Questions Persist About Protest Handling
Cambridge police used pepper spray twice in August, with different responses to inquiries about the incidents.
In one case, residents were forced from their homes after police used pepper spray to dislodge a suspect, and police commissioner Christine Elow said it wouldn't be used again in a similar situation.
In another incident, at a Harvard Square demonstration, police arrested three people and used pepper spray, claiming it was to stop protesters from assaulting officers.
Police used the chemical irritant pepper spray twice in August, just two days apart, with starkly different responses to inquiries about the incidents.
- Two incidents of pepper spray use in August
- Different responses to inquiries about the incidents
- Police commissioner said pepper spray wouldn't be used again in a similar situation
Author's summary: Cambridge police face questions over protest handling and pepper spray use.