Police Seize Journalists Notes About RNC Protest Plans

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A trio of journalists who have a track record of documenting police abuse at political conventions were stopped and searched during the early morning hours in Minneapolis. Police took their video equipment, cell phones, hard drive and notes about protests planned for next week's Republican National Convention.

No charges have been filed against the three, according to Mineapolis police spokesman Sgt. William Palmer.

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[spinningstarr]

There are rules and then there is reality.Reality is the Police can do anything to you if 1'You are not a police officer 2.not related to a police officer 3 not member of the bar or related to a member of the bar.Thats reality sorry if someone stating reality offends you.The police in the USA have the power of life and death over the average person they are the newist overseerers in the great plantation called america.Get used to it, will only get worse so if a cop wants sex you or spouse submit

[nateitalianstallion]

fuck

im moving to canada

[Scott19seventy5]

@badpanda84 yep..unfortunately people think it is their right to be stupid and voice that stupidity to the masses.

[dixon97a]

The biggest gang allways win, at the moment the police are the biggest gang but look back through history the mob ultimatley wins, the powers that be try to pacify the mob when that fails they try to scare the mob, but when pushed to far the mob rebells and society changes. . . . Then the cycle begins again. . . .

[joeyhol75]

somebody shut this lawyer the fuck up

[badpanda84]

Problem is that on that we expect police to protect us from rioting hippie protestors which lets face it they alway start trouble.

If police have to spray people wtih chemical weapons and file false reports to control this hippies then so be it..

[badpanda84]

@searchanddiscover 'why haven't they stood together to fight back against the corrupted ones"

Because in reality all cops are corrupt to some extent... If cops backed down everything time someone cried police bruaitly ( even if it is a legmiate arrest) they would never arrest anyone..

If cops had to do everything by the books they would never be able to arrest anyone ever.

[koolwalla]

@davidbrucemusicvideo tomorrow is a new day....

[davidbrucemusicvideo]

Amazing. I saw this coming years ago. Didn't know it could be documented so well on the internet this way. Bravo...

[xadam2dudex]

sorry to say it is legal to take ur stuff and detain u since the Patriot Act was passed.. u can be arrested and never seen again..cops lie and try to drum up fake charges to intimidate u ..this is what the republicans want absolute control of people to stop them from exposing their crimes..the mainstream media corporate owned do not want to go against the corporate / government corrupt machine

[djkhaless]

I fear that it will not belong before the police state reaches this level in Canada.

We're in serious trouble people...the fascists are clamping down.

[philnoll]

@spinningstarr There is reality. And then there is morality. Thank God there are people with balls who don't just lie back and take it. Your version of reality wreaks of corruption. Fight back.