Fighting For Freedom One Mind At A Time
***Note: I apologize for the quality of this video. If anyone know where I can find a better version of it, please let me know.
Obviously, this is an older story, but its relevance holds today. These environmental protesters were tortured for their civil disobedience passively. The Humboldt County Sheriff's Office found them to be dangerous enough to use pepper spray to disperse them. They didn't use it in the normal way though. At about six minutes into the video, you will see the deputies put pepper spray on cotton swabs (Q-Tips) and insert that swab along the eyelid to cause the most intense and concentrated reaction from these civilly disobedient, yet peaceful protesters.
After this occurred, the Sheriff's Office was sued by the protesters in the video for their torturous methods. The protesters won their lawsuit.
Moral of the story: Remain peaceful, assert your rights, but most importantly, video record the event to prove your story.
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