Dozens of protesters will be arraigned Tuesday in front of a [Denver] municipal judge, with many expected to plead not guilty, to force a jury trial. The city had 154 convention-related arrests, mostly for interfering with police authority. On Friday, seven of 24 accused protesters pleaded guilty. The rest want to go to trial. "This was an overblown security plan," said Glenn Spagnuolo, co founder of protest group Recreate 68. "As a visual deterrent in general, people were afraid to get out and express their dissent because of the presence."
"This was an overblown security plan," said Glenn Spagnuolo, co founder of protest group Recreate 68. "As a visual deterrent in general, people were afraid to get out and express their dissent because of the presence."
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