Philadelphia Daily News
01 January, 1978
A policeman places his boot on the head of a member of the MOVE organization during a standoff at the MOVE commune. The radical MOVE group preach revolution, advocating a return to nature and a society without government, police or technology. During the confrontation a police officer was killed, and a number of officers, firefighters, bystanders and MOVE members injured. Nine MOVE members were convicted for involvement in the officer's death.
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