Police beating caught on tape at West Hollywood Prop 8 protest (+)
by: Pam Spaulding
Thu Nov 06, 2008 at 18:00:00 PM EST
http://pamshouseblend.com/showDiary.do;jsessionid=64D96F952BF82B580E90EE08196C0FE8?diaryId=8054It was mostly peaceful, but as you can see in the video, there were problems. (laist):
An estimated 2,500 to 3,000 people gathered protested in the streets of West Hollywood and Hollywood last night (as well as in San Francisco). "Maybe losing a right was what our community needed to get us out of the bars and into the streets, but I feel more energized than ever tonight," wrote blogger Boi from Troy who left the march early when the LAPD showed up. "Things started getting tense, as the crowd was blocked in on both sides by LAPD... LAPD's mistake was stopping the crowd rather than directing it back to West Hollywood. LAPD went on tactical alert, which seemed like an over-reaction, when they should have coordinated with the Sheriff, which handled things well." In all, seven people were arrested between the two cities where the protests were.
