396 RNC arrests on Thursday

i agree with you dennis
they need to be stoped
no lobbyist
no more lies
we the people must revolt and take charge

You think 396 or 818 arrests has any meaning to our "government leaders"? Forget abbbout iiit! You ain't seen notin' yet...if we're in for another 4 years of Karl Rove behind the scenes and in airport men's rooms go ahead vote them in again. "Wake up America"...it's just the beginning of a complete armed takeover by the republicans in power backed by Bush's Brain, Chaney's Halliburton, oil companies...you name them!

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This one needs a lot more coverage, more Americans need to realize that we're living in a POLICE STATE. And that the disintegration of the government by the people is a legitimate threat to the establishment. They are scared, that's why they sent the Gestapo. Squash any popular movement before it becomes an uprising. Don't cover it in the media so everyone remains blind to what's going on in our backyard

The people, united, are stronger than any Government, police force or armed guard.

I was just released from the Ramsey County lockup, at 5 30 am Friday morning (the prison where all of us on the Marion st bridge were taken to on the final day of the convention). I was also there on tuesday when they didnt allow Rage to play and we marched down to RNC, before being broken up on St Clair ave. On the final day we marched, around a thousand and a half strong, to university and rice. If you know anything about the Saint Paul area, that is a very big intersection. Once we arrived there, a line of bike and riot cops awaited us. I was shot in the leg by a smoke canister, in this first wave. The cops did not use tear gas, choosing to use the mace instead. We were forced to fall back quickly to the south, which consist of a Sears complex. There we were split in half. As we continued south bound without leadership we were met by more and more cops until we were surrounded , they continued to fire upon us, as many in the crowd asked where we could disperse to. They told us to go to the bridge and we would be allowed to leave the area. Around 300, including my self were herded onto the bridge, and even then they continued to throw concussion grenades at us. After about a half an hour (9pm) we were informed that we were all under arrest, no officer would tell me what crime we commited. We were told to place our hands on our heads, after an hour or so (10pm) Metro transit bus's began to arrive. There route names were replaced with the simple words "Police Bus". One by one the three hundred of us were arrested, by 1 am they brought portable bathrooms to the bridge which they allowed us to use after being searched. Those that used the bathrooms were escourted by a police officer, who watched us. Then we were loaded onto the buses (2 am). At the lock up, we were placed into large cages, according to which bus we came on. There we waited like dogs at the animal shelter for a corrections officer to call our name. From there we were booked and given a citation for unlawful assembly. I was loaded into a van at (5 30 am), with 7 of my fellow inmates and driven a block away, where we were unloaded and given back the possessions that we had in our pockets. (Any backpacks, bags, bikes, etc are being held until Monday). Thankfully, as I was dressed in a tee-shirt and a pair of shorts while it was around 40 to 50 degrees out, we were met by a group of supporters who offered us food, cigarettes, clothing and legal support.

What happened to the freedoms our forefathers fought to protect? Are they going to just be pissed away forever by some hypocrites on Capitol Hill?

Almost 1000 arrests at the RNC this week.

That is a lot of court cases.

This is a very costly endeavor.

1-8-7 on a riot control cop!

Thank goodness that there are brave people who are willing to take a stand and use their constitutional right of free speech. The fact that the permits were only issued until 5 is clearly government control of that right. The fact that these people are regarded as terrorists is simply unconscionable. We are at war with our own people under the Republican regime.

Organize and fight back.

Read some fucking malcolm x people. Get angry. Rise up.

Or, I guess you could just allow your freedom to be stolen after all it isn't directly affecting you. And after all you do go home and blog about it, right?

reminds me of this old poem...

When the Nazis came for the communists,
I remained silent;
I was not a communist.
When they locked up the social democrats,
I remained silent;
I was not a social democrat.
When they came for the trade unionists,
I did not speak out;
I was not a trade unionist.
When they came for the Jews,
I remained silent;
I wasn't a Jew.
When they came for me,
there was no one left to speak out.

But history is meaningless. Nothing to learn from those past mistakes.

And it isn't as bad as all that any way, right?

Forget about it....everything is fine.

What frightens me is how little major media attention this serious violation of our constitution received. This morning, CNN mentioned the arrests in less than 5 seconds. Only independent media is covering this issue. Why?

this is completely illegal and will be seriously regarded by history textbooks as a time when america lost it's values entirely.

RIP U.S. Constitution

citizen's arrest. citizen's arrest. I bet the cops wouldnt like that.

Clamp down on freedom!!!!!!

RNC clampdown. Plain and simple.

doooood these anarchy's never take a break

They are trying to silence the American people....

Protesters are now considered "terrorists" because they are critical of the "authority"....

This is just the beginning of the Patriot Act Atrocities...

A seriously sad time in American history..

Good luck my fellow citizens!

Ride on!