10 Ways Police in Ferguson May Be About to Break the Law

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http://www.alternet.org/10-ways-police-ferguson-may-be-about-break-law

1) Try to stop people from protesting.

The police all say they know they have to let people protest. So they usually will allow protests for a while. Then the police will get tired and impatient and try to stop people from continuing to protest. The government will say people can only protest until a certain time, or on a certain street, or only if they keep moving, or not there, not here, not now, no longer. Such police action is not authorized by the US Constitution. People have a right to protest, the government should leave them alone.

2) Provocateurs.

Police have likely already planted dozens of officers, black and white, male and female, inside the various protests groups. These officers will illegally spy on peaceful protesters and often take illegal actions themselves and encourage other people to take illegal action. They will even be arrested with others but magically not end up in jail. Others inside the groups will be paid to inform on the group to the government. Comically, when undercover police are uncovered they often claim they have a constitutional right to be there and try to use the constitution they are violating as a shield!

3) Snatch Squads.

Police will decide who they do not like or who they think are leaders. Then they will use small heavily armed groups to knife into peaceful crowds and grab people, pull them out and arrest them.

4) False Arrests.

The police will arrest whoever they choose whenever they choose and will make up stories to justify the arrests. If people are breaking glass or hurting others, those arrests are legal. However, the police will arrest first and sort out who they arrested later. Police in Ferguson have already wrongfully arrested legal observers, a law professor, and church leaders.

[RKP5637]

1. I saw this just recently, glad you posted it to DU. It's an excellent synopsis IMO! n/t

[underpants]

2. Agreed

[Enthusiast]

3. Kicked and recommended!

The East German government wouldn't allow dissent either.

[bvf]

4. Expect all of this.

Also get ready for apologists-in-advance, loaded with popcorn:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=5831638

Yeah, the system is working just great.

[Skidmore]

5. And they don't care. This is becoming the way the cops operate.

Egregious breaking of laws under the guise of law enforcement. Redress may come after the fact but by the time it winds its way through the courts, the practices have become standard and no one rolls them back or punishes the cops. It is let go as a training issue.

[Kablooie]

6. Justice seems to be a dirty word in our legal system nowadays.

From SCOTUS on down to the cops on the beat, power and domination are the ruling forces while freedom and justice are pushed aside.

[zeemike]

7. Break the law are you kidding they are the law.

And what ever they decide is the law is the law...That is what a police state looks like.

What is expected of you as a citizen is compliance...when they bark an order at you you are supposed to comply and submit.
Let's drop any pretense that they protect and serve us...they don't...they serve themselves and the profoundly rich who need them to keep the hungry away from their gated communities.