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Judge Grants Order Limiting Use Of Tear Gas, Projectiles At Denver Protests
Score one for the First Amendment.
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A federal judge in Colorado issued a temporary restraining order Friday night banning the Denver Police Department from using chemical weapons or projectiles on peaceful protesters.
Judge R. Brooke Jackson's ruling bans officers from using such weapons unless an on scene supervisor "specifically authorizes such use of force in response to specific acts of violence." The ruling goes into effect immediately as protests in Denver over the killing of George Floyd continue.
In his 11-page ruling, Jackson called some of the department's behaviors against demonstrators "disgusting." Responding to a lawsuit filed on behalf of several protesters, Jackson said the department's use of pepper spray and projectiles against protesters who appeared to be standing peacefully quashed their First Amendment rights and caused serious bodily injury including broken facial bones and vision loss. The plaintiffs also cited incidents of officers targeting journalists and medics.
Score one for the First Amendment.
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