It's always peaceful except when it isn't:
Posted on: November 20, 2017 at 16:09:39 CT
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Eventually protesters blocked one or more city buses containing police
officers so the buses could not exit the area. Some protesters, including plaintiff
Maleeha Ahmad, were intentionally blocking a bus to prevent it from leaving as an
admitted act of civil disobedience. Lieutenant Timothy Sachs, commander in
charge of the Civil Disobedience Team, was in charge of deploying defendant’s
tactical units and ordered the police officers to get off the bus and form a line to
move the protesters away from the bus so it could leave. Police officers had
shields for their bodies and on their helmets. Officers from the bicycle unit came
to assist, placing their bikes in front of and beside their bodies as they moved
forward and ordered the protesters to “Get Back!” The police moved the crowd
north of Clark. Some officers sprayed hand held mace3
at and on the protesters,
including plaintiff Ahmad. The evidence is disputed as to whether any warnings
were given before the deployment of mace at this time. Ahmad was not arrested
for refusing to move when ordered to do so. The bus was eventually able to exit
the area. Officers were injured in this encounter, and some arrests were made.
Edited by MUTGR at 16:10:17 on 11/20/17