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Scurrilous

(38,687 posts)
Thu Mar 15, 2012, 05:28 PM Mar 2012

Occupy Miami's Overtown Safehouse Raided by Dozens of Miami Police With Assault Rifles

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"More than two dozen cops swarmed Occupy Miami's Overtown safehouse yesterday afternoon after responding to what appears to have been a bogus terrorism tip The raid was the second on Occupy Miami in the past six weeks. On January 31, Miami-Dade cops evicted protesters from Government Center. This time it was City of Miami police officers that arrived in SWAT vans and emerged with their assault rifles drawn.

"They were pointing guns at children!" says Ramy Mahmoud, one of three Occupy Miami members taken in for questioning and then released without charges. The Miami Police Department did not return a request for comment left last night. As soon as they do, we will update this post."

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"Three occupiers were initially placed in handcuffs but were released at the scene. Cops then asked Mahmoud and two other Occupy Miami members to accompany them downtown for questioning. There they were kept in separate rooms and interviewed for a little more than an hour, he says.

"They were asking me questions like, 'Are you a Muslim?' and 'Do you love this country?'" Mahmoud says. "I said hell no, I don't love this country, and it's because of shit like this.

"They are calling us terrorists, but what I saw today was demons pointing guns at us," he adds. "They terrified us."

http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/riptide/2012/03/occupy_miamis_overtown_safehou.php

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Drip....Drip... Drip.... bvar22 Mar 2012 #1
Outrageous. n/t ellisonz Mar 2012 #2
". . . it's because of shit like this." Captures it, perfectly. leveymg Mar 2012 #3
Some people still don't know. NEVER TALK TO THE COPS!!! backscatter712 Mar 2012 #4
Oh, and gotta love the corporate media framing: "Safehouse"? backscatter712 Mar 2012 #5

bvar22

(39,909 posts)
1. Drip....Drip... Drip....
Thu Mar 15, 2012, 06:54 PM
Mar 2012

It is getting worse every day.
The militarization of our Police Forces,
and the labeling of protesters as "terrorists" must end.



You will know them by their WORKS,
not by their excuses.
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backscatter712

(26,355 posts)
4. Some people still don't know. NEVER TALK TO THE COPS!!!
Fri Mar 16, 2012, 11:14 AM
Mar 2012

Remember Miranda. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law.

ALWAYS TAKE THE FIFTH AND ASK FOR A LAWYER!!!



I know, it's a long video, but it's a good one. It explains far better than I can why you should never talk to the cops. If they take you downtown and interrogate you, your answer is "I wish to remain silent."

Even if you're innocent and your instincts say talk to Officer Friendly and straighten out the misunderstanding, DON'T! He's listening very carefully for ways to fuck you.

backscatter712

(26,355 posts)
5. Oh, and gotta love the corporate media framing: "Safehouse"?
Fri Mar 16, 2012, 11:42 AM
Mar 2012

Subtle way of insinuating Occupy Miami is a terrorist cell.

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