September 4, 2008
Minnesota Public Radio reports that police have set off concussion grenades and smoke bombs to disperse a group marching in St. Paul. More than 100 arrests are expected, bringing the overall RNC arrest tally to roughly 800.
But maybe it's "God's will" they're marching? Maybe they're on a "task from God"? Maybe they're just trying to "get their hearts right with God." Ask Palin. She seems fond of determining God's will and what tasks the all mighty sets. You know, like the "Iraq War" and a natural gas pipeline for Alaska.
So 800 people are taken away to jail for stating their opinion on the war and John McCain at the RNC, and during his speech John McCain told us all in his acceptance speech tonight,that everyone should have the chance to contribute. Does anyone else see the irony here?
Binary politics is a sign of a society which has gone insane.
Draw no inferences from that statement. Consider it.
I woke up this morning and turned on CNN and saw police officers in Minnesota spraying tear gas at a woman that had one hand up in the air and one over her face. She clearly was trying to show the police that she was not attempting to resist. Several police officers surrounded her and continued to spray directly at her and pushed her with a bicycle and then actually pushed her onto the ground. After hearing this week about the arrests of journalists and the preemptive raid on an eyewitness video organization, I am truly frightened and confused. I feel like there is not enough focus in the media about this police brutality. Isn't anyone else worried about what this means for our country? I know that this is not new news but I still believe that it should be an issue that is covered with the same passion each time events like this occur.
People aren't arrested for stating their opinions in this country. They are arrested for breaking the law. Making fools of themselves is just how they go about doing it.
I understand that people that break the law can be expected to be arrested. My previous question is about police brutality. When someone is obviously not resisting arrest (as shown in the CNN video footage) yet police continue to spray them down with chemicals and shove them to the ground, what should we make of this? Should we say that this is acceptable behavior? Should we ignore this police behavior?
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