By John Vibes Ferguson, Missouri – This week, lawyers representing protesters in Ferguson filed a restraining order against Missouri police, citing civil rights violations at previous demonstrations.
According to the court filing, Missouri police unnecessarily intimidated protesters, assaulted them, shot them with tear gas and pepper spray, and refused to identify themselves when asked. This behavior was documented on hundreds of recordings that have surfaced in the months since the killing of 18-year-old Michael Brown.
Lawyer Thomas B. Harvey is one of the attorneys who has filed the restraining order on the behalf of six individuals who say that police violated their rights during peaceful …read more
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