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Protests turn unruly after Trump's Phoenix speech
« on: August 23, 2017, 01:36:43 pm »

Protests turn unruly after Trump's Phoenix speech

By ASSOCIATED PRESS

08/23/2017 12:14 AM EDT

Updated 08/23/2017 02:30 AM EDT


PHOENIX — A day of noisy but largely peaceful protests of President Donald Trump's speech in Phoenix turned unruly as police fired pepper spray at crowds after someone apparently lobbed rocks and bottles at officers.

A haze enveloped the night sky Tuesday as protesters and police clashed outside the convention center where Trump had just wrapped up his speech. People fled the scene coughing as an officer in a helicopter bellowed through a speaker urging protesters to leave the area.

Officers responded with pepper spray to break up the crowd after people tossed rocks and bottles and dispersed gas, Phoenix police spokesman Jonathan Howard said. It was not immediately known if there were injuries or arrests.

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Re: Protests turn unruly after Trump's Phoenix speech
« Reply #1 on: August 23, 2017, 01:45:49 pm »
It was not immediately known if there were injuries or arrests.

Well, this guy is probably still recovering.....


https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=v2RlhqJR9lE
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Re: Protests turn unruly after Trump's Phoenix speech
« Reply #2 on: August 23, 2017, 02:10:53 pm »
Just leftist thugs doing what leftist thugs do....trying to disrupt or prevent the expression of free speech by others.
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Re: Protests turn unruly after Trump's Phoenix speech
« Reply #3 on: August 23, 2017, 02:14:39 pm »
Quote from: edpc on August 23, 2017, 01:45:49 pm
It was not immediately known if there were injuries or arrests.

Well, this guy is probably still recovering.....


https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=v2RlhqJR9lE

Who knew a teargas gun could be so accurate. Somewhere in Pheonix a cop didn't have to buy his own beer last night.
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Re: Protests turn unruly after Trump's Phoenix speech
« Reply #4 on: August 23, 2017, 05:21:15 pm »
Quote from: skeeter on August 23, 2017, 02:14:39 pm
Who knew a teargas gun could be so accurate. Somewhere in Pheonix a cop didn't have to buy his own beer last night.
If it was a pepperball, aren't those fired from basically a large paintball gun? I would think they would be fairly accurate, was this time anyway.
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Re: Protests turn unruly after Trump's Phoenix speech
« Reply #5 on: August 23, 2017, 05:35:39 pm »
This is how you handle rabble.  Overwhelming presence and adequate force to meet the resistance.
This is how it is done... Charlottesville please take notes... there will be a test.
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Re: Protests turn unruly after Trump's Phoenix speech
« Reply #6 on: August 23, 2017, 05:37:17 pm »
Quote from: GtHawk on August 23, 2017, 05:21:15 pm
If it was a pepperball, aren't those fired from basically a large paintball gun? I would think they would be fairly accurate, was this time anyway.

Demo against simulated crowd....


https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qhoWk9L4-Eg&ebc=ANyPxKp_CCVcFaigLLNsQqXIS0aCru_atfxJZ3TRgiDH6YW5QDe31WMNE6RiR6PBzG9uuqEWbhBo3iXEqeixsiZfo1_3x9ZyfQ
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Re: Protests turn unruly after Trump's Phoenix speech
« Reply #7 on: August 23, 2017, 05:41:33 pm »
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A day of noisy but largely peaceful protests of President Donald Trump's speech in Phoenix turned unruly as police fired pepper spray at crowds after someone apparently lobbed rocks and bottles at officers.

That's a particularly tortured sentence.  How about "protests turned violent as protestors lobbed rocks and bottles at officers"?
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Re: Protests turn unruly after Trump's Phoenix speech
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Re: Protests turn unruly after Trump's Phoenix speech
« Reply #9 on: August 23, 2017, 05:58:19 pm »
Pepperballs? 
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Re: Protests turn unruly after Trump's Phoenix speech
« Reply #10 on: August 23, 2017, 06:14:59 pm »
Quote from: Sanguine on August 23, 2017, 05:58:19 pm
Pepperballs?

Saltpeterballs in this instance.
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