Comments on: Amy Goodman Arrested in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/09/01/amy-goodman-arrested-in-downtown-st-paul-minnesota/ Human Animals at the Crossroads of Culture, Science, Religion and Media Mon, 22 Mar 2010 04:55:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Erich Vieth http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/09/01/amy-goodman-arrested-in-downtown-st-paul-minnesota/comment-page-1/#comment-24066 Erich Vieth Fri, 05 Sep 2008 04:26:50 +0000 http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=3038#comment-24066 I haven't seen much of anything about the protesters in my local newspaper. I suppose, then, that nothing much is happening on the streets. Or, perhaps, the corporate media is correct, that it's just a bunch of troublemakers. But, wait! Maybe they are exercising their First Amendment rights! You know, those rights we are supposedly fighting wars for. http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/9/4/95717/90720/674/586129 I haven’t seen much of anything about the protesters in my local newspaper. I suppose, then, that nothing much is happening on the streets. Or, perhaps, the corporate media is correct, that it’s just a bunch of troublemakers.

But, wait! Maybe they are exercising their First Amendment rights! You know, those rights we are supposedly fighting wars for. http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/9/4/95717/90720/674/586129

]]> By: Vicki Baker http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/09/01/amy-goodman-arrested-in-downtown-st-paul-minnesota/comment-page-1/#comment-24010 Vicki Baker Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:43:53 +0000 http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=3038#comment-24010 Of course it's stupid to insist that an armed representative of the state can't do whatever the hell he feels like. Thank goodness we still have some stupid people in the country. Of course it’s stupid to insist that an armed representative of the state can’t do whatever the hell he feels like. Thank goodness we still have some stupid people in the country.

]]> By: Mike Pulcinella http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/09/01/amy-goodman-arrested-in-downtown-st-paul-minnesota/comment-page-1/#comment-23987 Mike Pulcinella Wed, 03 Sep 2008 02:13:24 +0000 http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=3038#comment-23987 I'm sorry, I think Amy was stupid. The police are not there to negotiate anything! Every sane person knows that. A policeman is an automaton. Amy was courting disaster by trying to reason with them. I’m sorry, I think Amy was stupid. The police are not there to negotiate anything! Every sane person knows that. A policeman is an automaton. Amy was courting disaster by trying to reason with them.

]]> By: Tim Hogan http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/09/01/amy-goodman-arrested-in-downtown-st-paul-minnesota/comment-page-1/#comment-23959 Tim Hogan Tue, 02 Sep 2008 09:47:55 +0000 http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=3038#comment-23959 "suspicion of rioting?" wazzat? Perhaps the folks were targeted because they were obviously press or perhaps not the normal laconic pasty faced Norsemen of Minnesota? “suspicion of rioting?” wazzat? Perhaps the folks were targeted because they were obviously press or perhaps not the normal laconic pasty faced Norsemen of Minnesota?

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