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Brit Cops Sic Dogs on Eco-Protesters

Officials call it a 'different style of policing'

By Mary Papenfuss, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 19, 2009 2:58 AM CDT

(Newser) – Climate change activists were chewed up by police dogs as British cops sicced German shepherds on protesters scaling fences at a power station. ''Of course this is regrettable, but it's a combination of reckless behavior by some protesters and us having to respond with a... Read full story »

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