urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:a_leprechaun they tumble blindly A Better Word for Weird 2008-09-02T06:04:06Z urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:a_leprechaun:374584 2038-01-19T03:14:07Z 2008-09-02T06:04:06Z I'm posting this for those who don't know yet, because I only found out a little while ago.<br /><br /><lj-embed id="23" /><br /><br />The above video shows a young woman, a peaceful protester holding a flower, being hit and pepper-sprayed by police in full riot gear.<br /><br />This is happening in St. Paul. People are being arrested and their homes raided for planning to protest at the RNC.<br /><br /><b><font size="5">People are being arrested and their homes raided for <i>planning to protest</i> at the RNC.</font></b><br /><br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/30/us/politics/30arrests.html?ex=1377921600&amp;en=7a00ca941e0678d6&amp;ei=5124&amp;partner=permalink&amp;exprod=permalink">New York Times article</a><br /><a href="http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/09/01/protests/index.html">Most recent Salon.com update</a><br /><br />(And before anyone else brings this up: yes, I know there may have been some similar activity when people demonstrated at the DNC. That does not make this any less despicable.)