Why We Were Falsely Arrested

Behind all the patriotic hyperbole that accompanies the conventions, and the thousands of journalists and media workers who arrive to cover the staged events, there are serious violations of the basic right of freedom of the press. Here on the streets of St. Paul, the press is free to report on the official proceedings of the RNC, but not to report on the police violence and mass arrests directed at those who have come to petition their government, to protest. Full Story »

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by Dwight Rousu - Oct. 1, 2008

If the press is not allowed to report on certain subjects, then there is diminished freedom of the press. How diminished can it get? If police violence and illegal arrests cannot be reported, how much will the police be allowed to do? The incidents in this account are quite chilling. There is video available on some of the arrests on the web at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/allison-kilkenny/amy-goodman-arrested-at-r_b_123051.html .

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