09-04-2008, 01:30 AM
It's still not clear how her producers and the photographer ended up being arrested when their press-credentials were apparently in order. It's possible that they were confused with rioters.
Her arrest is of grave concern because she was pretty obviously not involved in the rioting. She walked over from the "peaceful" side of the line. She was dressed nicely a was not (initially) agitated. The video of the event shows her attempting to ask them about her producer and instead of a rational response, they grabbed her, told her to be quiet and arrested her, too.
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I'd like to have more press mingled with the protesters. Faux News is portraying all of the protesters as if they are part of a violent anarchist movement.
There was at least one violent anarchist group throwing rocks and bottles on the streets, but it's pretty obvious that the peaceful protesters who linked arms across from the convention center were not acting violently and were acting within their rights when they were gassed, beaten and arrested.
I'd also like to know what credible threat those diverse protest-groups presented that the police felt it necessary to raid their headquarters and arrest hundreds of them preemptively before the convention.
It would be nice if once in power the dems would focus on restoring habeas corpus and the rule of law... you know, that thing where you have to be a suspect in the commission of a crime before the cops arrest you and then they have to charge you, allow you to make a plea, let you consult with an attorney, have a trial... all that stuff.
Her arrest is of grave concern because she was pretty obviously not involved in the rioting. She walked over from the "peaceful" side of the line. She was dressed nicely a was not (initially) agitated. The video of the event shows her attempting to ask them about her producer and instead of a rational response, they grabbed her, told her to be quiet and arrested her, too.
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I'd like to have more press mingled with the protesters. Faux News is portraying all of the protesters as if they are part of a violent anarchist movement.
There was at least one violent anarchist group throwing rocks and bottles on the streets, but it's pretty obvious that the peaceful protesters who linked arms across from the convention center were not acting violently and were acting within their rights when they were gassed, beaten and arrested.
I'd also like to know what credible threat those diverse protest-groups presented that the police felt it necessary to raid their headquarters and arrest hundreds of them preemptively before the convention.
It would be nice if once in power the dems would focus on restoring habeas corpus and the rule of law... you know, that thing where you have to be a suspect in the commission of a crime before the cops arrest you and then they have to charge you, allow you to make a plea, let you consult with an attorney, have a trial... all that stuff.