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- onyxcoltrane, on 08/30/2008, -10/+476FTA: Targeting people with automatic-weapons-carrying SWAT teams and mass raids in their homes, who are suspected of nothing more than planning dissident political protests at a political convention and who have engaged in no illegal activity whatsoever, is about as redolent of the worst tactics of a police state as can be imagined.
- mdlestat, on 08/30/2008, -20/+390Jesus-- this is what we are criticizing every other communist or fascist government throughout history for doing to their "innocent protesters"
Free America is dead.
FREE AMERICA IS DEAD-- - inactive, on 08/30/2008, -31/+261***** unbelievable. I really hope Ron Paul speaks out against these deplorable police-state tactics at his Campaign For Liberty convention across town.
- EnviroChem, on 05/22/2009, -9/+188This needs to be dugg to the top. Supposedly we do not live in a police state and this type of behavior by our police needs to be exposed to the light of day.
- kingUssop, on 08/31/2008, -6/+147Would you keep protesting if getting a permit means 30 guys in riot gear with guns drawn burst in your house for the hell of it? This is what intimidation looks like.
- Observant1, on 08/31/2008, -13/+152breaking into homes stealing computers at gunpoint with no warrant, arresting reporters trying to cover these incidents, for 'suspicion' of peacefully protesting, totally disgusting and the whole department needs to be unemployed and jailed. we do not accept nazi stormtroopers in America. if I see a heavily armed and armored black uniform, I know it is a terrorist who is trying to deprive me of my freedom, or a lot of money that represents a whole lot of my own life's work. I will not be intimidated, better to give up my own life defending myself, than allowing thugs in black to steal it from me. these elections are a joke, there is no choice when all candidates promote fascism. by "law" it is perfectly allright for THEM to use force but illegal as hell for US to? isnt this a lot of what 1776 was really about in the first place?
"police" not displaying their identification, calling each other code-nicknames like "terminator" and "executioner" isnt as dishonorable as it gets, but its a pretty good clue.
get to know your neighbors, and let them get to know you too, because when these thugs attack they will WANT everyone unfamiliar with each other and apathetic about what they are doing. if the "police" surround a home and find themselves surrounded by all the neighbors, they MIGHT back the hell off, guaranteed they wont even think once about it, if not confronted at all. people talking about "policing the police" was one of the first things mentioned in their pamphlet "how to spot a terrorist", when they behave like THIS, no warrant break ins, stealing computers etc, they NEED to be policed. we dont need THEM to protect us, that is THEIR sick joke, "dial 911" and wait 25 minutes while a criminal rips your head off, is NOT protection. who are you going to call when its their very own special thugs breaking into your home? think about it. - drspanklebum, on 08/31/2008, -6/+117This makes me so sick inside.. just to know that it really IS happening... I guess it's just kind of hard to admit it when your country is in the process of a fascist shift. If you've read or heard Naomi Wolf this is exactly what she is talking about.
- billsprestonIU, on 08/31/2008, -8/+106This is so *****
- inactive, on 08/31/2008, -9/+107conspiracy to commit riot? what the hell is that?
- GorfTron, on 08/31/2008, -7/+101When did protesting become illegal?
- NuclearIsShit, on 08/31/2008, -14/+106Good luck America. If any of you Americans want to move to Canada then be my guest! It's more relaxed up here but please please try and accept our more liberal attitude. Anyway please come up here and you will be safer. You will at least not go into debt if you get sick.
- GrandmaSheila, on 08/31/2008, -7/+87FTA
"The Uptake has this amazing video interview with the Democracy Now producer who was detained today. As the DN producer explains, she was present at a meeting of a group called "I-Witness" -- which videotaped police behavior at the 2004 GOP Convention in New York and helped get charges dismissed against hundreds of protesters who were arrested. The police surrounded the St. Paul house where they were meeting even though they had no warrant, told them that anyone who exited the house would be arrested, and then -- even though they finally, after several hours, obtained a warrant only for the house next door -- basically broke into the house, pointed weapons at everyone inside, handcuffed them, searched the house, and then left. Here is a blog post from one of the members of I-Witness asking for help during the time when they were forced to stay inside the house (see the second post -- it reads like a note from a hostage crying out for help). This is truly repugnant, extreme police behavior designed to intimidate protesters, police critics and others, and it ought to infuriate anyone and everyone who cares about basic liberties."
