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Politics : Proof that John Kerry is Unfit for Command
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To: calgal who wrote (5700)8/31/2004 10:47:37 PM
From: calgal   of 27181
 
Convention Protests Turn Violent

GOP convention protesters turned violent Monday night when NYPD cops tried to enforce security banning demonstrations within the three-block security perimeter around Madison Square Garden, seriously injuring one policeman. Police say plainclothes detective William Sample was yanked from his vehicle and punched and kicked until he was unconscious.

Eleven demonstrators were arrested, but his attacker escaped, according to NY1 News.

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Sample was hospitalized and is in stable condition with head injuries, which are not considered life threatening. The attack occurred during a march by the "Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign."

The group of several thousand did not have a permit, but reportedly negotiated with police to let them march to the Garden. Law enforcement sources said they feared further incidents might mar Tuesday's proceedings, beginning with an expected protest outside a Texas delegation breakfast for the Halliburton company.

Protesters have dubbed Tuesday "Direct Action Day," with disruptions and civil disobedience planned at different sites throughout New York City. Monday night's violence was in marked contrast to Sunday's march on the Garden by the radical umbrella group United for Peace and Justice, which went off largely without incident. Sunday night, however, a female GOP delegate attending a Broadway show was jostled by demonstrators, who pelted her with vulgarities.
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