MPR News: Democracy Now! producer Nicole Salazar released

[tavislacula]

i Just heard that they have reached an agreement with the saint Paul police department, democracy now filled a lawsuit 2 years ago and they won, congrats Amy Goodman and Nicole Salazar for fighting for our rights.

[victor2cutube]

this was such a fascist event.. the storm troopers were in full force.. this is why the police and army will crush any protest ..they have lost their allegiance to the law .. they now take orders blindly like a good nazi

[Ninja90046]

What a whiner. She's lucky she didn't get knocked around and ruffed up while in jail.

I hope she will be convicted and spend the next several years of her life in prison.

[DowntownHound]

The charges were dropped back in September, Sleeping Beauty. Because they were bullshit. As are you, you fascist ignorant pig. She was a journalist doing her job, and you think she deserves prison time for that? Go fuck yourself and get the hell out of America, Nazi moron!

[Ninja90046]

It would be nice if you were able to react to my opinion without being vulgar. You seem to be very uncouth and low class.  But I have to say that I'm glad to have gotten a reaction out of someone... lol.

Now go back to finishing school, you emotional dork.

[DowntownHound]

Next time express an opinion that isn't mired in ignorance, stupidity, cruelty, and fascism, and maybe you'll get nicer responses. This isn't a joke friend. What happened at the RNC is serious business. Journalists were attacked, protesters were attacked, democracy was attacked. And you, lemming that you are, sit back and cheer it on without really knowing anything about what you're talking about. Enough ignorance out of you. And I already finished school, thank you very much.

[Reality1974]

America 2008 = No freedom = First Century. Wake up America. Wake the hell up. You're beeing hijacked.

[Keruaran]

Charged with "planning to riot" ?

No free society accepts this kind of official nonsense, unless you live in George Orwell's 1984.

[chuckkottke]

The Right to Fair Elections and Fair Campaigns is essential, and yet not enumerated in the US Constitution. Without a process that allows all viable candidates equal access to the public commons (the air waves or frequency spectrum), a fair & equal process of disseminating candidate information is missing, and then the money buys the press it wants to win elections. To get our democracy back, and to represent our will, all citizens should have equal pull in any party or political race.

[Tiggersharrk]

If you want to protest how about picketing the Credit card companies that try to turn us all into indentured servants. How about the Health insurance companies that will pay for Viagra but not berth control. Its the companies running things. The politicians just do what they can to keep the companies happy and get money for re-election. Not just Republican, that's all the people in the government that we elected. Stop Companies and their owners(Cheney) from influencing the law.

[cheapsurrealist]

That's quite a list.  You better get crackin'.

[DowntownHound]

If these issues are important to you sir, then might I suggest that you organize a protest against them? I will gladly participate in them if I am able to as well as protest the Republican Party and all of the greed and warmongering it stands for. I am truly sorry that we are not able to protest every issue out there all of the time to suit your needs. Perhaps you should try joining the cause instead of just critiquing it from the comfort of your home.

[lostinaparadox]

there is no real difference between the 2 American parties they bicker over miner issues when there are crises at hand, tools of the oligarchy nothing more

[raouldeming]

You kids should stick to Dungeons and Dragons instead....

Where's all the bluster about how you were going to shut down St Paul by any means necessary?

All hat, no cattle.

[dialdan]

Two weeks left to REGISTER to vote!!!!

Power to the people!!!

[smitty121981]

It's going to take more than voting to fix this mess we're in

[beyondfood]

any ideas?

[Beerlejuice]

Out and Out Fascism, if the fucking republicans can't handle free speech then they should go move to China. Hell they're sending so many American jobs over there anyway, just goes to show that all news about safety/terrorism is just a bunch of right wing propaganda. This country's greatest threat is it's own incompetent government. People need to rise up and rebel against this joke of a democracy.

[tomitstube]

"Planing to riot"? Arrest the camera? Well of course, if the riot police have something to hide. Not to mention the people enforcing the law are the ones breaking it most of the time.

Hey, one good thing, I had never heard of Democracy Now!, until Minnesota cops decided to make examples of you.

Keep up the good work, don't be intimidated. At least for the present, the law is on your side.

[retonne68]

This educated, twenty-something woman is such a threat to the Republican Party that their goons rough her up, arrest her, and charge her with a felony? These are the brave warriors that are supposed to protect us from the big, bad terrorists? They're afraid of their own shadows.

[DemonDik]

Unfortunately it is educated young persons in their 20's that are a real threat to the subversive ilk of the Republican party. The entire country needs to get behind these young people who were bravely executing their Constitutional rights and were unlawfully arrested for it and unlawfully charged with felonious crimes. This is B.S. of the first order and WE THE PEOPLE need to put a god damn foot down NOW about it!

[GDEN4lyfe]

But don't you understand? YOU are the terrorist. That's the kicker, ain't it?

[Dan5819]

The cops should be arrested and jailed. They were criminals-in-uniform at this event.

[Tiggersharrk]

You have no idea what your talking about. She didn't see anything. There was tear gas in the air when she got out there, meaning after the police had dispersed the crowd this woman rushed out into the middle of everything, not knowing what she was doing. She got confused with a rioter. You try and keep the peace, tough guy, and sea how quick you show up on this string as a bad guy. Police save lives. They are people just like you and me and not to be vilified for political gain.

[Dan5819]

Police save lives? You don't live in LA where cops have shot and killed homeless people just living out of a shopping cart. Or a black guy just hanging out against a building. DEAD. UNARMED. Yeah, cops save lives. WHITE LIVES.

[beyondfood]

are you serious?

[DowntownHound]

Gee, you know, I would have thought that the press credentials hanging from her neck, the big camera in her hands, and her screaming, "PRESS! PRESS!" while she was knocked down and violently dragged off screaming might have been a clue that she was not a rioter, but I guess being a police officer and "saving lives" also makes you lose common sense.

[batourey]

More than three gathering togethr to disagree with the ruling party's policies constitutes anarchy, which leads to rioting and ultimately balloons into full blown terrorism. As a enemy combatant Nicole is 2 steps away from a one way excursion to Guantanamo. How 'bout you? Shouldn't you be worried about free speech in America?

[2012nugget]

what a bummer..............

[2012nugget]

When will we as people stop allowing the banks to own us?