Meanwhile outside the RNC...NOT A GOOD DAY IN MINNESOTA

pitu · September 2008

If watch 7-10 mins through, you'll get the point that detention without arrest is sort of a new tactic being employed here -- the pd doesn't have to swear an affidavit, but the detained person is held against their will and unable to do their work documenting the protests outside the RNC.

Unconstitutional, yes.

pitu · September 2008

Anyway, seriously outrageous goings on against indie media in Mpls/St Paul

Here's Amy Goodman, host of Democracy Now! being arrested:

old time brooklyn · September 2008

Yeah, the Bill of Rights is taking a beating.

eggcream · September 2008

From the peaceful liberal protesters:

Protesters surround and kick a Republican.

http://www.nypost.com/photos/galleries/news/nationalnews/pp_20080902_rnc_protest/photo05.htm

eggcream · September 2008

ABC Reporter Arrested in Denver Taking Pictures of Senators, Big Donors

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/Conventions/story?id=5668622

carnivore · September 2008

eggcream wrote: From the peaceful liberal protesters:

Protesters surround and kick a Republican.

http://www.nypost.com/photos/galleries/news/nationalnews/pp_20080902_rnc_protest/photo05.htm

That's an out-of-context still photo from The Post. There's no way to tell what's really going on there.

daver · September 2008

Carnivore wrote: [quote=eggcream]From the peaceful liberal protesters:

Protesters surround and kick a Republican.

That's an out-of-context still photo from The Post. There's no way to tell what's really going on there.
He probably pushed them off their bikes or something.

carnivore · September 2008

It kind of looks like he's charging at one of them and being held back.

daver · September 2008

Carnivore wrote: It kind of looks like he's charging at one of them and being held back.

I dunno. He's old and skinny and holding a water bottle. And not holding it like a weapon either.

arches · September 2008

daver wrote: I dunno. He's old and skinny and holding a water bottle. And not holding it like a weapon either.

Maybe the water bottle was filled with holy water from the local font and they are angry that he was planning on dousing them to cleanse their sinful democratic ways. Maybe it came to fisticuffs when he screamed "And I'm not going to recycle this bottle when I'm done with you!!"

Meanwhile outside the RNC...NOT A GOOD DAY IN MINNESOTA

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