DUer David Swanson: "I've been coughing and vomiting, and my head aches from pepper spray."

[Hissyspit]

http://warisacrime.org/pepper

Pepper-Sprayed for Peace

By David Swanson
http://warisacrime.org/pepper

I've been coughing and vomiting, and my head aches from pepper spray. I'll post videos and photos of why at the link above.

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There were three sets of entrance doors. I was among the first to open the third set of doors. A guard shook a can of pepper spray in front of me and demanded that we back out. But a dozen feet away at the second set of doors, people were staggering out and collapsing in pain, having been pepper sprayed in the face. I started to go toward them, but began coughing and vomiting. A lot of people were effected, directly or -- like me -- indirectly by the pepper spray.

It is not true that we assaulted the police. Nobody was accused of or charged with that. I didn't hear about it until later from the media. A young woman named Thi Le was told she'd be charged with assaulting a police officer after she was pepper sprayed and handcuffed, but they switched the charge to disorderly conduct and released her a few hours later.

It is not true that they only pepper sprayed one person. Many people were pepper sprayed.

It is not true that the crowd dispersed. The guards locked the doors and closed the museum. We had not planned to close the museum but to demonstrate and leave. With the museum closed and one of our own in custody, we held a rally on the steps as more people made their way over from Freedom Plaza to join us. We were there for hours.

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[midnight]

1. Sorry to hear about this terrible experience... But what is going on with the bait and switch of

charges.... Do these police just make up charges?

[NOLALady]

6. Maybe

they were afraid that a video would pop out to prove that she did not attack an officer.

[ZombieHorde]

2. So messed up, nt

[bleever]

3. David, I'm sure a lot of us want your take on the Patrick Howley/American Spectator

story: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x2084473

And: stay safe. Thanks for showing up.

:patriot:

[mod mom]

16. Sorry to hear about your health. Did you see this guy in this photo:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x2089742

[Kurovski]

4. K&R. (nt)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

5. That is horrible.

The cops have no business spraying people like that.

I am sickened to hear this.

[WillyT]

7. K & R !!!

:mad:

:kick:

[stevedeshazer]

8. +1 for David

He walks his talk.

[Gman]

9. I was about to say the same thing

Kudos, David!

[donheld]

10. So sorry David.

[Starry Messenger]

11. k&r

[chill_wind]

12. Pepper spray post scene videos

of numerous victims who had exited (rawstory), refuting notion of official story of "one person".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTzP9h1HX-g&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BtOr73JaP8&feature=player_embedded

[EFerrari]

13. Kick

[LooseWilly]

14. I've been pepper sprayed before... and it really sucks for hours.

The cops and security seem to think of it as a no-consequence punishment to mete out on people... because it hasn't been proven to cause any permanent damage (liable to justify litigation, one presumes).

The irony, of course... is that civilians can acquire pepper spray too. Just saying... (I wasn't pepper sprayed by a cop.)

[Hell Hath No Fury]

15. K&R

[Desertrose]

17. K&R

Thank you for your sacrifice...for ALL the OWS people's!!!!

Hope you are feeling better by now.:)

[nashville_brook]

just heard david on NPR top of the hour news!

[nashville_brook]

18. just heard david on NPR top of the hour news!