CNN.com - Family remembers G8 protester - July 21, 2001

[Reese]

At 04:58 AM 7/22/01, Jim Choate wrote:
 >On Sat, 21 Jul 2001, Declan McCullagh wrote:
 >
 >> I'm sympathetic to the deceased's family. But it strikes me that if
 >> you assault a police vehicle with armed cops inside with the evident
 >> intent to do physical harm, you'd better be wearing a bulletproof vest.

The victim was reportedly shot in the head.

 >That has yet to be proven. Simply tumping a vehicle over is not in and of
 >itself 'intent to do physical harm'. You assume, without evidence, that
 >the protestors even knew the van was occupied. Further, you assume that
 >the protestor shot was actually involved. Further, you assume that the
 >store the police stated is accurate.

A picture is worth a thousand words.

http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/p/nm/20010720/wl/imdf20072001155102a.html

What is that board for, Jim?  Any sign of tinted windows?

Reese