[CH] Federal Judge upholds use of Pepper Spray
The Old Bear (oldbear@arctos.com)
Tue, 27 Oct 1998 21:25:42 -0500
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> JUDGE UPHOLDS POLICE USE OF PEPPER SPRAY ON ACTIVISTS
Police were using "reasonable force" when they smeared pepper
spray around the eyes of environmental protestors in California,
a federal judge ruled Monday. The ruling by U.S. District Judge
Vaughn Walker threw out a suit brought by the protesters against
police for their actions in three incidents last year. One
confrontation during a sit-in at the offices of California
congressman Rep. Frank Riggs was videotaped and shown on national
television.
Protesters plan to appeal.
.... http://cnn.com/US/9810/26/pepper.spray.ap/