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A man accused of pepper spraying pro-Palestinian protesters who gathered near an Israel solidarity rally over the weekend has been charged with hate crimes and aggravated battery, prosecutors said ...
The East Peoria police chief said that the protests were mostly peaceful, but that the police responded with pepper balls in instances when projectiles were thrown at the police line, and the side of a nearby Lowe's hardware store was set on fire. [36] No one was injured in those incidents. [37]
Shortly before 4 pm, the windows of Bronzeville Finer Foods were shattered. Just west of the Bronzeville Finer Foods, protesters gathered in front of Chicago Police headquarters, where officers stood in front of the entrance. At Guaranteed Rate Field, members of the Illinois National Guard set up a staging area in Lot A with Humvees.
Police used tear gas and pepper spray on protesters. One man was pepper sprayed seconds after he finished a live interview with a local news station. [190] May 31, 2020 Lansing, Michigan: Police threw tear gas canisters at a crowd of protesters, including City Councilman Brandon Betz. [191] May 31, 2020 Lincoln, Nebraska
The state paid more than $25 million in court settlements and legal fees. The monitor is still overseeing the facilities, as the state has not met all of the outlined requirements.
A young woman who pepper-sprayed a Muslim Uber driver on the Upper East Side over the summer was indicted for a hate crime in the attack, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office said.
On June 10, 2020, Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that she would sign the D.C. Council's emergency legislation to ban the use of neck restraints, tear gas, pepper spray, rubber bullets, and stun grenades by police. [30] The council has also passed legislation regarding the release of body camera footage. [30]
The most recent fix has been the institution of pepper spray and tasers because they're short-staffed. But last we heard, no one had been trained on the appropriate use of Tasers and pepper spray.