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Columbus was unprepared for the size and energy of protests last year over racial injustice and police brutality, according to a report released Monday
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Police in Columbus should be barred from using force to disperse peaceful demonstrators, a group of anti-racism protesters is arguing in a hearing underway in federal court.
The multi-day hearing that began Monday in Columbus stems from a federal lawsuit filed in July on behalf of more than two dozen protesters seeking monetary damages for injuries sustained in clashes with police after the death of George Floyd.
The lawsuit describes peaceful demonstrators and bystanders being beaten, fired on with wooden and rubber bullets, and unlawfully arrested during protests in late May and June.
Lead plaintiff Tammy Fournier Alsaada, a community activist, was pepper-sprayed without provocation after receiving permission to walk through a line of police to discuss the arrests of some protesters, the lawsuit said.
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The City of Columbus has shared some additional images related to last summer s protests, and again seeks the public’s help with an independent investigation into the actions of some Columbus Police officers.
The city established a website listing some of the events being investigated for possible criminal misconduct.
Four such incidents were shared with the public in November. Today, the city released video and photos related to 15 additional events under investigation, and asked for help identifying the parties involved.
The investigations focus on interactions between police and protesters in May and June of 2020.
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