09.08.08
Medic Down
For those of you interested in the mishandling of the situation in St. Paul with the protestors outside of the RNC, this is an extrememly well-written article that describes the brutality against the medics and journalists who were targeted (among others) in the city trying to help protect peaceful protestors and innocent bystanders. Quite frankly, the whole situation is sickening and makes me feel extremely disgusted to know things this extreme could be happening. Read it, I highly recommend that you do.
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09.02.08
Amy Goodman
Democracy Now is standing by the three and calling what happened today “a transparent attempt to intimidate journalists” and “a clear violation of the freedom of the press and the First Amendment rights of these journalists.”
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Convention Riots
Some turn violent in march to GOP convention | AP | 09/01/2008.
Members of the Connecticut delegation said they were attacked by protesters when they got off their bus near the Xcel Center, KMSP-TV reported. Delegate Rob Simmons told the station that a group of protesters came toward his delegation and tried to rip the credentials off their necks and sprayed them with a toxic substance that burned their eyes and stained their clothes.One 80-year-old member of the delegation had to be treated for injuries, and several other delegates had to rinse their eyes and clothing, the station reported.
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