At sunrise on Monday 4th August 2008 police attempted to tow away a red van from the western gate of the Climate Camp, 'Kilo Five'. They were thwarted by non-violent protesters who placed their bodies in they way. As you can see in these two videos, filmed minutes apart, they used pepper spray and club-blows in their frustration.
Video 1 shows use of pepper spray (the spray was then snatched by one of the protesters and put beyond use.)
Video 2, shot a few minutes later, shows police striking out repeatedly with clubs; at at least one point (1'03") an officer is seen to punch a young woman in the face. At 2'30" another threatens activist medics with a raised club as they try to move to assist a casualty.
Several protesters needed hospital treatment after this incident; as has been documented elsewhere, not one police officer was harmed by the protesters during the entire camp.
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