DIGG IT U P PEOPLE, WE'RE ALL IN THIS NOW! Shine the light of public scrutiny on these fascist bastards, let the world see them for what they are, it's the only way! - inactive, on 08/31/2008, -20/+100The DNC was Police State 1.0. The RNC is turning into Police State 2.0. Are you going to wait until version 3.0 comes out before saying anything? By that time there will be tanks in the street like at Tiananmen Square, and there will be no turning back.
They already have mass detention facilities ready courtesy of FEMA, supposedly for illegal immigrants but really for anyone that is deemed an enemy of the state. Bush just needs an excuse to declare a National Emergency to put the plan into action. That "emergency" could be an epidemic, a financial disaster, a terrorist attack. And then say goodbye to the Constitution and Democracy. And say hello to "Il Duce" Bush.
IMPEACH BUSH! STOP FASCISM! - inactive, on 08/30/2008, -25/+96keep voting democrat or republican peoples!
- c0ri, on 08/31/2008, -7/+78this is illeagal as hell. what is going on? how can they just take stuff with no warrant and not even arrest anyone? The whole thing doesn't make any sense. Were these real police???
- borez, on 08/31/2008, -13/+821 in every 150 American are in prison
Talk is cheap...time for action - ohmysac, on 08/31/2008, -4/+68I've said this before and i'll say it again. There is NOTHING more American than dissent.
- allowners, on 08/31/2008, -18/+78Take the neocon's advice, arm yourself for the conflict that may not end in your lifetime.
- Sean42, on 08/31/2008, -7/+65but but... the terrorists hate us for our freedom.
right george?
There will come a time when an armed citizenry is the only answer to government abuses of power. - dipdog21, on 08/31/2008, -6/+57The terrorist have won. Their main goal at this point was to destroy our way of life. With the help of the Bush administration and the rest of the dumb and blind legislative branch they have accomplished their purpose...
- smacksaw, on 08/31/2008, -7/+56I have to say that I really don't care what evidence they find on people's computers anymore and neither should anyone else capable of understanding an article like this.
I mean, they go in to this place and arrest no one? Wake up. They're not there to arrest anyone. They're just building the case against them. They seized computers. That was the point of this whole exercise. The owner has no more personal control over it. They police could load whatever data they want on it to implicate these people.
What? They're going to hire professional defence experts in computer security in forensics to defend them? Like the average juror would even understand it if the defendants could afford it.
If you can make an infinitely duplicable copy of a music file with no degradation you can duplicate anything. I really can't believe that evidence on a person's computer comes from them and not the police one way or another. They're both possible and indiscernible unless you're a true expert. And the police? They have the experts and the tools. You're screwed. I'm screwed. They're screwed. We're all screwed. - Slipkey, on 08/31/2008, -5/+53Welcome to the Republican National Convention. Today we'd like to introduce you to The Patriot Act...
- iburl, on 08/31/2008, -6/+51It's obvious that their reason was to flex their muscles and attempt to send a message of intimidation to would-be protesters. There was no legetimate law enforcement reason. This is the fascism, pure and simple.
- LuaPron, on 08/31/2008, -5/+49Are we just not beginning to understand why a police state with dictatorial power, virtually unlimited access to resources, and no accountability might not be a good way to secure ourselves against threats to liberty?
- AndrewDB, on 08/31/2008, -6/+50Shortly after 9/11/2001.
- TinternAbbot, on 08/31/2008, -11/+52We had the chance to vote for Ron Paul and we blew it.
- izackcarson, on 08/31/2008, -5/+46Just preserving freedom here. Look away, folks. Look away.
- stretch611, on 08/31/2008, -3/+42It means the thought police are taking over.
- duckley, on 08/31/2008, -10/+46There's something happening here
What it is ain't exactly clear
There's a man with a gun over there
Telling me I got to beware
I think it's time we stop, children, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
There's battle lines being drawn
Nobody's right if everybody's wrong
Young people speaking their minds
Getting so much resistance from behind
I think it's time we stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
What a field-day for the heat
A thousand people in the street
Singing songs and carrying signs
Mostly say, hooray for our side
It's time we stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Paranoia strikes deep
Into your life it will creep
It starts when you're always afraid
You step out of line, the man come and take you away
We better stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Stop, now, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Stop, children, what's that sound
Buffalo Springfield - "For What It's Worth" - 1967 - inactive, on 08/31/2008, -4/+37Police State, USA
Welcome, Y'all! - inactive, on 08/31/2008, -4/+35Yeah, good thing semi-automatic weapons aren't lethal. Dumbass.
- stretch611, on 08/31/2008, -2/+31FTA:
"The 10 or so individuals in the house all said that though they found the experience very jarring, they still intended to protest against the GOP Convention, and several said that being subjected to raids of that sort made them more emboldened than ever to do so." - Skooma714, on 08/31/2008, -2/+30It's still horrible no matter what weapons.
