Comments on: Protesting in a police state http://www.mutantfrog.com/2008/09/03/protesting-in-a-police-state/ Photos, Stories and articles on East Asia Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:36:52 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Roy Berman http://www.mutantfrog.com/2008/09/03/protesting-in-a-police-state/comment-page-1/#comment-291243 Roy Berman Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:12:02 +0000 http://www.mutantfrog.com/?p=2262#comment-291243 I accidentally erased a couple of comments by over-zealous clicking in the spam filter. I think they're back, but if I missed anything please let me know... I accidentally erased a couple of comments by over-zealous clicking in the spam filter. I think they’re back, but if I missed anything please let me know…

]]> By: Roy Berman http://www.mutantfrog.com/2008/09/03/protesting-in-a-police-state/comment-page-1/#comment-291241 Roy Berman Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:10:22 +0000 http://www.mutantfrog.com/?p=2262#comment-291241 There were certainly some violent protesters in the protest who deserved to be arrested, but it seems that the majority of people arrested during the march were actually charged with nothing more than traffic violations. Obnoxious? Maybe- but hardly violent. Regardless, my post here was exclusively about preemptive police raids directed against both protesters who, as far as I can see, were not among the violent protesters, as well as arrests of a number of journalists. Security of the streets during the actual protest is somewhat different matter. Do you think that the FBI raid on I-Witness Video in advance of the protest, or the arrest of Amy Goodman and her crew during the rally, despite very clearly showing press pass and security clearance, were justified? I'm not actually saying that the US is a police state, or even that it is very close to being one in absolute terms-only that the trend (however major or minor it may be) is in the wrong direction. There were certainly some violent protesters in the protest who deserved to be arrested, but it seems that the majority of people arrested during the march were actually charged with nothing more than traffic violations. Obnoxious? Maybe- but hardly violent. Regardless, my post here was exclusively about preemptive police raids directed against both protesters who, as far as I can see, were not among the violent protesters, as well as arrests of a number of journalists. Security of the streets during the actual protest is somewhat different matter.

Do you think that the FBI raid on I-Witness Video in advance of the protest, or the arrest of Amy Goodman and her crew during the rally, despite very clearly showing press pass and security clearance, were justified?

I’m not actually saying that the US is a police state, or even that it is very close to being one in absolute terms-only that the trend (however major or minor it may be) is in the wrong direction.

]]> By: Edokko http://www.mutantfrog.com/2008/09/03/protesting-in-a-police-state/comment-page-1/#comment-291240 Edokko Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:00:02 +0000 http://www.mutantfrog.com/?p=2262#comment-291240 "police tactics being used to stifle protest in Minneapolis and St. Paul ahead of, and during, the Republican convention. " These "tactics" were necessary due to the violent nature of a sub-set of the protesters. Such actions hardly make the USA a police state, and Greenwald's piece is pure hysteria. Did he bother to check out Denver during the Democratic convention? For some examples of actions by the "peaceful" protesters: http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/09/01/anti-war-protest-at-gop-convention-turns-violent/ “police tactics being used to stifle protest in Minneapolis and St. Paul ahead of, and during, the Republican convention. ”

These “tactics” were necessary due to the violent nature of a sub-set of the protesters. Such actions hardly make the USA a police state, and Greenwald’s piece is pure hysteria. Did he bother to check out Denver during the Democratic convention?

For some examples of actions by the “peaceful” protesters: http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/09/01/anti-war-protest-at-gop-convention-turns-violent/

]]> By: Ted http://www.mutantfrog.com/2008/09/03/protesting-in-a-police-state/comment-page-1/#comment-290434 Ted Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:03:11 +0000 http://www.mutantfrog.com/?p=2262#comment-290434 Thanks Roy. I sent this article to a friend who's house was raided. Thanks Roy. I sent this article to a friend who’s house was raided.

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