If you're not outraged...

I have spent the last hour or so reading all of the associated links from this in horror.

The sum up: a rave in Utah, (allegedly, but I really do tend to believe the individuals more than the government on this kind of thing) on private property, was broken up by SWAT police with rifles, who (allegedly) used excessive force to beat, arrest, and otherwise be completely unreasonable in shutting this party down. I'm talking people being mauled by police dogs, false arrests, all the fun stuff.

Please check out the linked amateur video... and the collection of eyewitness accounts.

I wish I could do something to help this. Anything. It makes me sick to my stomach.

gaffman, zenandtheart, please let me know if you know of any ways I can help. I know you're international, but you might know how to get ahold of the right people, or just what I can do from the outside. I guess mr_teem might know some things, too...

If you're not outraged...

I have spent the last hour or so reading all of the associated links from this in horror.

The sum up: a rave in Utah, (allegedly, but I really do tend to believe the individuals more than the government on this kind of thing) on private property, was broken up by SWAT police with rifles, who (allegedly) used excessive force to beat, arrest, and otherwise be completely unreasonable in shutting this party down. I'm talking people being mauled by police dogs, false arrests, all the fun stuff.

Please check out the linked amateur video... and the collection of eyewitness accounts.

I wish I could do something to help this. Anything. It makes me sick to my stomach.

gaffman, zenandtheart, please let me know if you know of any ways I can help. I know you're international, but you might know how to get ahold of the right people, or just what I can do from the outside. I guess mr_teem might know some things, too...

V For Vendetta

Perhaps the reason I'm so enraged about the below is that I finished V for Vendetta last night. Fucking fabulous. Amazing. I'll be reading it over again and again before tpau wrenches it from my hands... okay, maybe not quite that much, but certainly once more through.

Now that I've read it, I watched the trailer... Natalie Portman, I think, will probably end up being a good choice. Certain bits of it are certainly making me grin when thinking of her involved. The rest... I just really hope they do a good job of it. From what I've seen, though, the movie isn't displaying the politicians and policemen as "real people" as well as the book did. Too many uniforms.

Anyway. Great novel. Has totally spurred my anarchist side into action. (Remember, folks, anarchy != chaos.)

V For Vendetta

Perhaps the reason I'm so enraged about the below is that I finished V for Vendetta last night. Fucking fabulous. Amazing. I'll be reading it over again and again before tpau wrenches it from my hands... okay, maybe not quite that much, but certainly once more through.

Now that I've read it, I watched the trailer... Natalie Portman, I think, will probably end up being a good choice. Certain bits of it are certainly making me grin when thinking of her involved. The rest... I just really hope they do a good job of it. From what I've seen, though, the movie isn't displaying the politicians and policemen as "real people" as well as the book did. Too many uniforms.

Anyway. Great novel. Has totally spurred my anarchist side into action. (Remember, folks, anarchy != chaos.)