I do follow some National Lawyers Guild people on Twitter and may re-post some of that later.
On Sat, May 19, 2012 at 4:21 PM, Dana <dana.tier...@gmail.com> wrote: > well, since there was no public outcry over Oakland there will probably be > no public outcry over Chicago, much less any coverage. This is why it was > important to save YouTube. I spent a lot of time I could not really afford > working on SOPA because we *need* citizen journalists now that the majority > of the media outlets have been bought. > The problem with YouTube of course is that it's completely unfiltered, but > if 5-6 different livestreamers show the same set of events from different > angles then I htink it can be accepted as probably true. > On Sat, May 19, 2012 at 4:14 PM, LRS Scout <lrssc...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> I don't think you are ranting. Your message was short and concise. >> >> I heard about the marine, and I can't believe that with the video of that >> event no one has been punished. >> >> I wish there were some way to get through to the people what is going. >> Why >> is there so much apathy about the decline of our country as the bastion of >> liberty in the world? >> >> On Sat, May 19, 2012 at 7:08 PM, Dana <dana.tier...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > >> > I am already there. In Oakland they surrounded protesters, ordered them >> to >> > disperse, and arrested them for not doing so. That's not counting the >> > teargas, which -- I can't help it -- is all the more unforgivable >> because >> > my daughter was there. >> > >> > Let's not forget the veterans for peace marine who got hit in the head >> with >> > a tear gas canister at point-blank range. He was on multiple videos >> seconds >> > before not doing anything the least bit aggressive. Not even yelling. >> And >> > so he's on the ground bleeding and people run up to lend some >> assistance -- >> > again, not threatening the cops in any way -- and they throw a flash >> bang. >> > WTF. This is absolutely indisputable: >> > >> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKG0VntJW_A >> > >> > He's in there, standing and and laying wounded, right next to the Navy >> vet >> > with the flag. No question what happened. And nobody has been fired. The >> > outside monitor said OPD used excessive force. But the only consequences >> > have been to protesters. Some of those police officers are identifiable. >> > But they have not been fired. >> > Sorry, I know I am ranting. But I am really angry about this. And it's >> only >> > one story -- the mayors had a conference call one day and all of a >> sudden >> > this sort of thing started happening nationwide. Gee. Am I supporting >> > terrorism by saying so? Your guess is as good as mine. >> > >> > >> > On Sat, May 19, 2012 at 3:47 PM, LRS Scout <lrssc...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > >> > > >> > > I'm simply shocked at how under reported this fiasco is Chicago has >> been. >> > > I feel it is a major indictment of our 4th estate. >> > > >> > > The videos of the police shows absolutely and beyond reproach that the >> > > police are using intimidation to attempt to stifle 1st amendment >> rights. >> > I >> > > am disgusted by their behavior, and cops like that are one of the >> > reasons I >> > > have always had a fuck the police attitude. The militarization of our >> > law >> > > enforcement is also well documented in here, and something else I >> > despise. >> > > >> > > I will say that the NDAA connection is nebulous as they have been >> charged >> > > and given a bail amount, although excessive. I have read a bunch >> about >> > the >> > > kids arrested and it seems that the police are fabricating terrorism >> > > charges using home brew kits. Several of these kids are known >> pacifists, >> > > and they are reasonably well known within various protest movements >> from >> > > around the country. I'm sure it's just a coincidence that they were >> > > stopped and question/intimidated several days earlier. I have grave >> > doubts >> > > about the reality contained in the charges brought against them. >> > > >> > > It's also interesting to me that some of the outside police that have >> > been >> > > brought in to back up the CPD are form Charlotte, N.C. where we can >> > assume >> > > there will likely be similar protests at the DNC. >> > > >> > > As you know, while understand the seemingly valid complaints that >> many of >> > > the protestors have, I do not always agree with their proposed >> solutions. >> > > I do however totally and without reservation support their right to >> > gather, >> > > to march and to speak out; all of these things being central to the >> > liberty >> > > of our republic. >> > > >> > > I become more disgusted by the actions of my government by the minute. >> > > >> > > >> > > On Sat, May 19, 2012 at 5:43 PM, Eric Roberts < >> > > ow...