Things Get Rough

Things get rough between police and protestors outside the RNC.
CNN iReport seems laudable, but in practice it is mainly a joke, satinized when it’s discussed on CNN itself (compare the two!). But here’s one other sample:

Follow live citizen journalism coverage via The Uptake. The bigger picture: journalists are also getting falsely arrested.

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Just an Amsterdam native who won't take his city and its cycling extravaganza for granted anymore, thinking these posts might be clues to others, inspiration perhaps, if you will...

Things get rough between police and protestors outside the RNC.
CNN iReport seems laudable, but in practice it is mainly a joke, satinized when it’s discussed on CNN itself (compare the two!). But here’s one other sample:

Follow live citizen journalism coverage via The Uptake. The bigger picture: journalists are also getting falsely arrested.

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6 Comments

  1. Les added these cyclelicious words on September 5, 2008 | Permalink

    The worst use of a bicyle I have ever seen.

  2. Amsterdamize added these cyclelicious words on September 5, 2008 | Permalink

    indeed, appalling, it’s the least you can say of that whole incident.

  3. Alan added these cyclelicious words on September 5, 2008 | Permalink

    Hi Marc,
    Don’t know if you saw Amy’s original report and transcript over on the Democracy Now! site.

  4. Amsterdamize added these cyclelicious words on September 5, 2008 | Permalink

    I did, Alan, thanks, I’ve been following DN for years. I received a video of her arrest one hour later from a friend over there.

  5. Alan added these cyclelicious words on September 5, 2008 | Permalink

    Same here…I’ve worked with some of that crew in a slightly earlier life.
    Although it was bad, it doesn’t compare to things like this that happened much closer to home…..

  6. Amsterdamize added these cyclelicious words on September 5, 2008 | Permalink

    why am I not surprised, once again, Alan!

    I read a lot about what happened in Genoa, but never that excellent account, thanks!

    Justice and democracy have proven again and again to be very selective and deceptive in nature. But when has that ever been otherwise, right?

    PS: ‘Fascist pig’ doesn’t sound so hollow anymore

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