Photo: Police in Riot Gear at Tacoma Port Protests

author : Carrie Lybecker topic : police misconduct | Port Militarization Resistance | Port of Tacoma

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Port of Tacoma, March 11, 2007. Police in full riot gear prepare to load into a bus dangerous offenders who would be charged with, among other things, violating traffic laws by wearing backpacks on a public sidewalk. No doubt the riot gear came in handy, if only to assist the police in attaining the proper mindset to enforce unlawful orders.

Photo by Carrie Lybecker