“Solutionism. The new optimism.”
Whatever ‘solutionism’ is, the most appropriate place for Dow to apply it would be Bhopal, where people continue to beg for media attention and help.
Oh wait, Dow is too busy surveilling and intimidating human rights activists.
Busy [corporate giant] bees.
I like The Yes Men version of Dow better:
Police confiscating audio and video of their actions in public has been struck down in the courts over and over, upholding the right of citizens to film police (so long as you’re not interfering.) Now the police will just try to bribe you into handing it over, because that sounds like something police should do.
After two weekends of police shootings with unarmed citizens, local Anaheim residents gathered in their community to protest. Reports from resident imply after a water bottle was thrown from the crowd, police used tear gas and *accidentally* unleashed a police dog that attacked a woman with a toddler and a nearby man. Families and children were among those being fired on or hit with rubber bullets. An investigation is pending into the shooting of two unarmed men that led to the protest, and subsequent police response to the community, but – no surprise – top brass are downplaying the level of force, in all three incidents.
Local Anaheim news coverage:
Account from children present:
Seattle SWAT police raided the apartment of several Occupy Seattle folks early in the morning on July 10th. Surprisingly, they did have a warrant, for “anarchist materials.” Violent criminals, no, police should definitely focus on protestors with anarchist ties. I’m sure this has nothing to do with the PATRIOT Act or NDAA influence on American citizens being hunted down like domestic terror groups because of their political expression.
After awakening the occupants with a flash grenade, handcuffing them, and several hours of ransacking the residence, police hauled away evidence including:
No arrests. Sounds like a waste of time and police resources, unless the intention was to intimidate political dissidents. Whenever I hear of these raids, all I can think about are the citizens who were targeted for crimes in these cities, and where were the police? Conducting McCarthyism raids.
What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans, and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty and democracy?
Warrantless police raids are unfortunately common, but this one in Indiana has a few twists. The raid was to track down threatening comments about police posted online… through an IP address.
No suspect. No identity. Just an IP address. After they flash grenade an elderly woman’s home, and bust the place up (raids are not neat affairs,) they had no warrant to produce. No right to be there in the first place. They also had a TV film crew in tow. Filmed police actions are very hip these days, like COPS but more exciting. And it pays well, but ultimately displays just how criminal police departments have gotten. Remember Aiyana Stanley-Jones in Detroit?
As usual, officer actions are being defended by top brass.
RT nails this story here.
