NPR: Minnesota Nice: Now Includes Freedom Of The Press

Minnesota Nice: Now Includes Freedom Of The Press

Of the 800 people arrested at the RNC in St. Paul, dozens were journalists. MPR reports the city of St. Paul is dropping misdemeanor charges filed against journalists during the RNC. That includes charges in the high(ish) profile arrest of Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman.

It will be interesting to see what constitutes a journalist in these dismissals. The office of the St. Paul mayor released a statement to MPR saying the city attorney will use a "broad definition and verification to identify journalists who were caught up in mass arrests during the convention." The road to freedom up 'nort is paved with Twitter!

-- Michael Olson

12:25 PM ET | 09-19-2008 | permalink

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Real Minnestoa Nice has ALWAYS upheld the constitution. Don't let the GOP steal our nice!

Sent by Andrea Wandersee | 1:01 PM ET | 09-19-2008

Everyone there is a journalist. They all experienced that event in the first person, and so each experience constitutes vital information.

The fact is, even if a crowd turns riotous, the police shouldn't intervene. Riots are a direct result of an oppressive society. Trying to suppress it will only exacerbate the feeling.

This seems to me to be a basic fact of psychology.

Sent by Jody Sol | 1:31 PM ET | 09-19-2008

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