Democracy Now! Host and Producers Arrested at Republican Convention

Reverend_Hellh0und · 09-02-08, 12:40 PM

Well at the risk of being called partisan.

What did that bitch expect? she is dressed like the rioters ignores lawfull orders and wonders why the poor poor lass is being "persecuted".....

Democracy Now! Host and Producers Arrested at Republican Convention | The Trail | washingtonpost.com

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ST. PAUL -- Democracy Now! radio host Amy Goodman and two producers were arrested while covering demonstrations at the Republican convention in St. Paul, Minn. Goodman was released after being held for over three hours, but is still waiting to hear when Sharif Abdel Kouddous and Nicole Salazar would be released.

"I was down on the convention floor interviewing delegates when I heard that two of our producers had been arrested," said Goodman. "I ran down to Jackson and 7th Street, where the police had moved in."

TacticalEvilDan · 09-02-08, 12:57 PM

I can't listen to the audio at the moment. Could someone who can tell me what the lawful orders were, and why they were given?

Reverend_Hellh0und · 09-02-08, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by TacticalEvilDan

I can't listen to the audio at the moment. Could someone who can tell me what the lawful orders were, and why they were given?

Get on the sidewalk now, in a riot situation is one lawful order.

TacticalEvilDan · 09-02-08, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Reverend_Hellh0und

Get on the sidewalk now, in a riot situation is one lawful order.

Let me get this straight so that I understand the situation as it is being discussed clearly.

The police expected, in advance, violent protests at the Republican National Convention.

Violent protests did, in fact occur, and a variety of people were arrested for said violence and the accompanying property damage, as is right and just.

Agents of the press, duly supplied with credentials and prominently displaying those credentials, attempted to cover the goings on without actually contributing to them, and they were manhandled and subsequently arrested.

You think that's okay?

American · 09-02-08, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by TacticalEvilDan

Let me get this straight so that I understand the situation as it is being discussed clearly.

The police expected, in advance, violent protests at the Republican National Convention.

Violent protests did, in fact occur, and a variety of people were arrested for said violence and the accompanying property damage, as is right and just.

Agents of the press, duly supplied with credentials and prominently displaying those credentials, attempted to cover the goings on without actually contributing to them, and they were manhandled and subsequently arrested.

You think that's okay?

So you know 100% that this is the way it happened?

shuamort · 09-02-08, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Reverend_Hellh0und

What did that bitch expect? she is dressed like the rioters ignores lawfull orders and wonders why the poor poor lass is being "persecuted".....

LOL WUT?

TacticalEvilDan · 09-02-08, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by American

So you know 100% that this is the way it happened?

That's an irrelevant question. I haven't seen any articles or videos which disagree with my characterization, least of all the one which was cited in the OP.

I'm more than willing to watch/read links to that effect.

TacticalEvilDan · 09-02-08, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by shuamort

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LOL WUT?

Yeah, I know, I had to skip past that part.

American · 09-02-08, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by TacticalEvilDan

That's an irrelevant question. I haven't seen any articles or videos which disagree with my characterization, least of all the one which was cited in the OP.

I'm more than willing to watch/read links to that effect.

Ask a loaded question, and have your question questioned.

TacticalEvilDan · 09-02-08, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by American

Ask a loaded question, and have your question questioned.

Actually, I think I made it pretty clear I was trying to understand where the Rev is coming from.

He's welcome to either respond to my characterization as I worded it or object to how I worded it and supply his characterization.

But hey, whatever floats your boat.