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RNC Eve: Police Seize Sustainable Living Bus

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By Chuck Olsen , The Uptake
August 31, 2008

Delyla Wilson tours the country with her family in the “PermiBus,” a mobile permaculture demonstration. The group is in the Twin Cities to teach people about sustainable living practices.

On the evening of Saturday, Aug. 30, 2008 the bus was pulled over in what police eventually described as a routine traffic stop. After detaining the bus occupants, the police decided the bus was a commercial vehicle and impounded it for inspection, leaving the family and their guests stranded and homeless.

The police allowed the Wilsons to remove their dogs and chickens, but were not allowed to retrieve their computers or any other belongings, including their daughter’s shoes.

This incident ended a day that saw multiple pre-RNC raids, which some legal observers believe is a coordinated pre-emptive effort by local and national law enforcement agencies to chill RNC protest action.

Video by Chuck Olsen of The UpTake: http://theuptake.org

Photos by Tony Webster, used with permission: http://www.tonywebster.com/

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