ACLU wants probe into police-staged DNC protest
Felisa Cardona | DenverPost.com When a Jefferson County deputy unleashed pepper spray at unruly protesters on the first night of the Democratic National Convention, he did not know that his targets were undercover Denver police officers. Now the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado is questioning whether that staged confrontation by police pretending to be violent [...]
The Ground Noise and The Static
Check out the lastest episode from subMedia.tv Includes footage from both the RNC and DNC conventions.
Protesters denied access to attorneys, forced to march in leg shackles, ACLU charges
John Byrne Published: Thursday August 28, 2008ARTICLEURL The ACLU issued a stinging rebuke to the Denver Police Department Wednesday, alleging that the department may have violated laws and constitutional rights of protesters arrested outside the Democratic National Convention. In the letter, obtained by RAW STORY, the ACLU revealed that the police refused [...]
Protesters at Democratic convention fly the ‘cage’
The designated protest area at the Democratic National Convention was empty Monday. Many protest groups are opting to take their messages elsewhere in Denver. (Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff) They’ve come to Denver for countless causes, but they almost uniformly reject the designated protest zone. Christian Science Monitor Ariel Sabar | Staff writer / August 27, [...]
Plot unfolds to assassinate Obama on national TV, a 4th arrest, more details.
Andrew Malcolm, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer August 27, 2008 DENVER — More details emerging from Denver as we write this in the predawn hours on the now suspected plot to assassinate Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama with a high-powered rifle on national television during his outdoor acceptance speech at Invesco Field Thursday night. Authorities [...]
ABC Reporter Arrested in Denver Taking Pictures of Senators, Big Donors
ABCNews.com | Blotter DENVER–Police in Denver arrested an ABC News producer today as he and a camera crew were attempting to take pictures on a public sidewalk of Democratic Senators and VIP donors leaving a private meeting at the Brown Palace Hotel. Police on the scene refused to tell ABC lawyers the charges against the [...]
