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Date Posted: 12:47:11 12/02/99 Thu
Author: saint stephen
Subject: Re: whooops correction
In reply to: Robin 's message, "Re: whooops correction" on 12:27:21 12/02/99 Thu

> > > > > It seems I should have read the morning paper
> > > before
> > > > > commenting on the Seattle Riots, my position
> has
> > > not
> > > > > changed however, but I see that Seattle Police
> > > > started
> > > > > cracking down on the protestors compared to
> what
> > I
> > > > saw
> > > > > last nite. I still think Seattle Police are
> > doing a
> > > > > very good job at trying to maintain order with
> > > > minimul
> > > > > arrests. I hear a lot of people saying they are
> > > only
> > > > > peacefully protesting, but do peaceful
> protestors
> > > > > break windows of stores, loot stores, throw
> > moltaiv
> > > > > cocktails at the police, overturn cars as well
> as
> > > > > patrol cars, break out windows on cars, block
> > busy
> > > > > urban intersections, throw rocks and bottles at
> > > > > people? If thats peaceful protesting I would
> hate
> > > to
> > > > > see violent protesting. Granted now every
> > protestor
> > > > is
> > > > > doing that, and those that are trying to
> > peacefully
> > > > > protest should distance themselves from the
> > others
> > > > and
> > > > > they they all wouldnt look bad
> > > >
> > >
> >
> =======================================================
> > > > =====
> > > > I have commented that there are some scabs
> there,
> > > > but you cannot bash peoples heads for the simple
> > fact
> > > > that some are doing bad shit. In addition, have
> > you
> > > > seen some of the footage of people getting beat?
> > > That
> > > > is not justifiable under any standereds.
> > >
> > > Seattle Police tell them to move, they move if not
> > the
> > > suffer the consequences, people peacefully protest
> > all
> > > he time with no police involvment, these people on
> > the
> > > other hand have no interst in keeping it peaceful,
> > > theres always more than meets the eye than what the
> > > media shows, if you see the whole Rodney King tape
> it
> > > suddenly appears that yest they crossed the line,
> but
> > > not as badly as the media made it out too be
> >
> =======================================================
> > =====
> > Yes there is more then meets the eye, people do not
> > move because there voice is not being heard. They
> > realize that most of the population is a herd that is
> > indifferent to what goes on in Washington, so it
> > continues. Why should they listen to the Government
> > if there Government is not listening to them? Is not
> > moving from a spot where your voice deserves to be
> > heard in some representation a request for violence?
> > Are you aware of whats at stake in that building
> right
> > now? Are you aware of how little a concern our
> > intrests are of the people who are negotiating these
> > issues? Civil dissobedience in a common thing...It
> > was used by both Ghandi and Dr. Martin Luther King
> Jr.
> > They are reflected upon well because they one there
> > battles, and there people wrote the history. I am
> > perfectly awake, and I have no mental defficiencies
> at
> > this time.
> >
> > Love,
> > Steve
>
>
> I live in the Seattle area and I have very mixed
> emotions about the whole thing.
> Its SO nice to see people getting involved in such
> great numbers like they used
> to. But it is true there are people causing damage but
> they aren't the protesters
> their just there to take advantage of the situation.
> The majority of the people are
> peaceful but frustrated cause the media wouldn't even
> give them that time of
> day till the wackos came in and now its "bad"
> coverage. Personally I blame
> the media more then anything cause they only report
> what will give them the
> ratings and they exaggerate the hell out of what they
> do report... And they
> ARE exaggerating...
>
> Last I heard they had arrested 400 people and from
> what I hear from the locals
> MOST of those arrests were uncalled for. Now they have
> a 24 hour curfew until
> the meeting is over which means they've taken away OUR
> right to protest.
>
> I plan on being in Seattle tomorrow PEACEFULLY because
> I think the curfew infringes on our rights...
>
> Lets hope you don't see me on the news being drug
> away... Heheh
>
>
> Peace,
> Robin
============================================================
Fucking rock on Robin! I wish I could go with you. I just listened to the Mayor from Seattle on the news, he addmits that there where in an acessess of 30,000 people who where peacefully demonstrating before several incidents. God, I am glad the colonists didn't obey all the laws.

Love,
Steve

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