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So they raided malnourished groups of hippies who were conspiring to commit peaceful acts of free speech? What were they so afraid of? I know for a fact that I could kill 10 or 12 hippies before the smell overwhelmed me.
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Link to website of one of the "RNC Welcoming Committee", one of the raided groups
Anarchists fuckin suck at formatting. Go figure.
Another article about the "RNC Welcoming Committee"
They were 1 of about 6 houses raided.
Also, check out this sweet botched police raid map.
Protesters here in Minneapolis have been targeted by a series of highly intimidating, sweeping police raids across the city, involving teams of 25-30 officers in riot gear, with semi-automatic weapons drawn, entering homes of those suspected of planning protests, handcuffing and forcing them to lay on the floor, while law enforcement officers searched the homes, seizing computers, journals, and political pamphlets. Last night, members of the St. Paul police department and the Ramsey County sheriff's department handcuffed, photographed and detained dozens of people meeting at a public venue to plan a demonstration, charging them with no crime other than "fire code violations," and early this morning, the Sheriff's department sent teams of officers into at least four Minneapolis area homes where suspected protesters were staying.
So they raided malnourished groups of hippies who were conspiring to commit peaceful acts of free speech? What were they so afraid of? I know for a fact that I could kill 10 or 12 hippies before the smell overwhelmed me.
Added for context:
Link to website of one of the "RNC Welcoming Committee", one of the raided groups
On the penultimate day of the pReNC, a national planning consulta a year in advance of the Republican National Convention, over a hundred anti-authoritarians from around the country gathered to distill a formal strategy for disrupting the convention. Smaller working groups focused on nationwide communications, food/medical/legal infrastructure, media, coalition building, and action planning. Pouring over maps, timetables, and photographs of the city, the action working group hammered out this plan.
On the first day of the convention, participants will employ a three-tiered direct action strategy to disrupt the RNC. The tiers are organized in order of priority according to the number of participants; if a small number of participants show up, only the first tier will be carried out, but if the numbers are on hand, all three tiers will be in effect.
Tier One: Establish 15-20 blockades, utilizing a diversity of tactics, creating an inner and outer ring around St. Paul?s Excel Center, where the RNC is to take place.
Tier Two: Immobilize the delegates? transportation infrastructure, including the busses that are to convey them.
Tier Three: Block the five western bridges connecting the Twin Cities.
Anarchists fuckin suck at formatting. Go figure.
Another article about the "RNC Welcoming Committee"
They were 1 of about 6 houses raided.
Also, check out this sweet botched police raid map.