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UW-Madison Student Questions Police Handling On Halloween

MADISON, Wis. — A University of Wisconsin-Madison student says police may have used too much force to calm the rowdy crowds over Halloween weekend. He says his videotape proves it.

Using two video cameras, UW senior Greg Knowles recorded people gathering around the University Inn on State Street as police suited up in riot gear. Knowles said the officers might have been out of line when they tried to control the crow