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What's with all the RPD in masks?!

A number of times in the past weeks, I have observed and heard reports of "jump outs" by Rochester Police in masks. Presumably making drug arrests, with no way to identify themselves.

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Annihilation of Human Dignity

Masters and their sorcerer's apprentices

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CORRECTION~BTL:While Federal Contracts to Private Companies Proliferate...

...Government Oversight is Weak or Nonexistent~Interview with Michael Scherer, Washington correspondent for Mother Jones magazine, conducted by Between the Lines' Scott Harris

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SEX, LIES, AND VIDEOTAPES

SENATE ENJOYS PORNO PEEP SHOW...

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Instruction Chain

The chain of commands is well-defined

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Forget The Trial Get The Rope: Bush Approved The Torture!!!

While the shutter captured the gruesome horror in graphic detail, it missed capturing the full scope of the incident, as did CBS. This was not an isolated incident. It was not the result of a few rogues. Rather this incident was the result of careful long-term planning. In fact Bush and every other high official of this administration approved of the torture and we have their own words on that

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"Riot" at RIT

The RIT "Riot" - May 9th, 2004

Introduction:

This is documented evidence of the unprovoked Tear Gas and Mace ASSAULT on RIT students exhibiting their constitutional right to assemble.

The only valid actions the police force should have undertaken is the proper identification of everyone present to ensure no underage drinking, and the arrest and prosecution of anyone disobeying the law. After the breaking of a bottle by a singular individual, without any verbal warning the police force fired tear gas rounds out of weapons resembling paintball guns, and shot mace at anyone not running away. I personally witnessed a police officer shooting a man four times, and once more once he was on the ground, for simply walking away from them.

This situation is absolutely unacceptable, and violates several constitutional rights, including the ones below:

Amendment I – Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the
free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people
peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

Amendment IX – The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights,
shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.

Fourteenth Amendment – .... No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the
United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property,
without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction
the equal protection of the laws …

TO VIEW THIS TEXT, PHOTOS OF THE EVENT, AND A QUICKTIME FILE OF THE MOMENT WHEN THE TEAR GAS WAS FIRED...PLEASE VISIT THE LINK BELOW
http://www.apocgfx.com/riot/riot.html

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Local Video Activist Arrested after RPD Officer claims Harassment

David Vara, a.k.a. Davy V., a local video producer whose work includes RPD Exposed and Badges of Dishonor, was arrested after being charged with aggravated harassment on March 26. Rochester Police Officer Thomas Rodriguez filed the charge, after he received Vara's latest video in the mail. The video was mailed to the Patrol Section
Office in which Rodriguez works. Presently, Vara is out on $350 bail and will appear in city court Tuesday April 6th at 9:30am.

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The Right to Dissent and the Trial of Camilo Viveiros

The Right to Dissent and the Trial of Camilo Viveiros

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Film Maker Arrested

Davy Vara who exposed Rochester Police brutality has been arrested.

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