[Marxism] Police Crimes at the DNC

[Greg McDonald]

 From Richard Myers:

Each of the following links goes to an account of officers of the  
Denver Police Department or elected officials (and in a couple of  
cases, police at the RNC) acting improperly, as recorded by the  
volunteer-run website http://colorado.indymedia.org . Incidents  
include direct or indirect examples of harrassment; committing false  
arrests; engaging in slanderous propaganda; malicious confiscations;  
and in several cases, brutalizing protesters, legal observers,  
journalists, innocent bystanders, and children.

Some of this material was written by Indymedia volunteers (including  
myself [Richard Myers]), but much of it consists of, or is excerpted  
from mainstream newspaper accounts. Some additional interviews with  
arrestees are being held until court cases have cleared, or until  
attorneys approve interview transcripts.

This is a selective sample, and not an exhaustive account of  
information relating to police misbehavior as collected by Indymedia.  
Having been involved with this process, i am convinced that  
intimidation, brutality, and slander were Denver Police Department  
policy.

In addition to what is linked below, there are numerous videos  
available from http://colorado.indymedia.org which depict much of the  
action in the streets, as well as reactions from various sources.

[Indymedia is essentially an uncensored source for community input of  
news that is under-reported or, frequently, missed altogether by the  
mainstream media.]

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Brutal police attack recorded by Rocky Mountain News

http://colorado.indymedia.org/node/991


Cops to investigate brutal arrest

http://colorado.indymedia.org/node/1028


Code Pink volunteer knocked to ground by officer

http://colorado.indymedia.org/node/1025


"CodePink member 'optimistic' after release; officer pulled from  
protests"

http://colorado.indymedia.org/node/1055

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"Police Brutality at the Democratic National Convention" (Christian  
children attacked)

http://colorado.indymedia.org/node/1108

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Story of "protesters with rocks" knocked down; Linkhart spreads feces  
charge (editorial)

http://colorado.indymedia.org/node/1053


Police slander arrestee, "feces filled bottle" was coffee with soy milk

http://colorado.indymedia.org/node/1110

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ABC News staffer (actually, a producer) pushed into traffic, jailed  
by police

http://colorado.indymedia.org/node/1091

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Water and the right to protest (editorial)

http://colorado.indymedia.org/node/1089

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"Police seize demonstrators' property" video

http://colorado.indymedia.org/node/1062


Police make arrests at protester's house

http://colorado.indymedia.org/node/1049


Two detained at anarchist center

http://colorado.indymedia.org/node/1050


St Paul Police Raid Convergence Space

http://colorado.indymedia.org/node/1107

Lawyers Guild: Cops illegally seize video equipment

http://colorado.indymedia.org/node/1039

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Arrests climb to 130; Democratic delegate criticizes cops

http://colorado.indymedia.org/node/1023


Account of Student Arrested Outside DNC

http://colorado.indymedia.org/node/1021

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Claim That Protesters Carried Rocks Is Disputed

http://colorado.indymedia.org/node/982


Video from the 8/25/08 Protest where Police Detained about 250 People  
with no Reason

http://colorado.indymedia.org/node/1099


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Judicial strategy aimed at preventing RNC participation is reconsidered

http://colorado.indymedia.org/node/1109


Denver DNC is the realization of George Orwell's nightmare (editorial)

http://colorado.indymedia.org/node/1101


NATIONAL LAWYERS GUILD DNC PEOPLE'S LAW PROJECT CRITICIZES DNC COURT  
PROCEDURES

http://colorado.indymedia.org/node/1093

Important message for arrestees: demand a lawyer

http://colorado.indymedia.org/node/985

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Bonus link: Denver and the Dems

http://colorado.indymedia.org/node/930