[Vision2020] Freedom of the Press in Denver..NOT!!!

[Tom Hansen]

Think Chicago, 1968, another war, and another Democratic National 
Convention . . . and . . . yes, another Mayor Daley.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

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> Seems to me the police were out of line here, as well as whoever called
t> o complain about the reporters.  But this is the same sort of thing that
ha> ppens to protesters too; the trend has been to force people to areas 
out
> of sight of those whom they're protesting.  It's happening in Denver, it
> happened four years ago in New York, where they also arrested them en
mas> se.
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> Sunil
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> From: fotopro63 at hotmail.com
> To: vision2020 at moscow.com
> Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:00:23 +0000
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Freedom of the Press in Denver..NOT!!!
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> So the whole city of Denver is private property while the convention is 
in
> town, Donovan?
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> The reporter was on a public sidewalk, was pushed into and across the
str> eet by a cop before being "arrested".
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> The cameraman was told to stop filming while the reporter was being
"arrest> ed". THAT is an unawful order.
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> Thankfully he/she didn't stop recording.
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> With very few exceptions a photographer may shoot anything that is in 
view
> of public property, people, buildings, cars...even the police.
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"We're a town of about 23,000 with 10,000 college students. The college 
students are not very active in local elections (thank goodness!)."

- Dale Courtney (March 28, 2007)


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