Photo gallery
Photos by Beth Wald
POSTED JULY 25, 2003 --
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| Taylor Pendergrass stands on far western edge of a field, displaying a peace sign, as riot police advance in a sweep to "disperse" the handful of people remaining in the area, about 2:40 PM. The vacant lot was being used for parking for the rally, SE of the corner of Maizeland and Academy, Colorado Springs, CO. February 15, 2003 |
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| Taylor Pendergrass retreats as riot police advance, on far west edge of field, being used for parking for the rally, SE of the corner of Maizeland and Academy, about 2:42 PM. Palmer Park is just to the North. Colorado Springs, CO, February 15, 2003 |
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| Taylor Pendergrass is hit by pepper spray (OC Spray) fired by a member of the tactical unit or riot squad, as he was peacefully retreating across a vacant lot being used for parking, SE of the corner of Maizeland and Academy, about 2:43 PM. Palmer Park is just to the North. Colorado Springs, Colorado. February 15, 2003 |
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| Taylor Pendergrass flees across field after being hit directly in the face by pepper spray (OC Spray) by riot police, about 2:44 PM. He was sprayed while peacefully retreating across the area being used for parking, just south of Palmer Park, Colorado Springs, Colorado. February 15, 2003 |
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| Taylor Pendergrass crouches on a sidewalk in pain from pepper spray (OC Spray) in his eyes, about 2:45 PM. He had been sprayed in the face by riot police while he was retreating across the field just to his west, South of Palmer Park, Colorado Springs, Colorado. February 15, 2003 |
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| A woman helps Taylor Pendergrass to try and wash the pepper spray (OC Spray) from his face and eyes, as riot police advance across the street west of the field being used for rally parking, south of Palmer Park, about 2:45 PM. Pendergrass had been sprayed in the field as was retreating from the police, and was now seeking help on the edge of a residential neighborhood. Colorado Springs, CO, February 15, 2003 |
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| Riot police spray pepper spray (OC spray) directly at Taylor Pendergrass, the two people attempting to help him, and the photographer, all of who were on a residential sidewalk west of the field being used for rally parking, south of Palmer Park, about 2:46 PM. Pendergrass had run to the sidewalk after being first sprayed with the OC spray as he was retreating from the police. Colorado Springs, CO. February 15, 2003 |
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| A woman who had been sprayed with pepper spray (OC spray) by riot police while helping another victim of pepper spray, asks for help in a residential neighborhood, west of the parking lot and south of Palmer Park, about 2:48 PM. Colorado Springs, Colorado. February 15, 2003 |
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| Protesters standing on the sidewalk hold a sign while police in riot gear confront them, on the corner of Constitution Avenue and Academy Boulevard, about 1:20 PM. Colorado Springs, CO. February 15, 2003 |
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| A peace sign waves in front of riot police (the Col. Springs Tactical Unit), some of whom are donning gas masks as they confront a group of mostly peaceful protesters standing on the sidewalk on the corner of Constitution Ave and Academy Blvd, about 1:20 PM. Colorado Springs, CO. February 15, 2003 |
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| Handfuls of protesters walk along Academy Boulevard between Constitution and Maizeland Avenues, heading back towards Palmer Park. The police had stopped traffic from entering Academy Blvd, so those who had been keeping to the sidewalks moved into the empty streets. About 1:40 PM. Colorado Springs, CO. February 15, 2003 |
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| The last of the protesters peacefully walk in front of riot police (the Col. Springs Tactical Unit) as they advance in gas masks and riot gear heading north along the nearly empty Academy Boulevard, on their way back to Palmer Park. About 1:50 PM. Colorado Springs, CO. February 15, 2003 |
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| Seconds after it is deployed, a young man runs from a round of tear gas fired by riot police towards a dispersing crowd, near the corner of Academy Boulevard and Maizeland Avenue. The police report stated that over 150 people were blocking the intersection seen in the background when the tear gas was deployed. About 2:28, Colorado Springs, CO. February 15, 2003 |
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| Two protesters on the sidewalk hold signs in a fog of tear gas, near the intersection of Academy and Maizeland, at about 2:28 PM, Colorado Springs, CO. The police report stated that over 15 people were blocking the intersection at the time they fired the tear gas, but only a handful of peaceful protesters were actually present. February 15, 2003 |
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| Riot police look around for people to "disperse" after firing tear gas into cars parked in a vacant lot across the street from Palmer Park, at about 2:31 PM, SE of the the corner of Maizeland and Academy. There were few protesters around and many people were trying to leave in their cars when the tear gas was fired. Colorado Springs, CO. February 15, 2003 |
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| A young man runs past advancing riot police who are moving through a vacant lot where demonstrators had parked their cars, in an effort to "disperse" the handful of peaceful protesters remaining in the area. Southeast of the corner of Academy and Maizeland, about 2:35 PM, Colorado Springs, CO. February 15, 2003 |
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| Two women who were part of the anti-war rally strain to understand the directions of an officer from the "tactical unit", who was virtually intelligible in his gas mask. The riot police had recently deployed tear gas, and were sweeping through a vacant lot used as a parking lot, arresting and harassing peaceful groups who were trying to leave. SE of the corner of Maizeland and Academy, at about 2:28 PM, Colorado Springs, CO. February 15, 2003 |
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