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Liz Hourican, from Phoenix, roughed up and arrested by Capitol Hill police

Written by: womenslegacy
Published: October 24, 2007 -- Last Modified: October 24, 2007
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, Liz Hourican of Phoenix was assaulted and injured by Capitol Hill Police today when the police defied the policy of the House Foreign Relations Committee to escort Citizen Protesters from the room without arrest if they are nonviolently disruptive vocally or written signs.

“The blood of millions of Iraqis is on your hands!” yelled Desiree Fairooz to Condi Rice during the hearing and displayed her hands covered in red paint simulating blood. She was escorted from the room. Four women and one man ended up being arrested. Fairooz was arrested. Then two women who were sitting quietly in the hearing room were forcibly dragged from the room into the hall where they, who had engaged in no provocation, were brutally treated by the police. One of the women, Liz Hourican, had to be take to the hospital. Lori Perdue was also inexplicably dragged from the room and arrested. Medea Benjamin who had no written signs and who had not said anything in the hearing room was asked to leave when she made a peace sign with two fingers, She gathered her stuff and left the room. She was then arrested in the hall as was a gentleman who was vocally challenging the actions of the police as they happened.

You can watch the videos and judge for yourself.

Later in the day the press was given the following information in a statement from Dana, a CODEPINK spokesperson:

“Liz Hourican is now being treated at a local hospital for her injuries. The Deputy Chief of Staff of the House Foreign Relations Committee contacted the Capitol Police later in the day to again relay that their is a policy of that committee to not arrest Citizen protesters but to instead escort them out of the room. The Deputy asked for the CODEPINK members to be released promptly from custody.

For more information please contact Dana Balicki at 202 422 8624 or Gael Murphy at 202 412 6700.”

I know Liz. She is a sincere, peaceful person, active in Arizona and Phoenix politics and an incredibly patriotic person who takes her duties and responsibilities as a citizen very seriously. She also is one of the least wimpy folks I know. To hear her crying in pain is horrible enough but to hear the despair in her voice when she is saying “I didn’t do anything” is equally as painful for me as I know she believes in justice and truly was aghast at the abuse of justice by the police.

I haven’t yet heard how Liz is doing or if she is out of the hospital. I will post again when I find out more.

buildpeace.blogspot.com

Categories: UncategorizedTags: arrest, Capitol Hill, CODEPINK, Condi, Condoleeza Rice, Hourican, Liz, Phoenix, police brutality

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  1. Christopher King

    September 29, 2010 at 4:08 am

    And on a related note, this is how I'm handling the GOP/Kelly Ayotte folks who have twice threatened me with arrest: I go right back to the same City Attorney who said I was right 3 years ago…..

    KingCast formal complaint to Nashua PD and City Attorney regarding Kelly Ayotte/GOP First Amendment abuse.

    http://christopher-king.blogspot.com/2010/09/kingcast-penny-press-pamphleteer_28.html

    http://www.wepapers.com/Papers/120836/Kelly_Ayotte,_GOP_and_Nashua_Police_violate_First_Amendment,_Civil_Rights.

    When I show up, you keep your f****** hands off of me, and you keep your mouth shut until spoken to, unless you need to "good afternoon, Mr. King."

    The bullshit has got to stop, same way I stopped it 3 years ago. I'm breaking out the Kawsaki in half an hour and heading on up to Nashua from Boston.
    'Nuff said.

    Christopher King, J.D.
    http://KingCast.net — Reel News for Real People
    617.543.8085m

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