RNC protester wins settlement

Don't welcome the next Republican National Convention anywhere near your city - unless you like your town being deeded out to these little dictators. At minimum, the past 3 GOP conventions have turned their respective cities into prison camps where no dissent is allowed during the event.

Last year, the city of St. Paul required the Republican National Committee to buy insurance to cover legal fees. This shows that the city had obviously intended on starting trouble with dissidents.

True to form, the city has now had to pay out $5,000 to an antiwar protester who was illegally detained by police for the thoughtcrime of handing out leaflets outside the convention hall.

And get this: This unlawful detention wasn't even during that comedy routine known as the Republican National Convention. It took place 3 months before the convention and promoted a march to protest it.

It sounds like the Republicans no longer "own" cities just during the convention, but the rest of the time as well.

Because this incident happened before the convention instead of during it, the settlement probably doesn't come out of the insurance the RNC had to buy, but directly from city coffers. So taxpayers are paying for the city's fascism.

As if you needed any more reasons not to want the next convention in your town.

(Source: http://www.startribune.com/local/stpaul/39226432.html)