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Pre-emptive police raids on protesters, journalists
Homeland Security meets Bread Not Bombs (Photo by Mary Turck)
Protesters, journalists and old-style hippies were among the targets in the first 24 hours of police raids in preparation for the Republican National Convention.
Sheriff Bob Fletcher claimed that his operation targets only the RNC Welcoming Committee, a local anarchist protest group. However, police also targeted journalists from I-Witness video and a family traveling in a green bus and demonstrating environmentally-friendly practices such as solar panels, hydroponics and composting.
Here’s a run-down of articles and videos from the first day of RNC 2008.
The first raid:
Convergence Center at 627 Smith Avenue, St. Paul on Friday night at 9:15 p.m.
Police break down doors in night-time raid on anarchist meeting
Saturday morning raids:
Ramsey County Sheriff raids homes in South Minneapolis Twin Cities Daily Planet
3240 17th Avenue South, Minneapolis
See also: City inspectors board up raided home for “code violations” Molly Priesmeyer reports for the Minnesota Independent.
2301 23rd Avenue South, Minneapolis (Bread Not Bombs)
3500 Harriet Avenue South, Minneapolis
Smith and Wyoming Streets in St. Paul (Wellness Center)
Rally at Powderhorn Park
Saturday afternoon raids:
949-951 Iglehart Avenue, St. Paul
1471 Marshall Avenue, St. Paul
Journalists targeted by FBI in St. Paul Twin Cities Daily Planet
Press conference at the Convergence Center
MnIndy Video: RNC Welcoming Committee unbowed by raids
MnIndy Video: Anti-RNC activists respond to police raids, convergence space reopens
Saturday evening
Cretin Avenue exit, eastbound, Interstate 94 Twin Cities Daily Planet
And more …
Partial transcript of search warrant
“Weapons and devices?” Conflicting accounts from sheriff, lawyers
Comments
Targeting Journalists is so... Soviet!
This can’t be 21st Century America, can it? Please wake me from this horrible dream!
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