@threeravensconsulting.com> wrote: >> > > >> > > > >> > > > Unfortunately I can't get down there due to some medical issues I am >> > > having >> > > > *grrrrr grumble grumble* :-( I have been watching from afar and so >> > far >> > > > things have been peaceful. They arrested 3 people on trumped up >> > charges >> > > > Thursday in an attempt to intimidate protestors. The big protest is >> > > > tomorrow near McCormick Place. From what I am hearing, the police >> are >> > > out >> > > > there big time in full riot gear (sucks to be them since it is also >> 97 >> > > > degrees today *snicker*) Some are jokily saying there are more >> police >> > > > than >> > > > protestors. They have a big protest today, Healthcare not Warfare >> at >> > the >> > > > Boeng HQ downtown. There was also a big rally (Tom Morello played >> at >> > it) >> > > > in >> > > > Daley Plaza where there was a big rally of Nurses (they said >> something >> > > like >> > > > 10,000+ nurses showed up...some from other states obviously). I was >> > > > watching that livestream....I can post feeds as soon as I can find >> them >> > > > again. >> > > > >> > > > Info on the arrests: >> > > > >> > > > This is from the national Lawyers Guild, who defend occupy >> > protesters... >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > >> https://www.facebook.com/notes/occupy-chicago-press-relations/nlg-releases-n >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > >> onato-raid-photos-threatens-legal-action-against-city-if-arrestees/355360537 >> > > > 860447 >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > >> http://www.antiwar.com/blog/2012/05/19/three-chicago-nato-summit-activists-c >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > >> harged-with-conspiracy-to-commit-terrorism-providing-material-support-for-te >> > > > rrorism/ >> > > > >> > > > Earlier this week...the same guys were stopped by Chicago Police and >> > > > harassed and threatened: >> > > > >> > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TudIyxxAboA >> > > > >> > > > A good video released by Occupy Portland on this: >> > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fB10DF2Pbl8 >> > > > >> > > > This ties in well with our NDAA discussion >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > >> http://betweenthelines.blogspot.com/2012/05/terrorism-charges-for-chicago-an >> > > > ti-nato.html >> > > > >> > > > The "Official" stories on the arrests: >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > >> http://www.suntimes.com/news/12635179-761/nato-3-had-targeted-obama-campaign >> > > > -hq-rahms-house-police-stations-prosecutors-say.html >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > >> http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/19/11765588-attacks-on-chicago-pol >> > > > ice-stations-obama-office-were-planned-prosecutors-say?lite >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > Pics from Friday and today via occupy Chicago: >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > >> http://occupywallst.org/article/today-chicago-health-care-not-warfare-watch- >> > > > live/ (this has a link to a livestream of events going on around the >> > > > city...the button is on the toolbar up top) >> > > > >> > > > Pic of Tom Morello anf the Nurse's Rally: >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > >> https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=369550743103518&set=a.36949691644223 >> > > > 4.87363.100001457865597&type=1&theater >> > > > >> > > > Pic of Chicago Police from last night: >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > >> https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2865440934987&set=a.1021509917864.32 >> > > > 38.1828697981&type=1&theater >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > -----Original Message----- >> > > > From: LRS Scout [mailto:lrssc...@gmail.com] >> > > > Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2012 3:28 PM >> > > > To: cf-community >> > > > Subject: NATO Protests >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > Hey Eric have you been downtown? >> > > > >> > > > What are you seeing? >> > > > >> > > > Not hearing too much chatter, but the city did a lot to prevent real >> > > > protest >> > > > prior to the convention. >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > >> http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2012/may/18/nato-summit-t >> > > > emplate-policing-other-chicago?fb=native&CMP=FBCNETTXT9038 >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:350929 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
