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More on the RNC Police Crackdowns in St. Paul
The nearly always interesting Laura Flanders has a segment on her GRIT tv show on the police goings on in St.Paul during the recent RNC. Her interview that includes legal guests Gena Berglund and Karen Greenberg [a profile of her in NY times]. It also references Minnetonka, MN based TheUptake.org indy media group.
A Pre-Emptive Crackdown in St. Paul - Firedoglake.com - 03 Sep 08
". . . as Gena Berglund, the Legal Observer Program Coordinator for the Minnesota Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild says, Minneapolis-St. Paul has never seen such a crackdown on its streets before. Police officers, The National Guard, Secret Service, and even FBI officials have launched an all-out offensive against the protesters - and those trying to cover the protests.
And it's not as if there wasn't a precedent as Karen Greenberg, Executive Director of The Center on Law and Security, reminds us. At the RNC in 2004 large numbers of people were rounded up and detained and protest was kept as far from the convention as possible. It's a kind of post-Seattle security state, which on the one hand indicates that street protest has had an impact. But also that the federal and state response is becoming more extreme."
"Don't hate the media. Become the media." - Jello Biafra
A Pre-Emptive Crackdown in St. Paul - Firedoglake.com - 03 Sep 08
". . . as Gena Berglund, the Legal Observer Program Coordinator for the Minnesota Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild says, Minneapolis-St. Paul has never seen such a crackdown on its streets before. Police officers, The National Guard, Secret Service, and even FBI officials have launched an all-out offensive against the protesters - and those trying to cover the protests.
And it's not as if there wasn't a precedent as Karen Greenberg, Executive Director of The Center on Law and Security, reminds us. At the RNC in 2004 large numbers of people were rounded up and detained and protest was kept as far from the convention as possible. It's a kind of post-Seattle security state, which on the one hand indicates that street protest has had an impact. But also that the federal and state response is becoming more extreme."
"Don't hate the media. Become the media." - Jello Biafra