Comments on: St. Paul won’t prosecute journalists facing ‘unlawful assembly’ charges from the RNC

By: Jon Chinn

Jon Chinn — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:32:26 +0000

The b@stards are too ch!cken-sh!t to prosecute ‘cos they know these are bogus charges by an out of control authoritarian police force.

Sue, sue, sue the SOBs.

By: crwllr

crwllr — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:24:27 +0000

Amy Goodman says:
“There needs to be a full investigation of law enforcement activities during the convention.”

So how bout it Democracy Now! ? Who better to take the lead in a counter-suit?

By: Tim

Tim — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 15:59:13 +0000

Nachman,

For the same reason that colonists dumped British tea into Boston harbor in 1773. Except this time it wasn’t the Townshend Act, it was the Iraq war.

By: Nachman

Nachman — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:33:00 +0000

Here’s a question for Anna Pratt: Why did anarchists and hard core leftists attempt to abrogate the political rights of American citizens who are Republicans?

By: Pat from Micco,Fl.

Pat from Micco,Fl. — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 02:52:22 +0000

Hopefully the illegaly arrested individuals will exercise their rights under the law and SUE THE POLICE AND THE CITY!!!!Of course the taxpayer will be left holding the bag as the individual perpetrators are immune from personal liability.The whole thing appears to be an attempt to intimidate people and to prevent them from exercising their constitutional rights!!!!

By: anonymoose Moose

anonymoose Moose — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 02:23:18 +0000

I Wonder why as the chief law enforcement officer for Ramsey County, Sheriff Bob Fletcher allowed Blackwater contractors to unlawfully round up people peacefully sitting in a public park, and why St Paul’s Police Chief John Harrington also allowed it?I also wonder why nobody has asked the question, “Why were Blackwater Contractors used against peaceful protestors? And Why was their presence never questioned by the media?”
– Anony Moose

By: Bill Sorem

Bill Sorem — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 19:35:24 +0000

How touching that the St. Paul High Command has now droped charges on illegally arrested and detained journalists. Now what about the well-documented cases of police brutality and torture? Slim chance these crimes will ever be charged.

By: Tim

Tim — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:17:34 +0000

Dear Mayor Coleman,

Please consider extending First Amendment rights to regular citizens, as well. Because, you know, citizens themselves sometimes play “a special role in our democracy”, too.

Thx.