Democratic National Convention(DNC), Denver 2008 (part 2)
April 22nd, 2010 | by admin |
Aug. 24-28
A total of 152 people were arrested during the Democratic National Convention — far fewer arrests than many had expected. Still, attorneys for the protesters are criticizing the way the city is handling these cases.
Some attorneys believe many of the young men and women are being coerced into pleading guilty.
The vast majority of the arrests stem from the melee at Civic Center Park Monday night, when police used pepper spray on a group that took to the streets without a permit.
Rory Gravelle was arrested this week.
“Suddenly, out of nowhere, all these riot cops swarmed on top of us,” said Gravelle.
“Denver’s a cool town, but you guys are wasting a lot of money on innocent people. And in this courtroom they’re only allowing people to plead guilty,” said Richard Warner, who also appeared in court Friday.
Those in court said they feel coerced into pleading guilty because their only other option was to come back next Tuesday, an impossibility for some who live on the other side of the country.
“The judge and the city attorney have refused to allow them, essentially, to plead not guilty today,” said Brian Vicente with People’s Law Project.
“This is not what democracy is all about,” said attorney Robert Corry.
But the judge, the city and the mayor said security in Denver was a success.
Seven of the 30 protesters who appeared in court took the plea bargain. Most pleaded to a charge of obstructing a city street.
The city attorney’s office said they staffed the court just like they always do. Denver’s police chief said the reason that there weren’t more arrests was because demonstrators kept in touch with officers by cell phone.
During their protests, the leaders of these groups had the phone number of a police liaison officer assigned to them so that they could continually update their plans.
Source:
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/politics/17339372/detail.html?rss=den&psp=news
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The 2008 DNC in Denver is being promoted by activists as “Recreate ’68,” referring to the 1968 DNC in Chicago, where Abbie Hoffman and the Yippies nominated Pigasus the pig as their presidential nominee, and riot police got a good fill of hippie-head-cracking. A diverse national collective is now organizing to bring large-scale uprising to Denver in 2008. As their website states:
Join us in the streets of Denver as we resist a two-party system that allows imperialism and racism to continue unrestrained. We will demand change by making the Democratic Convention of 1968 look like a small get together in 2008!
Additional information can be found by visiting the group’s virtual community convergence center at
www.recreate68.org.
Source:
http://shiftshapers.gnn.tv/headlines/13701/Denver_Massive_Protests_Planned_for_DNC
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DENVER Wed. August 27th – There were some tense moments at the Unconventional Denver convergence space Wednesday morning when police set up a perimeter around it and attempted to enter and search the building. Security at the space demanded a search warrant when police asked to enter the space. Legal aid was called to the scene immediately where video and written accounts were taken. Police were unable to obtain a warrant and left after some time, but not before arresting 2 activists outside the center. It is unclear what the charges were. Fears of a full scale raid were raised later in the day when police parked multiple SUVs and other vehicles with multiple detachments of riot police outside the center. But no raid occurred. At this time the center is open and operating.
In the afternoon a Rage Against the Machine concert concluded with fans marching to the Pepsi Center. Rage band members are said to have joined the march the march lead by Iraq Veterans Against the War. An Estimated 3,500 people took part in the march.
Source:
http://dncdisruption08.org/
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25 Responses to “Democratic National Convention(DNC), Denver 2008 (part 2)”
By thetum on Apr 22, 2010 | Reply
Well i can see …
Well i can see civil rights are of no value to you sir.
good day.
By whatsitforharry on Apr 22, 2010 | Reply
okay. there are …
okay. there are cops that abuse power, and there are those who dont. you never hear about the ones who dont. i know several cops very well and respect them, but as a whole i do not trust the police force. this is for the same reason that i do not trust the human race, but make exceptions for people i know. however, if a cop tells you to move ( i dont care if its legal or not) MOVE. it may be illegal or whatever, but you need to pick your battles a LOT better.
By sonoftheundrgrnd on Apr 22, 2010 | Reply
Fuck the police.
the police.
By IntellectualAddict on Apr 22, 2010 | Reply
I guess you don’t …
I guess you don’t like the taste of your own medicine. Liberals rarely do.
By thejuryissleepless on Apr 22, 2010 | Reply
You’re seriously …
You’re seriously calling me an idiot? nothing is more Intellectual than those who recklessly insult others, especially those with differing opinions. You just make yourself come off as a jackass – like those McCarthy wannabes who just deem any dissident as a Commie, Anarchist or terrorist. It’s sad really, how someone who claims to be “intellectual” can be so naive to the methods of debate. Feeble attacks on my esteem are childish. Good luck having a successful debate in REAL life.
By IntellectualAddict on Apr 22, 2010 | Reply
“to bash peoples …
“to bash peoples heads in”
–Wow. Have you ever actually talked with a cop before? Nevermind, you keep believing that, like an idiot.
“now it is about police authority”
–That’s always been the topic here, nitwit.
“I refuse to argue with an authoritarian like yourself”
–At least I have a brain, more than I can say for an obvious Anarchist like yourself.
“Have fun with your police state”
–Ummmm….yeah. Whatever. When was the last time you had to get permission to go to the store?
By thejuryissleepless on Apr 22, 2010 | Reply
Ok i’m done after …
Ok i’m done after this because this is incredibly vain waste of time.
“You think they want to be there?” come on. -Some would have liked to be at the RATM concert down the street, others would like to be doing what they get paid to do – make quotas, be a cop to bash peoples heads in. This argument is not about the protest anymore, now it is about police authority which I refuse to argue with an authoritarian like yourself about. Have fun with your police state, asshole. I’m done here
By IntellectualAddict on Apr 22, 2010 | Reply
“hold the same …
“hold the same responsibilities”
–I never said they have the same responsibilities, but they can give you an order & if you don’t follow it they can ask a cop to arrest you and the cop will do it.
