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Civil Rights

Aug. 6, 1998

Jury to Decide if Pepper Spray was Reasonable

SAN FRANCISCO - A federal judge Monday ruled a jury should decide whether it was reasonable for Humboldt County sheriff's deputies to use pepper spray to subdue logging protesters during an Oct. 16, 1997, demonstration inside U.S. Rep. Frank Riggs' Eureka office.

By Pamela A. MacLean
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        SAN FRANCISCO - A federal judge Monday ruled a jury should decide whether it was reasonable for Humboldt County sheriff's deputies to use pepper spray to subdue logging protesters during an Oct. 16, 1997, demonstration inside U.S. Rep. Frank Riggs' Eureka office.
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