USA Reality - 2008 RNC, Arrests.

[EternalRhyme]

america is lost

[padraicohare]

Awww! Poor Nichole! lol Shouldn't have been in the street!

[McFlanker]

Christ...one thing is a police operation with firm control, but this is just plain crude and horrible police work...

[snackhat]

this is bullshit fuck the police they all deserve to die they never helped us we are basically putting convicts behind those cheap shield badges fucken pigs

[ReasonOfAbortion]

Just in case anyone is still wondering why this keeps occurring at important conferences, here is your answer:

This is another method of controlling what the population is exposed to. Those that are at the top of power do not want anything other than preplanned questions and answers of consort through major news sources and companies they already hold under their thumb.

You would probably never know of this if it were not for the internet, which, by the way, will also be filtered in time.

[mmordfin]

This is why it's up to the people to make sure that the internet remains free! The internet is unfortunately becoming one of the last means of free communication and it's imperative that it remains free... for the sake of the country.

[WHEREtheFUNK]

haha...alot of them are just pissed off rep and dems that want answers

[ReasonOfAbortion]

At this point, I would say answers would be a drop in the bucket. Still, they deserve answers.

[DarkGodSunshineBand]

See yah at fema, I'll be the guy in front of you in line... when you wonder why your freedom is lost, think back to those words.

[h2opower]

There are a number of ways to mess up this attack on the American people. One way is to dress just like them so they can't tell friend from foe. They don't wear I'd badges so you don't have to have one either. So if you blend in with them then they can not focuse on any one person. Another way is to stop paying city taxes or what ever pays these terrorest to the American people a full month or more before a convention. Officers don't work for no pay so hit them where it hurts the pocket book.

[doe7889]

The protesters should just join the "force", ahem* props to chomsky for stating that linguistics has larger implications on the mind than is publicly recognized. yeah, change happens from within, right? Good Luck enduring that indoctrination!

[usernametaken73]

Just stay in the car...the democrats will save us.

[drewswebsite]

this is part of the same power driven cult that put a bullet in JFKs' head in 1963, in front of god and everybody, just so you, john Q would know who's in control and what happens if you don't submit. DO NOT SUBMIT TO TYRANNY NOW OR EVER.

[galarius]

I pity these stormtroopers of death...They are going to hell for serving the pigdemons

[Stucifer]

welcome to the prison planet! You should do your protesting only in "Free Speech Zones".

This sucks!

[4aaaaa4]

Well it looks as though the police are not "law enforcement" any more. Now they are out law enforcers...they enforce the missoin of outlaws and war criminals who run the goverment simply because they have money.

OUTLAW ENFORCEMENT not LAW ENFORCEMENT

The OUTLAW enforcement officers must arrest enemies of the outlaws who control them. Protecting criminals with the money to control them. Too bad for them that money will NEVER make their deeds legal. and the whole world is watching.

[UncleRico13]

Don't the people have a right to be protected? Does that right supercede the right to free speech?

Does the state have a right to trump up disorderly conduct charges to terrorism charges?

How funny would it be if they sent all of them to Guantanamo Bay? Could that happen?

[abergren]

By the way, the leader of this group's home was raided, and amongst all of the buckets of urine and weapons, plans were found. One of their plans was to kidnap delegates. These guys are not protesters. The label "terrorist" would fit them better. The police in this video did an outstanding job, and it was their professionalism that protected democracy all week in St. Paul.

[kykeon33]

Quite possibly, you may find someday that your right to speak out for what you believe in will be taken away from you by the same extreme force. These "morons" merely want the kings on the hill to hear their point of veiw (which is not being represented in the main-stream media forums).

[abergren]

Not everyone in the video was a criminal, but when you are standing in the middle of the mess and don't get the heck out of the way, then you are arrested with EVERYONE else for safety sake. The ones that were not to blame for the problem were released from custody as soon as possible, the rest were charged. This has always been normal procedure when idiots start rioting. Democracy Now is trying to tell us that this is police brutality. They should try using facts instead of propaganda.

