Tag RNC protests

Snatch squads didn’t start in Minneapolis

Police grabbing people at random off the streets, as reported happening yesterday in Minneapolis, is not a new tactic. It happened at the FTAA protests in Miami in 2003 too, and we blogged it then. PS. In the process of…

RNC police thuggery explained

The raids were ordered by Bob Fletcher, sheriff of a St. Paul suburb. He probably didn’t have jurisdiction or legal power for some it and some St. Paul council members are not happy. From FireDogLake. Bob Fletcher is a Republican…