Dorli Rainey, the 84-year-old, pictured in the photo [above], has been an activist since the 1960s and even ran for mayor of Seattle in 2009, according to the Atlantic Wire. . . Rainey was among a group of Seattle protesters scattered by police on Tuesday. A pregnant 19-year-old woman was also reportedly hit by pepper spray Tuesday, The Associated Press reported, though police haven’t confirmed the incident. . . A priest was also among those pepper sprayed during the protesters’ march from their camp at Seattle Central Community College to Westlake Park, according to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Police officers on bicycles attempted to block the protesters’ way. After tensions mounted, the police used pepper spray to disperse the crowd.
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