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kotik
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1,000 Attempt Citizen's Arrest of Bush at UN; Blocked by Police, 10 to 12 Arrests
#7474430 - 10/01/07 03:17 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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haha... now that's what I call balls!
1,000 Attempt Citizen's Arrest of Bush at UN; Blocked by Police, 10 to 12 Arrests http://www.infoshop.org/inews/article.php?story=20070926091533497
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As George Bush made his appearance and speech today at the United Nations in NYC, 1,000 people issued a citizen's arrest warrant against him for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
The day began with twelve separate feeder marches converging from across the city, consisting of perhaps several hundred protesters. The people carried 20 large coffins with them and marched from all five boroughs toward Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza and the UN Building where Bush was speaking. The feeder marches were organized by Arrest Cheney First, the War Resister's League, Witness Against Torture, Movement for a Democratic Society (MDS-NYC) and others.
Police had already set up a protest pen outside of the UN for a rally called by the vanguardist World Can't Wait, and quickly moved to herd the marchers into the pens. When members of the War Resister's League exited the pen to deliver the arrest warrant, police arrested 8 of them and grabbed three or four unaffiliated protesters from the pen as well, at approximately 10:30 am.
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Re: 1,000 Attempt Citizen's Arrest of Bush at UN; Blocked by Police, 10 to 12 Arrests [Re: kotik]
#7474475 - 10/01/07 03:32 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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Seems right to me.
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Re: 1,000 Attempt Citizen's Arrest of Bush at UN; Blocked by Police, 10 to 12 Arrests [Re: bort]
#7474804 - 10/01/07 05:41 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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Someone out there is actually doing something. Man, those people who pulled this off are great and I salute them for getting off their couch and trying this.
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Re: 1,000 Attempt Citizen's Arrest of Bush at UN; Blocked by Police, 10 to 12 Arrests [Re: StrandedVoyager]
#7474853 - 10/01/07 05:55 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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muaha nice
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Re: 1,000 Attempt Citizen's Arrest of Bush at UN; Blocked by Police, 10 to 12 Arrests [Re: Alion]
#7474975 - 10/01/07 06:26 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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And even more stark reminder than Bush is above the law and does what he likes.
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Re: 1,000 Attempt Citizen's Arrest of Bush at UN; Blocked by Police, 10 to 12 Arrests [Re: Visionary Tools]
#7476414 - 10/02/07 05:18 AM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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> And even more stark reminder than Bush is above the law and does what he likes.
Eh? I respect the protesters, as they were non-violent and non-idiotic (for the most part), but if you think there was a chance in hell that they could have made a "citizens arrest" against any politician, then you have some serious issues with reality.
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Re: 1,000 Attempt Citizen's Arrest of Bush at UN; Blocked by Police, 10 to 12 Arrests [Re: Seuss]
#7476474 - 10/02/07 06:12 AM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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Seuss said: > And even more stark reminder than Bush is above the law and does what he likes. you have some serious issues with reality.
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Re: 1,000 Attempt Citizen's Arrest of Bush at UN; Blocked by Police, 10 to 12 Arrests [Re: kotik]
#7476710 - 10/02/07 08:57 AM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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1,000 idiots.......
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Re: 1,000 Attempt Citizen's Arrest of Bush at UN; Blocked by Police, 10 to 12 Arrests [Re: kotik]
#7477474 - 10/02/07 01:30 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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At first I just thought this whole thing was a waste of energy. But then I noticed this:
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Under established international and military law, also, the commission of war crimes and crimes against humanity, for which, as commander in chief, Bush bears command responsibility for the actions of those under his command as well as for his own policies.
Under the principles of the Nuremburg Trials at the end of World War Two, Bush would be indictable for all four counts established back then:
1. Participation in a common plan or conspiracy for the accomplishment of crime against peace;
2. Planning, initiating and waging wars of aggression and other crimes against peace;
3. War crimes;
4. Crimes against humanity.
Interesting that from a theoretical stand point, someone is within their rights to place George Bush under citizens arrest if they are witness to him committing a felony.
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Re: 1,000 Attempt Citizen's Arrest of Bush at UN; Blocked by Police, 10 to 12 Arrests [Re: gluke bastid]
#7477575 - 10/02/07 02:12 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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couldnt the pres just pardon himself? or better yet, wait then let Cheney pardon, then reinstate him?
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