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Submitted by DrewHendricks on Sat, 05/10/2008 - 7:54pm.
WIP News Service covered May Day 2008 on extremely tight deadline, but the story which was published in May’s WIP seriously departed from the mission statement of Works in Progress, from human values, and from advocacy for justice.
» The piece was published without an individual byline, but clearly argues in favor of the act of throwing rocks at events such as May Day. I quote: “Some will rightly point out that tactics need to be escalated…” “Anybody who is swayed against our cause by seeing people fight back was … never on our side in the first place.” These quotes are from an imaginary discussion with 20 imagined “anti-imperialists.” They are laid out in argument, counter-argument style in a common form of propaganda called false equivalence. The arguments are presented side by side as if they are equally valid, and the piece does not openly state that one or the other view is correct, except in its choice of the phrase “…rightly point out..” and “…our side,” as if we the readers are on the side of those who threw these rocks. The good intentions of those who threw rocks are also assumed by the author, opening the question of whether the author participated in this act.
Submitted by wildleaf on Fri, 02/29/2008 - 1:27pm.
This report says that we are the biggest police state in the world. It also points at systemic racism. Link.
Submitted by wildleaf on Wed, 02/27/2008 - 1:45am.
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Submitted by wildleaf on Tue, 02/26/2008 - 3:40pm.
Check these out. The other side of the story. More juicy details and possible inconsistencies. washington state patrol report.pdf olympia police department report.pdf Docent edit (eoc): hope wildleaf doesn't mind, but I posted them on scribd for easier reading:
Submitted by wildleaf on Sat, 02/23/2008 - 5:36pm.
I have made a fair and clear case in my earlier posts that the Olympia police have violated procedures and had they not violated procedures then it probably would have ended peacefully. This means that we have a legitimate right to see them held accountable.
» The crowd was a mix of students and outsiders, but they were peacefully demonstrating on behalf of the black male in the back of the squad car. They just finished listening to politically engaging music that talked often of the struggles of black people. Some chanted, others blocked the cop car. Some people would go sit on the hill or talk to their buddies while others came and chanted for a while. The four cops originally there with our officer were chatting with the students. They didn't seem very threatened when I walked up to one of them and tried to talk to him, they had been there for an hour already. They stood there and rolled their eyes, ready to go home to their significant others. Finally they realized they weren't going to be able to get the students to let the cop car pass very easily. They would be waiting all night for the students to get bored and go home. They had every right to arrest everyone in front of the cop car, but they instead decided it wasn’t worth it. It was a simple fight, no-one was hurt bad, they could find the guy and prosecute later if they wanted. It was a good compromise, which would have eased tensions between students and police.
Submitted by wildleaf on Fri, 02/22/2008 - 8:35pm.
I just went down to City Hall and filed a complaint against the Olympia Police Department.
» I stated that the video shows the Olympia Police ignoring both chain of command and rules of engagement policies. These policies are there to prevent riots from forming out of peaceful demonstrations. Their negligence and stupid bravado caused the event to escalate needlessly putting officers and students in danger. I stated that the Thurston County officers at the car who never felt threatened enough to use crowd control actions were engaged in the process of a peaceful resolution. The Evergreen policewoman had announced to the crowd that she would let him go, after being advised that that would be the best solution, and was in the process of getting his name and contact information. The police on the scene first, and therefore in command of the situation, gave no indication that they approved or condoned the other officers coming in and using force. The police on the outside of the circle did not have a strategically limited position like the cops inside the circle making their use of force seem unwarranted and dangerous to the officers surrounded. The Evergreen policewoman gave no indication that she knew they were coming or that they would be using force. During the forum on Tuesday she stated that she stood up to receive pepper spray in her face. Every indication in the video shown gives the impression that after an hour of the same level of commitment to a peaceful resolution shown by both police and students that letting the man go would have served as a symbolic gesture that would have dispersed the crowd peacefully.
Submitted by ashley on Thu, 02/21/2008 - 6:54pm.
Dear OlyBlog, I am a frequent lurker and newly registered member. While there is much to discuss and consider around the events at TESC the night of the 14th, I'm here with some questions about the Olympian and general media coverage.
Submitted by Sarah on Thu, 02/21/2008 - 10:50am.
Feb 21 2008 - 8:00pm Feb 21 2008 - 9:00pm On Tuesday, Feb. 19, The Evergreen State College held a Community Forum regarding the incidents that occurred during the Dead Prez concert of Feb. 14. KAOS will broadcast that forum in its entirety on Thursday, Feb. 21 beginning at 8pm. Please tune in for this special broadcast. KAOS 89.3 FM, you can also listen through their web site
Submitted by Jeff Brigham on Thu, 02/21/2008 - 7:38am.
"Evergreen plans another forum next week regarding concert riot"THE OLYMPIAN"A second campus forum has been set at The Evergreen State College next week to continue discussions that have arisen after an incident in which a patrol car was overturned by a group of concertgoers last week. The forum will be at 4 p.m. Wednesday in Lecture Hall 1....." See http://www.theolympian.com/breakingnews/story/365495.html for the full story.
Jeff Brigham
Submitted by wildleaf on Tue, 02/19/2008 - 3:55pm.
(I posted this on an Evergreen listserve first, so it is directed to the Evergreen community primarily. It is a soft cry for solidarity and to focus our attention on productive dialogue to prevent more violence between the students and police. Thanks for the responses to my previous posts, they have been thoughtful, I really like OLYBLOG.) ------- Riot is over, we are all friends again.  |
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