Gothamist: Charges Dropped Against RNC Protestor

Captain Midnight

Sat, 25 Jun 2005 12:54:20 -0500

Sure, you're fine with a frivolous case. I'm not. How many tens or hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars were wasted just to "send a message" here? Multiplied by how many cases the DA's office loses or drops every year? Not to mention a heavier load on the already clogged court system. I really don't care if Morgenthau is a Democrat. I don't discriminate when it comes to criticizing stupidity. Stop being so constrained by ideology.

Scott Sala

Sat, 25 Jun 2005 11:45:37 -0500

irritated, I live in NYC, was here 9/11 and you are sadly a typical elitist New Yorker when you think 9/11 belongs to NYC. Sure it happened here, but it became a national issue and even global issue. No one "owns" 9/11, so drop the bravado that NY is better than everyone else. Do I have to remind you it was DC as the target that day too. As for the protester arrested and charges dropped, I'm fine with that, as a Republican. Security was as justified removing her as at a wedding or a play. I'm sure the charges were a message sent that you don't just get off with a slap on the wrist. But hey, the DA's office in NYC is solidly Democratic-led, and when Captain midnight rattles off statisitics, look at Morgenthau - a Democrat. I do love seeing every commenter inject tough language in his or her Rove remark. "Scumbag," "band of Republicans" "not mentally fit" "idiots". Feel better now?

Jane

Fri, 24 Jun 2005 18:21:09 -0500

Rove and Bush are perfect directors for a place called "Never Never Land"... They are not mentally or morally fit to have any influence over the direction of the United States.

Jeff

Fri, 24 Jun 2005 16:37:10 -0500

Bush and his band of Republicans are good at bullying little people like those demonstrators who go to their events. When it comes to any sort of planning, like in Iraq, Bush and his Republicans are total idiots, without any plan, rhyme or reason. They only succeed when they can bully, when that doesn't work, they are totally helpless idiots.

adamks

Fri, 24 Jun 2005 16:28:27 -0500

please edit. to disrupt the article's flow is to shoot yourself in the foot. if i can't read articles smoothly, i leave.

milo

Fri, 24 Jun 2005 15:01:18 -0500

Sheesh! I don't usually even notice these things but ... Protestor -> Protester arguement -> argument disolved -> dissolved defence -> defense Do you need help with your spellchecker?

Karl Rove

Fri, 24 Jun 2005 14:13:29 -0500

Yawn.

Cranky

Fri, 24 Jun 2005 13:56:49 -0500

What is that old saying....Divide and Conquer. Karl Rove is a master of that and a genius. He's also Satan but anybody who reads has picked up on that. It's the end times baby.

dhex

Fri, 24 Jun 2005 13:44:21 -0500

so, is the RNC convention not a private affair, then? i'm a bit confused.

S.D.

Fri, 24 Jun 2005 13:32:49 -0500

... The lack of consideration by some Guests here continues to Amaze me. How rude. Back on topic: I wonder, were the Volunteers "authorized" to assault and manhandle a private Citizen?

Captain Midnight

Fri, 24 Jun 2005 13:27:21 -0500

"Of the 1,670 cases handled by the Manhattan district attorney, 91 percent ended with the charges dismissed or with a verdict of not guilty after trial." - NY Times Damn! That's one lousy case record. I just want to know two things: How does this compare with DA offices in other cities and how much is all this frivolous prosecution costing us taxpayers?

Patrick

Fri, 24 Jun 2005 13:18:45 -0500

The editing or lack of editing on this site continues to amazes me. Does anyone look at the copy before it gets posted?

Captain Midnight

Fri, 24 Jun 2005 12:56:04 -0500

Irritated NYer, That reminds me of something I saw in a discussion group online. Some red stater was saying that everyone should respect the opinions of the people of NYC because that's where 9/11 happened. Someone else pointed out that NYC is a very blue area and voted for Kerry. The red state guy suddenly changed his tune. Fickle little hypocrites, aren't they?

irritated new yorker

Fri, 24 Jun 2005 11:41:40 -0500

9/11 belongs to New Yorkers, period (and to Washington DC). These red state idiots have NO IDEA what it was like to be in New York on that fateful day. They watched it on the boob tube. We LIVED it. WE KNOW IT BEST. Hands down.

bob denver

Fri, 24 Jun 2005 11:36:08 -0500

The Bloomberg statement is well worded diplomacy. I think he's saying that both Rove and Clinton are using 9/11 as a cheap device to further their own agendas or divert attention from other issues without directly calling them on the carpet.

Tim N.

Fri, 24 Jun 2005 11:35:15 -0500

Karl Rove is a shameless scumbag. We all know that, but guess what? He knows it too, and he revels in it. So he goes to NYC and, in front of the usual friendly, pre-screened audience, delivers shameless scumbag remarks insulting peoples (like mine) patriotism. And guess what? Everybody bites. Just like he thought they would. Now, instead of talking about the drift and failures of the Administration, we're talking about what a shameless scumbag he is. Meanwhile, the war goes on, gas is $3 a gallon (remember when $2 a gallon provoked outrage?), people can't afford the drugs they need to live, and Social Security is being dismantled. Rove played us. And we fell for it. The right never lets its eyes off the prize, this is why they win.

Max

Fri, 24 Jun 2005 11:15:48 -0500

Funny/infuriating thing is, what the conservatives refuse to address, is that New York City -- the place where the attacks happened and the people who were affected the most -- is overwhelmingly liberal. 9/11 has become such a playing card for the conservatives -- our foreign action has been done in retaliation, supposedly, to 9/11. Yet the vast majority of the people who actually live in the city where it happened oppose the conservatives' agenda, even today. I just wish they would stop using us as an excuse!