[kykeon33]

There is a difference in using terrorism (fear and violence) and simply striving to uphold the principles of free speech at a time when opposition to the moneychangers becomes increasingly stifled. It's pretty obvious who the bullies are here, and in the eye of their unchecked brutality you lose the option of defending yourself.

[OasisKid99]

hey Rick Rocker, it is ignorant sheep such as yourself who will be most responsible when we are all lined up and sent into FEMA camps when Martial Law breaks out. Wake the *&^* up people! Or else I'll be seeing you on the soup lines...

[rickrocker]

Damn. Good thing we have police. Can you imagine a world where these morons run rampant? I would be out of bullets in a day when dedfending my freedom without police. Protest? I think, by definition, "MOB" is a better description. Like the idiot who was told to "get out of here" in an emergency situation and didn't leave? Idiots.

[goldendawn1]

Your always going to have a few bad apples spoil things....the anarchist group don't speak for all the peaceful protestors.

Leeches??? Many ppl who are for PEACE are law abiding tax paying citizens....name calling and stereo typing doesn't do justice to the majority. We pay the salaries of the police and I totally respect them but not when they step over the line and harm innocent ppl. Guess living through the Vietnam era makes my perspective different.

[abergren]

They forgot to include a very important piece of information. The anarchist group that was involved with this so called "peaceful protest" was not taken to the ground and arrested until they started to throw feces at the police. This is a felony assault in Minnesota. Press passes do not give a person the authority to assault a police officer. Neither do floor level RNC passes. The Secret Service immediately revoked all of the passes held by these criminals. I do not feel sorry for them.

[decypher3]

They shouldn't have arrested them. They should have just opened fire. The world would be a much better place without these leeches draining off of society while throwing temper tantrums.

[goldendawn1]

Geez it's not about being left wing or right wing it's about our right as a free democracy to be allowed to assemble and freedom of speech.....if we don't fight (peacefully) for that now we may find ourselves living in a country that is very different...our rights have been being taken away for years now! Our country was founded on FREEDOM from opression. What happened to the constitution our founding fathers sacrificed for?????

[locuto9]

There are endless rationalizations for bullying and suppression. The excuses are often perpetuated until the rationalizers themselves are finally bullied and suppressed. It is therefore important to speak out early and often against state-sponsored brutality.

[locuto9]

Hate radio has conditioned so-called conservatives (actually a scary new species) to resort to name-calling and character assassination in response to dissent. At least half of all Americans are, as Jane Austen might say, "liberal in their views." You cannot convert us to a belief system based on hate and fear. You cannot kill us. Even if you could silence us, many of your children would take our place. So it's important to find ways to debate the issues rationally. You must re-learn civility.

[compaqowner]

Lets not think this is an isolated case of over reaction by cops. This is a dress rehearsal of what is yet to come if Republicans get the presidency. 40 years ago at the DNC cops were out of control beating and arresting law abiding protesters.

[molybdan]

You're kidding, right? A tad paranoid if you ask me. Honestly I'd arrest that Subaru driving Goodman too. She's harsh on the eyes along with the rest of her leftist crackpot cronies.

[compaqowner]

The police state is here and people need to understand that. There have been detention centers at both conventions to house large numbers of people. It is not a crime to demonstrate in this country. People are sick when they laugh and think it is okay for police brutality being done to those whose views are from the liberal side. it is not paranoia it is a fact. Look at cop-watch citizens oversight of the police. We can be arrested, imprisoned, or killed but we the people won't be silenced.

[molybdan]

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz, you're a real snoozer. And a bit on the dramatic side too.

[gdfsob]

Moly, I want you to go and compare the 2004 & 2008 RNC's - if you do, you'll notice that the police are getting more & more violent at these things.

[administratorkathy]

You know for all the talk of MLK Jr. you liberals sure don't seem to have listened to what he had to say. Lotsa name dropping not a whole lotta listening.

[notinlineforacheck]

*arrest

[notinlineforacheck]

Did you think they wouldnt arrect you after they told you NOT to cross the line??!?! Do people really feel bad for you?

