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Friday, August 29, 2008
$50 Million For Security
I'm not posting these videos and this information as a way to point out how bad our government and police were during the Democratic Convention. It's not all black and white. Mostly, things went pretty smoothly here, considering all of the different agendas that came into play.
I'm posting these just to show what the mainstream press doesn't include.
Last Monday night, police surrounded protesters as they marched out of Civic Center Park. Anyone who happened to be there ended up caught in the trap. I believe 90 some people were arrested.
Part of the way through this video, you'll see an officer use his baton to knock a woman to the ground. Afterward, when she is speaking with reporters, she is grabbed and taken away by police.
An ABC reporter was arrested as he tried to film Democratic officials leaving the Brown Palace Hotel:
ABC News reporter arrested in Denver during the Democratic National Convention
I'm posting these just to show what the mainstream press doesn't include.
Last Monday night, police surrounded protesters as they marched out of Civic Center Park. Anyone who happened to be there ended up caught in the trap. I believe 90 some people were arrested.
Part of the way through this video, you'll see an officer use his baton to knock a woman to the ground. Afterward, when she is speaking with reporters, she is grabbed and taken away by police.
An ABC reporter was arrested as he tried to film Democratic officials leaving the Brown Palace Hotel:
ABC News reporter arrested in Denver during the Democratic National Convention
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posted by Carol at 7:33 AM
10 Comments:
I used to think the redneck cops I deal with locally were the worst of the worst. I guess really things are about the same all over.
*sigh*
Thomas,
I read that there were less than 200 arrests throughout the week. It could have been way worse...
Still, I hope that there are investigations for some of the action taken.
This is really disturbing and I haven't seen a bit on it in my news circles. Elect Senator Obama and support him to make real change - please...
Carol, it was difficult for me to watch those videos. They brought back memories, as well as strong feelings. Most of all, they portray the reality of the United States as a police state, which has been one—perhaps the top—fears I have for this country and real democracy.
Gary,
We have lost our journalists.
I like Obama as a person, but I don't think that he is the answer to all of this. Still, I'm SURE that McCain isn't. I feel that our system is too broken for a mainstream candidate to make a huge difference.
I really appreciate your comment. What kind of message do we send the world if we elect McCain after these years of... I won't go there...
Nick,
Unfortunately, people of color have known about the state of our democracy for a long, long time.
Yes, Carol, I agree that people of color have been truly abused by our police state tactics.
As I think about it I remember other groups who have also suffered: Native Americans, Jews, Communists, Socialists, coal and iron miners, Irish, Roman Catholics, Mormons, Quakers, Chinese, Japanese, Hispanics—and the list can go on and on.
Unfortunately, how our government has historically treated most of these groups seldom gets into school text books.
You are very right, Nick. :-(
Sometimes I really dislike being right.
I still don't believe that ignorance is bliss.
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