Sep 02 2008

Amy Goodman arrested and march photos (updated with links)

(11 am. – promoted by ek hornbeck)

First of all, this is just outrageous.

Here are links about the days activities and Amy’s arrest from:

Democracy Now

Glenn Greenwald

A friend of mine went to the protest today and sent me these pictures.

The protesters

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The police

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  2. … it just figures.  Amy wasn’t a dolled up trad media anchorwoman so I will bet you a lot of cops didn’t even know who she was.

    I really think they are that damned ignorant.

    If it turns out otherwise, that they targeted her, I shall retract this comment.  

  3. http://voices.washingtonpost.c…

    she’s out after 3 hrs, tells the story (here secondhand).  Would refer to DN but site seems, er, slow still.

    • Edger on September 2, 2008 at 04:44
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    they are doing a pretty good job…

    Just sit quietly in your house and mind your own business. That way, the Government will have no reason to monitor what you say and feel the need to intimidate you by invading your home. Anyone who decides to protest — especially with something as unruly and disrespectful as an unauthorized street march — gets what they deserve.

    Isn’t it that mentality which very clearly is the cause of virtually everyone turning away as these police raids escalate against citizens — including lawyers, journalists and activists — who have broken no laws and whose only crime is that they intend vocally to protest what the Government is doing? Add to that the fact that many good establishment liberals are embarrassed by leftist protesters of this sort and wish that they would remain invisible, and there arises a widespread consensus that these Government attacks are perfectly tolerable if not desirable.

    Anybody feel like sitting quietly in their house and minding their own business? While the walls close in?

    Some folks are born made to wave the flag,

    Ooh, theyre red, white and blue.

    And when the band plays hail to the chief,

    Ooh, they point the cannon at you

    • feline on September 2, 2008 at 04:50
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    Democracy Now!

    Goodman was arrested while attempting to free two Democracy Now! producers who were being unlawfuly detained. They are Sharif Abdel Kouddous and Nicole Salazar. Kouddous and Salazar were arrested while they carried out their journalistic duties in covering street demonstrations at the Republican National Convention. Goodman’s crime appears to have been defending her colleagues and the freedom of the press.

    Ramsey County Sherrif Bob Fletcher told Democracy Now! that Kouddous and Salazar were being arrested on suspicion of rioting. They are currently being held at the Ramsey County jail in St. Paul.

    Democracy Now! is calling on all journalists and concerned citizens to call the office of Mayor Chris Coleman and the Ramsey County Jail and demand the immediate release of Goodman, Kouddous and Salazar. These calls can be directed to: Chris Rider from Mayor Coleman’s office at 651-266-8535 and the Ramsey County Jail at 651-266-9350 (press extension 0).

  6. Gotta be REAL uncomfortable, not to mention dangerous, to ride a bicycle in a gas mask. And what the hell, the bow gun is unmanned! What if some DFH swims up on them?

    Arresting Amy Goodman? What the hell? DN! just loading… slowly….

    Box of carpet nails would fix the whole fleet of those bicycle cops.

    • Edger on September 2, 2008 at 05:08
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    from Obama about heavy handed police repression of RNC protesters?

    • feline on September 2, 2008 at 05:47
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    Federal government involved in raids on protesters

  9. Larisa reports on a disturbing trend on govts. cracking down on freedom of the press.  Two examples she cites:

    “Magomed Yevloyev–Russia:  More than 1,000 people gathered in Russia’s troubled Ingushetia region Monday to protest the death of Magomed Yevloyev, a leading journalist and opposition leader who was shot over the weekend while in police custody…”

    and, she mentions Amy Goodman’s detention, as well as:

    “Vlad Teichberg–USA:  Vlad Teichberg, a journalist from Glassbead, reports being detained at 2 am in Minneapolis on August 27th.  Notes, computers, cameras, cell phones, clothing, and money were confiscated by police.  

    “..NLG attorney Bruce Nestor reports the media group was originally told they were being investigated for recent car burglaries in the neighborhood. They were then questioned about their travel plans.  All of the detainees declined consent to a search of their property, but the cops searched those belongings anyway.  Later, Nestor was told that he and others were detained for trespassing on railroad property…”

    • Edger on September 2, 2008 at 05:58
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    • RUKind on September 2, 2008 at 06:11
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    Our Uhmerikan Pigs can out-Pig those Chinese Commie Pigs any day! Oink if you hate freedom!

  13. or what NL.

    Makes me sad that my home city is doing stuff like this.

  14. that if folks hear about what went on in St. Paul on Sunday, what they’ll hear will be something like this from the Pioneer Press today:

    Police said late Monday they had arrested 284 people as of 11 p.m.. Most of the estimated 10,000 people in the march were peaceful, but small groups totaling about 200 broke windows, taunted police, slashed tires and harassed delegates.

    To me, the real issue came with the way the whole thing was militarized in the first place. Here’s how Greenwald describes it:

    Beginning last night, St. Paul was the most militarized I have ever seen an American city be, even more so than Manhattan in the week of 9/11 — with troops of federal, state and local law enforcement agents marching around with riot gear, machine guns, and tear gas cannisters, shouting military chants and marching in military formations. Humvees and law enforcement officers with rifles were posted on various buildings and balconies.

    This is why, to my mind, non-violent resistance is more effective in reaching the goals a protest like this is designed to accomplish. It allows the protesters to maintain the high ground and places the focus on this kind of militarization and over-reaction.

    In no way does this mean that I blame the protesters for what happened. Its just that their voice will not be heard once people can rest comfortably in some kind of myth that “they deserved it.”

  15. detained, water boarded, and denied my Constitutional rights on a Caribbean island that is definitely not American soil  because I have been thinking of protesting at the RNC.

    Just round up the usual suspects.

    Easily recognized as they’ll be driving a Prius, drinking a Grande Latte, and wearing comfortable shoes.

    Oh, and they’ll be very relaxed as they have gotten laid recently, in stark contrast to the moralistic bunch of tight asses inside the building.

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