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Kris Hermes talking about police tactics toward the anti-RNC protesters in Cleveland & more!

Take a listen to Kris Hermes, author Crashing the Party: Legacies and Lessons from the RNC 2000 and member of the National Lawyers Guild on CKUT talking with Stefan Christof, commenting and reflecting on police tactics toward the anti-Republican National Convention protesters in Cleveland.

In this exchange Kris outlines the ways that police forces have been intimidating protests, utalizing bicycles physically against demonstrators & generally creating an atmosphere of tension on the streets.

Listen HERE
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