here, I shortened that Facebook link so it's not fighting the line monster. And thanks, I was looking for that YouTube video. *http://tinyurl.com/d2osnsw*
On Sat, May 19, 2012 at 10:06 PM, Eric Roberts < ow...@threeravensconsulting.com> wrote: > > The storm troopers are out... > > > https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3458577660732&set=a.1049808763015.20 > 09956.1159596540&type=1&theater > > -----Original Message----- > From: LRS Scout [mailto:lrssc...@gmail.com] > Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2012 10:36 PM > To: cf-community > Subject: Re: NATO Protests > > > I would agree. The companies that own the vast majority of our media > outlets do not want the masses to come awake an pull away from buying the > proscribed products, or watching the proscribed shows. > > On Sat, May 19, 2012 at 10:37 PM, Jerry Barnes <critic...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > It's not under reported. It's complicity. > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > On May 19, 2012, at 6:47 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-rele > > ases-n > > >> > > >> > > onato-raid-photos-threatens-legal-action-against-city-if-arrestees/355 > > 360537 > > >> 860447 > > >> > > >> > > >> > > http://www.antiwar.com/blog/2012/05/19/three-chicago-nato-summit-activ > > ists-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-chic > > ago-an > > >> ti-nato.html > > >> > > >> The "Official" stories on the arrests: > > >> > > >> > > >> > > http://www.suntimes.com/news/12635179-761/nato-3-had-targeted-obama-ca > > mpaign > > >> -hq-rahms-house-police-stations-prosecutors-say.html > > >> > > >> > > http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/19/11765588-attacks-on-chica > > go-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.36949691 > > 644223 > > >> 4.87363.100001457865597&type=1&theater > > >> > > >> Pic of Chicago Police from last night: > > >> > > >> > > https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2865440934987&set=a.1021509917 > > 864.32 > > >> 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-su > > mmit-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:350949 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm