Protesters hijack council meeting, rail about Phoenix police tactics at Trump rally
Source: AZ Central
About 200 people commandeered Wednesday's Phoenix City Council meeting to rail against city leaders and vent frustration over the Phoenix Police Department's crowd-control tactics during President Donald Trump's Aug. 22 downtown rally.
The individuals came to the meeting to criticize an independent investigation into police action that the council was expected to approve, but took the opportunity to lambaste the Police Department and the council's lack of action.
Thousands descended on downtown last week to hear Trump speak inside the Phoenix Convention Center. Thousands more protested outside. Although protests were largely peaceful, the night ended with Phoenix police deploying tear-gas, pepper balls and foam projectiles.
Shouting and heckling
The crowd that took over council chambers Wednesday was raucous. When council members tried to restore order and turned off the public microphone, members of the crowd began yelling their comments.
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marybourg
(12,639 posts)not fooled
(5,803 posts)unfortunately ErrorZona is controlled by thug pukes. Ranks dead last among the states in voting integrity so it's hard to dislodge the parasites.
Sometimes people just get fed up. They know what's going on to as the pukes desperately attempt to keep a death grip on the state's politics despite the rising blue tide.
riversedge
(70,335 posts)The tactics definitely need to be investigated.
Redeem Robinson called Stanton cowardly for walking away from the public when they began criticizing the city. "Mayor Stanton and members of the council, don't you ever, as long as you're elected officials, run from the people when we hold you accountable.
"The crazy thing about this is, the whole time we were worried about white supremacists and Nazis harming us, but it was Phoenix police that attacked us," Robinson said.
Ira Yedlin, 70, told the council he had never seen a police response like the one he witnessed in Phoenix.
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