“a fireman is much less likely to abuse their authority”
–This point is irrelevant. It has no bearing on the subject.
“Police just need to maintain disorder to justify their ever increasing presence”
–You think they want to be there? I think they’d rather be at home with their kids, asshole.
By thejuryissleepless on Apr 22, 2010 | Reply
Paramedics, Firemen …
Paramedics, Firemen etc. No relevance because they do not arrest, or hold the same responsibilities as cops. Just because they are civil authorities doesn’t mean they can be appropriated under the same jurisdiction. Furthermore, a fireman is much less likely to abuse their authority than a cop. That is why i found this point – irrelevant. You’re assumptions are bullshit. Police just need to maintain disorder to justify their ever increasing presence. Polis is greek for what? who owns the police?
By haroldandmojo on Apr 22, 2010 | Reply
Its pretty simple, …
Its pretty simple, when a police officer asks you to move you should move or chances are you will get “the big don’t argue”.
By IntellectualAddict on Apr 22, 2010 | Reply
“I’m not talking …
“I’m not talking about”
–1 Yes they can. 2 You just never thought about others in uniform when you wrote that. 3 It’s very relevant bc when they are a civil authority & when they give you an order to move or help or answer a question it’s a lawful order, dimwit.
“the police were telling everyone to move all over the place”
–Making his refusal all the more arrogant. If everyone was told to move, and I assume they did, why didn’t he?
By thejuryissleepless on Apr 22, 2010 | Reply
I’m not talking …
I’m not talking about those in uniform who CAN’T abuse their authority! Why the is that relevant?
Were you there? if you were there you’d know that the police were telling everyone to move all over the place and that those with PRESS badges should be able to observe the demonstrations and the process of our democracy to report it to the rest of us. And yes being nice goes a long way with a cop but when I’m told to leave (when theres no fire) reasonability over brute force is justice.
By thejuryissleepless on Apr 22, 2010 | Reply
You are really …
You are really dense to implied sarcasm. I was quoting you. So the lawful order was “Let’s move” and the reason for being arrested was refusing the lawful order?
I think you are trying to compensate for something with your incredible obsession with “intellectualism” its really discerning. People who consider themselves “intellectuals” don’t usually proclaim themselves that way, they prove it through actions and words. FYI
By IntellectualAddict on Apr 22, 2010 | Reply
“this guy …
“this guy intellectualaddict is clearly a troll account. check out his channel. its so over the top”
–What on earth is over the top about my channel? It’s minimalist compared with most. And what, exactly, is my “template?”
Most troll accounts, from my understanding, are BARE, and always brand new. How does mine compare with those?
By IntellectualAddict on Apr 22, 2010 | Reply
“I guess we should …
“I guess we should just blindly follow all the commands as long as they are from someone in a uniform”
–Yup. I bet if a Fireman suddenly told him to move he would have jumped immediately. But he believed he’s too important to follow a direct order from a policeman.
“Obviously its not really worth getting arrested for wanting to know why the cop wants you to do something.”
–True. And it pays to be courteous to a policeman (and everyone else, for that matter).
By IntellectualAddict on Apr 22, 2010 | Reply
“He got what he …
“He got what he deserved”
–Hi did. He was told to move, he refused, the policeman moved him. He deserved it. Why did he not deserve it?
“How is demanding to know why you are being arrested”
–Demanding to know why you’re being arrested, refusing a lawful order by a civil authority, and resisting arrest are 3 different things (FYI for all you false intellectuals out there).
By callieland on Apr 22, 2010 | Reply
this guy …
this guy intellectualaddict is clearly a troll account. check out his channel. its so over the top that it would make karl rove blush. i personally always enjoy the hyper-aggressive, menacing, bullying, template that all these guys follow. ignore him.
By thejuryissleepless on Apr 22, 2010 | Reply
Your intillectual …
Your intillectual rationalism scares me. He got what he deserved
How is demanding to know why you are being arrested, moved, AGAINST YOUR FREEDOM a disrespect? I guess we should just blindly follow all the commands as long as they are from someone in a uniform. He should have hung up his phone though.
Obviously its not really worth getting arrested for wanting to know why the cop wants you to do something.
:=|
By IntellectualAddict on Apr 22, 2010 | Reply
“Democratic??
LOL …
“Democratic??
LOL how ironic!”
Do you even know what “democratic” means? It refers to voting and representation, not your ability to refuse to adhere to a policeman’s order.
By IntellectualAddict on Apr 22, 2010 | Reply
“it’s to the point …
“it’s to the point now that when a cop says “jump!”…you’d better say “how high?”"
Please tell me when it was any different.
By IntellectualAddict on Apr 22, 2010 | Reply
He got exactly what …
He got exactly what he deserved. A policeman told him to move on, he refused by saying “yeah, hold on,” as if the policeman had no authority and it wasn’t an order and the policeman didn’t really mean it. He just didn’t respect the officer in any way. Then he got a wake up call.
By scottishcreamthe1st on Apr 22, 2010 | Reply
Democratic??
LOL …
Democratic??
LOL how ironic!
By badnerved1 on Apr 22, 2010 | Reply
i wud of helped him
i wud of helped him
By skins189lbs on Apr 22, 2010 | Reply
sad but true
sad but true
By callieland on Apr 22, 2010 | Reply
it’s to the point …
it’s to the point now that when a cop says “jump!”…you’d better say “how high?”