Sunday, August 31, 2008

Coldsnap Mirror: Nun Arrested

I will be mirroring the Live Wire from Twin Cities Indy Media, including all the Coldsnap reports, on police actions in St. Paul. Corporate media will never cover this, and generating buzz may help the arrestees, who are supposed to be presumed innocent under the Constitution. Earlier today (Lindsay's report):
ColdSnap is reporting 9 arrests downtown near the Excel center and police massing all over the downtown core.

The National Lawyers Guild and Communities United Against Police Brutality have filed an emergency motion to stop the seizure of cell phones and cameras during the RNC.

The groups will hold a joint press conference at Hennepin County Government Plaza to discuss their application for an emergency injunction, according to a tweet issued by the ColdSnap Legal Collective.

UPDATE (12:34 PDT):: One of the 9 protesters arrested was a nun, seen being loaded into an unmarked blue van. The 9 were apparently trying to climb a fence near a church.

The very latest (3:24 PM CDT):
The police refused to allow IWW Union members off of a train. They were forced to continue on to Plymouth, including a diabetic who needed insulin.