Michelle Tucker is a political junkie, in a world full of them. She moved to Milwaukee from the south, and is still often surprised that it's OK to be a Democrat here; she's also quite in love with Russ Feingold (and Al Harris). Besides her political addiction, Michelle is a full-time student pursuing her Masters in Political Science, and is currently researching the influence of religion on American politics.
Monday, September 08, 2008
A call for widespread police investigation in the Twin Cities
Good Monday morning. Or maybe not because it's Monday. But whatever.
So, all weekend I kept track of Keith news, or tried to, because there wasn't anything new that I could find. And that sucks because I had hoped the story would continue to get picked up. What is in the news, at least to a degree, is the overall police aggression and brutality at the RNC protests. More and more people are calling for investigations, and I'm really glad to see that. I hope you all write or call your local media, your local politicians, and the local politicos in the Twin Cities to add to the pressure to address the allegations of what happened there. We CAN make a difference here.
Some articles worth reading, I think (and by the way, if you're in the writing mood, send a note to the Minnesota Independent for their excellent coverage):
http://www.opednews.com/articles/Maced-Beaten-Tortured-E-by-chris-rice-080907-88.html
http://narcosphere.narconews.com/notebook/brenda-norrell/2008/09/portland-street-medics-describe-police-brutality-and-arrests-rnc
http://www.hollywoodtoday.net/?p=5635
http://www.minnesotaindependent.com/7743/best-of-the-rnc-outside-the-green-zone-edition
http://www.minnesotaindependent.com/7775/journalists-bring-message-of-a-free-press-to-st-paul-city-officials
http://www.minnesotaindependent.com/7747/scenes-from-a-protest-on-rncs-last-night-a-march-to-nowhere
http://www.minnesotaindependent.com/7923/crowd-control-at-the-rnc-fifty-million-unanswered-questions
Watch this space for my promised look into protests, riots, police, and all that good stuff. You know how much I love research!
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