Gay counter-protester at Phelps rally assaulted by Brookline cop
Gay counter-protester at Phelps rally assaulted by Brookline cop Somerville Community Access Television (SCAT) filmed the June 5 Westboro hate protest - and counter-protest - at Brookline High School. The footage reveals a plainclothes Brookline Police officer who assaults counter-protester Alexander Westerhoff and later refers to others with what sounds like a homophobic slur, something to the effect of - "I'll knock you down if you faggots don't get out of my way." Westerhoff asked officers if they were going to arrest the man, only to learn the man was a cop - badge number "58700." When a voice off-camera later asks him, "Hey 58700, why don't you go hit some more people?" the officer said, "Get in line." �[Date: 13-Jun-05 ]
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