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by SolaceQuantum 2548 days ago
I watched (on reuters) the police come in with tear gas and beat sticks and riot shields and beat/gas the entire crowd away, with a sign reading 'WARNING: TEAR GAS'. Even though the legislative chamber seemed relatively empty compared to the large crowd outside milling about and continuing the peaceful protest...
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Those protesters, trying to avoid arrest, left before the police re-occupied the building.
Yeah, it was just strange to see the police marching on the streets like that.