PITTSBURGH (AP) - Two foolish women protesting the war in Iraq were taken to a hospital Saturday after police broke up an unauthorized march involving about five dozen rubes people on a busy one-way street near an Army recruiting station.
David Meieran, an addled and unemployed goof who helped organize the protest, accused police of "inappropriate and excessive force." Sgt. Clint Winkler, a supervisor on duty, told The Associated Press that one woman who would not leave was subdued with a Taser. He also confirmed that a police dog bit another woman on the leg when she refused police orders to disperse.
| Oh! Poor dog! I do hope it's had all its shots. |
Both women and a man involved in the march were arrested, Winkler said. "They were told to disperse, peacefully disperse, and failed to do so, so we started down the sidewalk - officers in front, K-9's behind us, and started pushing the crowd down the sidewalk," Winkler said. He said the march broke up after the arrests.
| Next time bring in the police equestrian unit, heh. |
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