Reviews Mixed on Police Response to Protesters
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While praising the overall conduct of police during the biotechnology industry convention, the American Civil Liberties Union criticized “political profiling” by some officers who cited protesters for infractions such as jaywalking.
The ACLU also criticized the California Highway Patrol for sending officers to Sunday’s downtown protest march “at high speed with sirens blaring and lights flashing” and then engaging in “militaristic vocal calls” meant to intimidate.
CHP spokesmen did not respond to requests for comment. San Diego Police Chief David Bejarano rejected the “profiling” allegation.
Twenty arrests, most for minor offenses, were made during the four-day convention.
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