[news] Why Do the ACLU and National Lawyers Guild Protect Violent Riot Police?

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On June 2, 2003, I was falsely imprisoned and violently assaulted by Seattle riot police on 5th Avenue in downtown Seattle. On March 22, 2003, my son and I were not just falsely imprisoned and assaulted by Seattle Police, but also Federal riot police, and several Federal agencies, including the Department of Immigration, who were armed and on site as well. We were not attacked alone. About 300 hundred, or more, fellow unarmed citizens, committing no crimes, in an area with a city permit for the protest, also suffered my fate, in both instances. After these incidents, the National Lawyers Guild, the Washington American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the Seattle City Council, and the Office of Police Accountability (OPA) solicited our written accounts of these illegal cop riots. Additionally, two "activist" lawyers, Larry Hildes and Paul Richmond, showed up on the scene, and solicited their services to the pool of victims. I gave my two city claim cards, filled out, to Paul, and that was basically the end of that. Never heard about it again.

URL: http://resist.ca/story/2005/1/5/102754/0195