The Most Revolutionary Act

Diverse Ramblings of an American Refugee

Dr Stuart Jeanne Bramhall

Dr Stuart Jeanne Bramhall
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64 year old psychiatrist, activist and author of free ebook 21st CENTURY REVOLUTION - a free download at http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/120942. My 2010 memoir THE MOST REVOLUTIONARY ACT: MEMOIR OF AN AMERICAN REFUGEE describes the circumstances that led me to leave the US in 2002. More information about both books (and me) at www.stuartbramhall.com

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MAY 18, 2012 8:05PM

Chicago Cops Start Preemptive Arrests on Eve of NATO Summit

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(If the above video fails to play, view it here:  NBC Chicago)

According to the National Lawyers Guild, the Chicago police have begun unlawfully detaining activists in anticipation of the protests planned at the NATO summit on June 22nd.  They have been breaking down doors without warrants and detaining them without charge. Read more here: Chicago cops start preemptive arrests

Someone needs to let the Chicago authorities know that NDAA is no longer the law of the land, not since a brave federal judge, U.S. District Court Judge Katherine Forrest declared it unconstitutional. Naomi Wolfe has an excellent article about this major victory in the Guardian.

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The police force, armed with guns, permitted to kill for centuries, well equipped with idiotic laws to put people in prison for whatever nonsense they can dream up, has been a totalitarian element in society from their very existence. No one in their right mind challenges a policeman without understanding the consequences. What has law got to do with it?
Jan Sand
May 19, 2012 12:57 AM
The 9 detainees weren't exactly "challenging" any policemen. They were in their apartments minding their own business when the cops broke down the door.
Dr Stuart Jeanne Bramhall
May 19, 2012 01:13 AM
What I meant to indicate is that anything the police force wants to do it does and the law frequently has little to do with it. They ca trump up any charge from their list of arrestable minor infringements of the law and although it may be successfully confronted in court later on they can inflict major personal or property damage at the time of the incident without any way to stop them. To confront a cop in any way is to challenge his authority and without that absolute authority a police force can be made helpless. It is a personality thing and can be extremely dangerous and is inherent in the system.
Jan Sand
May 19, 2012 01:34 AM
A bottle of liqueur and a rag is enough to declare that they have the makings of a Molotov cocktail if they want to find an excuse that will pass with a corporate judge. This could be used against anyone for an excuse.

They might be just looking for any damn excuse, as usual.
zacherydtaylor
May 19, 2012 10:30 AM
Zachery, it all depends on the judge they get. Judge Forrest's ruling that the NDAA is unconstitutional is a welcome sign that the US still has an independent judiciary. In most cases, evidence obtained as a result of an involuntary, warrantless search will be ruled inadmissable.
Dr Stuart Jeanne Bramhall
May 19, 2012 08:04 PM
It will be fascinating and instructive to see how responsive the executive and legislative sectors of the government respond to this judicial decision. If the past performance of the Supreme Court is indicative there is not much optimism in the expectations of the outcome.
Jan Sand
May 19, 2012 11:26 PM
That's true, Jan. But at the moment NDAA is no longer operative - unless a higher court reinstates it.
Dr Stuart Jeanne Bramhall
May 19, 2012 11:52 PM