- jny19, on 08/31/2008, -6/+34And to think that I had to read about this on digg, instead of watching it on the news this morning. Go figure. Democrats, Republicans, Independents, hippies, neocons, anarchists and everyone in between should be digging this to the top.
- stretch611, on 08/31/2008, -4/+32Shortly after 1/20/2001
- inactive, on 08/31/2008, -10/+37I hope the Marines they pissed off start protecting the country from King Bush the second.
- wendelgee2, on 08/31/2008, -7/+32The constitution grants us the right to peaceably assemble, Mr. ***** for brains.
- Minarchian, on 08/31/2008, -4/+29Very true.
While they call themselves "Terminator" and "Executioner" they call us mere citizens "Bitch" and "Cockroaches".
If there is an us vs them problem, this is it. - AndrewDB, on 08/31/2008, -7/+31On the front page.. and even on the top 10.
http://digg.com/politics/Illegal_Police_Raid_on_An ...
These raids are interesting, as if they didn't need to give these people even more a reason to hate the Republicans. - x060t, on 08/31/2008, -4/+26Americans, i feel sorry for you - the article looks like if it was written about USSR, not USA. Sadly, there's not much you can do about it - people who have power won't just give it up and give you back all your freedom. Now your govt. is taking control over protesters, legally wiretapping you, fingerprinting at airports... These days you're somewhere close to current system in Russia - you still can flame govt. over the internet, you have some newspapers that are free from state propaganda, you don't need special permission to travel accross the country and abroad. But the speed of your freedom withdrawal is simply astonishing, it doesn't seem that Bush will stop at this point - the next logical step is to strip you of all alternative sources of information. In USSR people were told that they're most free nation in the world and they couldn't argue because they had nothing to compare with. Telecom immunity is a step in that direction - i'm afraid one day you can find yourself behind a firewall, similar to Chinese. You'll know that you're not happy with your govt. but you'll have no clue about how many people share your opinion. And they'll threat you with new and new dangers (terrorists, Iran, Russia, China, whatever) to make you select the desirable president, to accept new patriotic acts "to protect our free nation", etc.
"He who would trade liberty for some temporary security, deserves neither liberty nor security." - you know who said this. - karmicwizard, on 08/31/2008, -21/+43We Live In Iraq Now.
- reugeneg, on 08/31/2008, -5/+27United States of America? Kiss your ass goodbye...
- thielen24, on 08/31/2008, -2/+24According to the video... they had mp5's and m4's. To know whether they were semi-automatic or fully automatic would require the guns to actually be shot.
- inactive, on 08/31/2008, -8/+29What's with these stories about China and the Olympics still getting dugg? Oh wait, you mean these weren't the Chinese raiding homes like this? Nevermind.
- inactive, on 08/31/2008, -0/+21The general population doesn't even know what's happening. The apathetic bastards will be the first to say "what happened to America?" when all freedom is lost.
- SpudgeBoy, on 08/31/2008, -5/+26Apparently you aren't familiar with this thing called the Constitution. Go read it and get back to us.
And the guy above me: Conventions are not covered by above said Constitution, but protesting is. Get a ***** clue. - redcolumbine, on 08/31/2008, -8/+29This is why it's important to be unimportant. Organizers are targets. Participate quietly and persistently. Refuse to need leaders.
- algaeturd, on 08/31/2008, -7/+27www.lamewhiterepublicantrash.com,
are you talking to us or to the author? Because even though you address the author directly, you seem to be preaching to us about weapon classification, which is a perfect republican tactic. Ignore the fact that these people who did absolutely nothing wrong had guns pointed in their faces and focus on the fact that the author referred to a semi-automatic weapon as a semi-automatic weapon.
Brilliant. You're not angry, dude. You're just really dumb.
There's a difference. - inactive, on 08/31/2008, -0/+20Which was authored by Biden who wanted to extend the Patriot Act to domestic spying. If you think the Democrats are any different, than you are a fool. We are locked into a two party system so that our vote can't change anything.
- theWaterboy, on 08/31/2008, -6/+26wow, that sure is a scary list of stuff (that was sarcasm). Too bad none of it is illegal, so the police/Nazis have no right to confiscate it.
If these were really anarchists, they would have had a list more like;
- automatic rifles
- hand grenades
- 6 tons of fertilizer
- 5 million molotov coctails
- 30 pounds of C4
You are a dumbass for calling them anarchists, because that is what the government wants you to believe. -
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