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  • Why a Cordele bar crowd was pepper sprayed by police.

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• Officer pepper sprays crowd while responding to fight (cordeledispatch.com) — Cordele residents are reacting after a Cordele police officer used pepper spray to break up a fight inside Michelle's Bar on August 16, affecting dozens of patrons. Police leadership say the force was justified for safety, while the bar owner and several patrons argue it was excessive and left lingering health effects. The debate now centers on crowd-control tactics and how officers handle large bar disturbances locally.
   

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