[Memory1intact]

Amy Goodman is a TAX-FREE FOUNDATION FUNDED CORPORATE WHORE! Her job is to keep your mind locked in the left/right (liberal vs conservative) paradigm!

Proof, you say? Google AMY GOODMAN WTC7 - then ask yourself, how did she know to wait at the baricade at exactly the right time? Why has she never explained herself? Its because she is just another CORPORATE HACK.

It's not left vs right, it is ELITE vs THE REST OF US. Pls America, wake up!

[Proteus535]

I was there yesterday, and I saw nothing but a pro-first amendment, anti-censorship march that carried no bulk weight of anarchy. I witnessed two journalists getting gassed (along with myself), unlawful censorship and brutality (which was unleashed on people who where barred from their cars and blocked at every other street, denying them their path back), and constitutional disgrace. Rage was warranted, and then their power cut. It was a gross display of the continued collapse of our rights.

[xk4y74x]

look at what u damn hippies have turned our country into, yeah the police are gonna be pissed, they have to put their rape and molestation cases aside so they can babysit u idiots, so yeah im glad they kick u around a lil bit maybe ull think twice before u go marching around the city pissed off about a war across seas while ur making our home look like a war zone itself...do urself a favor and go back to mommy's basement and light a joint bc thats all r good for

[kenzoil]

If your going to degrade them for protesting then I guess you would want to ridicule our founding fathers also. America was built by protesters and you serve to ridicule people expressing their first amendment rights. Peacefully they march and Violently they were stripped of the constitutional right. Stop labeling hard working pro-American people as hippie bums. You persistent ignorant homosapien, run back to the shelter blind life you hold dear.

[KentAllard]

policemans job is only easy in a police state

[Loueloueloueloue]

First Amendment Rights?

Look what happened to the reporter Amy Goodman!!!

We need to be Whistle Blowers with Whistles to bring attention to the so called Violent Protesters. Its not fair to the ones that want to express their First Amendment rights and peacefully protest!

BLOW THAT WHISTLE till the ones that SERVE and PROTECT remove the VIOLENT ones that deserve to be arrested in the act of violence not peace!

JUST LIKE THE MOVE BODY SNATCHERS!

BLOW THAT WHISTLE and STOP them!!!

[KentAllard]

I think she got treated worse in Dili back in 1991

try to relax

[junk4dimeji]

those nikes are hot!

[cranberry6]

Welcome to the United Police States of America!!!

[shockolanu]

How could those cunts pick on that girl? Fucking fat pigs!

[shockolanu]

What a great country! Reporter gets beaten, kids get beaten! Got to love America... A lovely Police State!

[dfthompson]

I know. Well put. I wonder how long it will be before China protests our human rights record.

[shockolanu]

hahaha that cracks me! Red China protesting for human rights :)) Anyway, from what I can see, Fox News distorted the truth to make it look like the protesters attacked the police.

[KentAllard]

Foreign Policy magazine has declared that the only thing that can stop the USAs dangerous behaviour is an international coalition of peace loving nations led by China

[rumpelstillskin65]

Great job Amy thnk you NADER 08

[tientsai]

She never said she was beaten... Regardless of her appearance hundreds *have* been arrested.

[RFTurn]

does this look like a woman who has been beaten and stomped?

[junk4dimeji]

RFTurn.. Hell no.. These videos are exaggerated..

[cosmicjaira]

No, I was there. I was maced. I was peaceful.

[freelove4me]

Shes got a fat lip, what more do you want..this is the truth. this is happening. stand now or you're next...unless you're a weak white protestant man, then you'll be fine.

[tientsai]

Why is the main stream media being so quiet about this? I mean hundreds of people have been arrested shouldn't we hear more about it?

[shockolanu]

@tientsai: Yeah, keep asking yourself that... I've seen this on TV but not too much about the incidents. Euronews or CNN don't say anything about this stuff.

[padraicohare]

@tientsai They don't want to show how unruly the liberal base really is!