[van-announce] Update on the arrests at the Safe Streets Act demo

[Stephanie Smith]

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Date: Sat, 9 Apr 2005 20:53:51 -0700 (PDT)
From: blackandred at resist.ca

Here's a brief update:  I just returned from in front of the Cop 
Shop on Main and there were around a dozen folk still vigiling 
there.  As of about 7:30 PM, the three arrested comrades have not 
been released.  They will either see a JP tonight and be released 
or (more likely) see one tommorow.

One person has been charged with "assault police," another with 
"mischief," and the third with "obstruction."

The cops were being really aggressive today; at one point, while 
marching down Hastings, a motorcycle pig kept gunning his bike at 
a young woman with her dog. The dog was, quite naturally, 
freaking out and the young woman yelled at the cop.  Another pig 
on horseback threatned to pepper spray her taking his pepper 
spray cannister from his utility belt. Another young woman was 
momentarily detained to "prove" that her bike wasn't stolen. When 
we started vigiling in front on the cop shop, the cops gave a 
cheesy "J-Walking" ticket to a young woman (nobody else was 
ticketed).

Of course, I'll keep everybody up to speed regarding any new 
information or any court/jail support that may be happening.

Cheers,

--C.W.