CBJ Morning Buzz: CMPD tactics under scrutiny after protests again turn confrontational; RNC confusion swirls; Carowinds sets opening date

CBJ Morning Buzz: CMPD tactics under scrutiny after protests again turn confrontational; RNC confusion swirls; Carowinds sets opening date

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After a fifth day of protest ended with tear gas and pepper-ball projectiles being deployed to disperse crowds, questions are being raised about the tactics use by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department. That's after a video clip captured by local alternative newspaper Queen City Nerve showed frantic demonstrators trapped between rows of riot police in uptown last night. The incident is included in a roundup of news this morning by The New York Times about the continuing nationwide unrest that…

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