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NC General Assembly police defend arrests of demonstrators

First Look: Staff photojournalist Travis Long's raw edit of 27 demonstrators opposed to Republican policies at North Carolina's General Assembly being arrested Monday, May 5, 2013, at the North Carolina State Legislative Building. Members of the state chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and other activists were arrested by Raleigh and General Assembly police. Seventeen were arrested in a similar demonstration last week.

As protesters gear up to assemble again Monday, legal analysts are raising questions about whether the NC General Assembly police are within their power to arrest the nonviolent demonstrators. But those tasked with ensuring public safety contend ...

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