Protesters critical of jail conditions & police use of force

Protesters critical of jail conditions & police use of force

MOMENT WHERETHINGS CHANGEDFOR MARKVONDRASEK NATSHE SAYS HE WASTRYING TO LEAVETHE SCENE OF THESATURDAY NIGHTPROTEST WHENPOLICE SHOT HIMWITH PEPPER BALLS,AND TACKLED HIMBEFORE ARRESTINGHIM "THE POLICECHOSE TO BEVIOLENT IT WASHIM "THE POLICECHOSE TO BEVIOLENT IT WASTHEIR DECISION." HENOW HE SAYS HEHAS THE MARKS TOSHOW IT "IT WASN'TPLEASANT TO BESHOT AT WITH APEPPER BALL, THAT'SFOR SURE."VONDRASEK ANDNUMEROUS OTHERSWERE ARRESTED,AND HE SAYS OPDUSED EXCESSIVEFORCE "EVERYSINGLE THING THATTHEY CHARGED USWITH THEY COULDHAVE EASILY JUSTHAD US LINE UPAND ISSUED USTICKETS AND LET USALL WALK AWAY."SAYS THEY WEPLANNING TO WALKAYAILED RESPONSE TURDAYGHTS INCIND SAYS THEYDENNOUNCEMEQUESTINGPROTESTERS CLEARE STREETS" ANDE ARRESTS WEREDE DEALY ONCE AIN NNNG THATTO OPLE." COLERISTENSEN ALSOYS WAS SHOTTPEPPERALLS FORE BEIRISTENS ALSOSAYS SHOTTH PEPPERALLS FORE BNGTENTIALLY USING THESEWEAPONS INAMEANT TO BEUSED." NATS MANYEERED ASPROTESTENDITIONS AT THE UGLACOUNTYPROTESTERS CLEARTHE STREETS" ANDTHE ARRESTS WEREMADE DUE TO"OBSTRUCTINGTRAFFIC ANDFAILURE TODISPERSE" "THEYWERE NOTADEQUATELY ONCEAGAINANNOUNCING THATTO PEOPLE." COLECHRISTENSEN ALSOSAYS HE WAS SHOTWITH PEPPER BALLSBEFORE BEINGARRESTED ANDDIDN'T AGREE WITHTHE FORCE USED"THEY AREINTENTIONALLYUSING THESEWEAPONS IN WAYSTHEY ARE NOTMEANT TO BEUSED." NATS MANYCHEERED ASPROTESTERS WEREBEING RELEASEDBUT COMPLAINTSCAME ABOUT THECONDITIONS AT THEDOUGLAS COUNTYDEPARTMENT OFCORRECTIONSWHERE THEPROTESTERS WEREBEING HELD "42PEOPLE IN A ROOMTHAT'S TYPICALLYFOR 10 PEOPLE WEWERE MELTING INTHERE." JORDANCORBIN SAYS THEREWAS NO AIRCONDITIONING INTHE HOLDING CELLHE WAS IN, THATHAD TOO MANYPEOPLE, HE ALSOSAYS HE HEARDABOUT TOILETSOVERFLOWING INANOTHER HOLDINGCELL WHEREPROTESTERS WEREAT."WE WERECONSIDERED LIKEZOO ANIMALSALMOST."VONDRASEK SAYSHE HOPES ASTATEWIDE POLICEOVERSIGHT BOARDWILL BE CREATEDAFTER THIS, ANDTHAT PROTESTERSARE TREATED FAIRLY"THE OMAHA POLICEDEPARTMENT ISUSING IT'S SPARETIME TO JUSTTORTUREPROTESTERS." JOHNTAG: "MANY WEREALSO CONCERNEDHOW LONG THEPROCESS TORELEASE THOSEWHO WEREARRESTED WASTAKING, WE SPOKEWITH ONE MANWHO CAME TO BAILOUT HIS DAUGHTER,HE SAID THAT HEPOSTED BAIL AT 3:00PM SUNDAY ANDSAID IT COULD TAKEUP TO 12 HOURSFOR HER TO BERELEASED, INOMAHA JOHNMADDEN 3NNCOMPUTER ISSUESWERE CAUSING THEDELAYS TO RELEASEPROTESTERS WHOPOSTED BAIL ACCORDINGTO DCC...THEY SAY THEY HAD TOTURN TO A PAPERPROCESS WHICH TOOKMUCH LONGER...OMAHA POLICE EXPECTTO RELEASE MOREINFORMATION ABOUT THEARRESTS, BYTOMORROW ...ANOTHER GROUP HEL