Temporary Arrestee Processing Center for DNC
August 14th, 2008 Maeve Conran Posted in Audio, Breaking News, Demonstrations, News |
Denver police and city officials are establishing a processing center to deal with people arrested during protests at the Democratic National Convention. They will not reveal the location, citing concerns that protesters will tamper with the site. A Denver television news crew gained access to the site and filmed rows of chain link fence cages topped by barbed wire and signs warning of the use of electric stun devices within the facility. The ACLU has requested a meeting with city officials to discuss their concerns. The city has advised the ACLU that attorney visits will NOT be accommodated at the facility. This does not comply with a Colorado statute that guarantees the right of detainees to meet with attorneys in a confidential setting.
August 14th, 2008 at 3:33 pm
Why are Coloradans and the ACLU surprised at the establishment of Gitmo on the Platte when both of our “patriotic” US Senators voted to suspend habeas corpus and hardly aroused a whimper through the corporate media?
Rotsa Ruck,
Lou
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August 14th, 2008 at 5:25 pm
We have really come to a sad end, we no longer have the consitution. We Have not had these right for a long time. We have just had the elution of freedom.
It is time for a revolution….!!!!!
Mo
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August 15th, 2008 at 11:59 am
Sad, sad, sad. Now here is something to be protesting! Tell us where and when. This is a fence that needs to be mended by tearing it down.
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August 25th, 2008 at 1:20 am
Hey Maureen,
How can you have a revolution when you spell the word illusion “elution.” Democracy can only exist when you have an intelligent, well educated population capable of making decisions for itself, so to me that means the U.S. hasn’t had a democracy since the 1930s at least.
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