What fucking country do we live in? More than 800 people were arrested outside the RNC, including several journalists. I'm willing to bet that I could ask 5 people I know who consider themselves somewhat informed, and they'd have no idea this went on last week. According to police, they arrested 386 people on Thursday alone. Most of the incarcerated were not in front of the convention, but blocks from the Xcel Center. I guess it's a good thing they arrested peaceful protesters and journalists, as I'd bet some of the cops, in their new riot gear, were just itching to use the tasers they got just in time for the RNC (as the FOX News headline read, in February). The St. Paul police were given a 50 million dollar grant to be used for security during the RNC, so I suppose it could have been much worse if they felt obligated to justify the cost.
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