Politics | September 02, 2008 | 7 comments

RNC cops hit my friend in the face

KasiaC
F*cked up treatment of Democracy Now reporters by police at the RNC. The footage of police violence is in the first minute, and interviews with Nicole and the others are circa 13 min. into the podcast.
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7 comments // RNC cops hit my friend in the face

  • J_Jammer
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      J_Jammer [removed]  
    • I would sympathize when people actually respect cops instead of hate them. Meaning people actually have good things to say about them and praise them sometimes...but when such people fail me feeling sorry for their plights with such is not high.

      As for what they did I already stated it was wrong.

      I'm not you and I sure the hell will not sit here and think like you so don't get annoyed with my opinion when I already stated the police did something wrong. Just because I don't have venom of hate doesn't mean I'm against what has been stated as wrong.

      Ok?

      Good.

    • 4 years ago
  • regjoeschmo
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      regjoeschmo  
    • J_J you obviously didnt read about it, and are making excuses and rationalizations. When the police block you in an area then arrest you for not leaving; ignoring the fact that you are press and there are laws that protect you when you are documenting such events, then further abuse you while you are on the groud; tightening your handcuffs when you tell them they are too tight, then secret service comes and takes your press pass away SOMETHING IS WRONG AND THEY (the cops)NEED TO BE PROSECUTED

      A police officer has no right to bring up an unrelated event to allow himself to be violent with non-violent protestors. The press has every right to report these demonstrations and the police actions without interference.

    • 4 years ago
  • J_Jammer
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      J_Jammer [removed]  
    • It's all messed up.

      As she stated to the cope that she was sorry he got stabbed but it wasn't her but he did this.....I'm going to say that I'm sorry this happened to them but this was because of what the decided to provoke and that's not my fault.

      I believe that people don't care not because they don't care but because they don't know and the reason they don't know is because of the news not covering it and because of the way they decide to protest.

      No one cares when it's the same old same old.

      You have to make a difference by being different.

      What the cops did is horrible. But what a rabid dog does is horrible. You won't be attacked if you don't put yourself in a position to be attacked.

      And if you are going to go and be attacked knowingly at least do something that will get noticed by everyone but those that film and tattle.

      Make it worth it.

      Make it count.

    • 4 years ago
  • regjoeschmo
  • AceMF
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      AceMF  
    • That is pretty dramatic footage. Very excessive force for what seemed pretty unnecessary. I hope that they aren't charged.

    • 4 years ago
  • Ayahuasca2012
  • EdKnowsAll
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