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More Pictures Of First Arrest

by Z
"The District Attorney's Office considers Blanco to be the worst offender of the 46 people arrested on multiple misdemeanor and felony charges."
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"In criminal court Tuesday, Judge Ron Albers ordered San Francisco resident John Blanco to stay away from anything that will endanger himself or others while he is awaiting his arraignment later this month."
http://beta.kpix.com/news/local/2003/02/18/%27Black_Block%27_Accused_of_Post%2DRally_Violence.html

According to my camera's time stamps, Blanco was arrested at around 4:07 PM (the last picture's time stamp is 4:10). This was when the march first arrived at Union Square. This was before any fights with police, or any of the known broken windows occurred. I was standing behind the police line so all I saw before these pictures was Blanco being dragged out through the line of horses. Up until that point, all that was happening was a standoff, with police blocking the entrance to Union Square while protesters stood behind them playing drums, chanting slogans and carrying signs.
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Some Pictures From Right Before This Are Posted Here:
http://www.indybay.org/news/2003/02/1575702.php

As can be seen Blanco went from carrying a sign to being dragged by the police in a very short period of time with no acts of violence or serious resistance on his part.
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