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I was at the National Stadium on February 2, 1971, for the football match between Santos of Brazil and Chelsea of England when Edison Arantes do Nascimento – better known as Pelé – playing for Santos, scored the goal in the 1-0 win. I saw an enthusiastic youth invade the field to hug Pelé, and as he was being beaten with a baton by the police, I saw Pelé hug him to shield him and take some of the blows. I think that was a dark day for the JCF.
In August 1999, Michael Gayle, a rephrase young man, was taken off his bicycle and beaten by policemen on the street during a cordon-and-search operation. He vomited blood in the police station and later died of the wounds. I think that was a dark day for the JCF.
http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/c...rk-decades-jcf
In August 1999, Michael Gayle, a rephrase young man, was taken off his bicycle and beaten by policemen on the street during a cordon-and-search operation. He vomited blood in the police station and later died of the wounds. I think that was a dark day for the JCF.
http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/c...rk-decades-jcf