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“That verdict was a travesty”

Watch: St. Louis workers denounce acquittal of killer cop, crackdown on protests

Protests in St. Louis against the acquittal of Jason Stockley, the police officer who shot and killed Anthony Lamar Smith on camera in 2011, have now entered their second week. Police in riot gear have arrested hundreds of mostly peaceful protesters and journalists in what amounts to a military-style lockdown of the city using pepper spray and tear gas.

WSWS reporters spoke with protesters and St. Louis workers about the verdict and the suppression of protests by the police.

St. Louis workers denounce acquittal of killer cop, crackdown on protests
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