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Good Cop, Bad Cop at the DNC Protest

By on September 2, 2012 in Occupy, Police, Social Movements, The South

I was initially surprised at the demeanor of the police in Charlotte during the Wall Street South March on the Democratic National Convention (DNC). Having lived in North Carolina for 14 years, I always relish the cordiality when I return. But friendliness by cops at a protest? Last fall I had witnessed aggressive Oakland police in full […]

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