July 4 arrests in Rivefront Park shows no evidence of criminal behavior by protesters before arrests began, a city attorney’s review of the incident says.
In a report delivered Monday to Mayor Dennis Hession, City Attorney Jim Craven said his review of video shot by a police officer does not depict events described in police reports written after 17 people were arrested in the park.”
Hat tip: Infoshop News
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