More On Local Police Raids

"In the house that had just been raided, those inside described how a team of roughly 25 officers had barged into their homes with masks and black swat gear, holding large semi-automatic rifles, and ordered them to lie on the floor, where they were handcuffed and ordered not to move. The officers refused to state why they were there and, until the very end, refused to show whether they had a search warrant. They were forced to remain on the floor for 45 minutes while the officers took away the laptops, computers, individual journals, and political materials kept in the house. One of the individuals renting the house, an 18-year-old woman, was extremely shaken as she and others described how the officers were deliberately making intimidating statements such as "Do you have Terminator ready?" as they lay on the floor in handcuffs."

Hard to believe this shit is going down right here. The raid on Friday night was just across the river, in the area where I grew up. I wasn't planning to demonstrate myself, but I am tempted to follow the demonstrators around and document any bullshit that happens.

Not that there weren't troubling things going on in Denver as well. From Wednesday:

"Police in Denver arrested an ABC News producer today as he and a camera crew were attempting to take pictures on a public sidewalk of Democratic senators and VIP donors leaving a private meeting at the Brown Palace Hotel."

Makes you proud to be an American, don't it? Democracy through intimidation!