NORTH DAKOTA ISSUES ARREST WARRANT FOR DEMOCRACY NOW’S AMY GOODMAN

[Earth_First]

Source: US Uncut

Amy Goodman, host and executive producer for Democracy Now, has been criminally charged for documenting attacks on indigenous protesters.

Last week, a Democracy Now film crew captured footage of private security contractors hired by the oil companies behind the Dakota Access Pipeline attacking protesters with dogs and pepper spray. Video of the attacks went viral on social media, with Democracy Now’s story about the attacks garnering over 131,000 shares on Facebook as of this writing. WDAZ reported that Goodman, along with Cody Charles Hall, a media spokesman for the Red Warrior Camp, have both been charged with criminal trespassing.

Local media reports that Hall has been charged with two misdemeanors — one class B misdemeanor for a protest on September 3, and a class A misdemeanor criminal trespassing charge for a September 6 demonstration, in which he and others chained themselves to construction equipment in order to halt work on the pipeline. Hall is being held in Morton County jail until Monday morning, when a judge oversees his arraignment. Amy Goodman has been charged with a class B misdemeanor.



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[billpolonsky]

1. Thought it said North Korea...

So America. Just wondering how that freedom of the press thing is working out for you?


Not a big Jill Stein booster but her statement is indicative of the state of justice regarding First Nation land...

“I think it’s interesting that they charged me and my running mate with vandalism, but they haven’t charged the oil companies for bulldozing a sacred Native American burial ground, or for vandalizing drinking water supplies that 17 million people depend on,” Stein said.

[lame54]

5. It might as well have

[TipTok]

26. Except for the all the torture and death...

Criminy...

[lame54]

31. you mean like sicking dogs on people?

[TipTok]

37. This conversation makes me confident that you don't know what happens in North Korea ....

... and probably not what happens in North Dakota either

[GobBluth]

38. Yeah because being attacked, well the pain must seem less

when compared to what goes on in North Korea? And I'm from No Dak. I expect this from North Korea, not North Dakota, which in ways makes it worse because that is NOT expected in No Dak. Cripes and Uff Da. Oppression is oppression, to make light of one by comparing it to another belittles all oppression.

NODAPL!

[TipTok]

39. It's not a question of whether it hurts more if you get chomped on by a dog here or in NK...

It's like saying that a confrontation with you neighbor over a property line is the equivalent of the Germans invading Poland.

The exponential scale between the two alone makes the idea offensive and minimizes what those people are going through so you can make an inaccurate point.

[GobBluth]

40. There is no difference to the individual being attacked by the government. The thoughts running

through their mind is "holy shit the State is fucking attacking me". The state attacking the citizens is the same no matter where it takes place or under what circumstance. It would be like you saying black males who fear walking down the street and being killed by cops really don't have it as bad as Jews walking down the street in Berlin in 1939. A police state is a police state. Whether at the beginning of it, the middle or the end. It's up to you whether you are willing to recognize it doesn't depend on the SCALE of it, only the fear that comes after.


It all starts somewhere, and quite honestly this has been going on for a long ass time here. Only reason why Amy is getting warrants out for her arrests is because she is able to bring it light.

[LiberalLovinLug]

41. Bringing up that era you should be well aware of this famous statement

First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Socialist.

Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Trade Unionist.

Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Jew.

Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.

Easy to dismiss an evil simply because it is not as evil as the same thing taken to a much further degree. Suddenly though, you find that what you scoffed at as a small inconsequential evil, has grown and its you they are coming for.

[TipTok]

43. It's not dismissal...

It's a statement that the two aren't nearly comparable and that its belittling to what people in NK are suffering through.

[LanternWaste]

48. One man's suffering is merely trivial... if done on American soil.

One man's suffering is merely trivial... if done on American soil. Elsewhere it's a tragedy.

[TipTok]

49. Do you understand how comparisons work?

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If I say that the number 1,000,000 is significantly greater than the number 100 I am in, inf fact, not saying that 100 = 0 or 1.

See how that works?

[LanternWaste]

47. No doubt, you'll allege to have relevant knowledge of both NK...

No doubt, you'll allege to have all relevant knowledge of both NK and ND... and probably context as well.

[Ken Burch]

15. Same thing, but with Lutherans.

[FarPoint]

2. Amy is the real deal when it comes to journalism!

She is my Hero!

[Ahpook]

3. I love her!

She is real which is why she is getting hammered on.

Freedom of press my ass

[Old Vet]

32. Yes she is, And has been for quite awhile...........

Her interviews with Noam Chomsky were my favorites back in the day.

[irisblue]

4. so where do I send $ for bail & an attorney who has a gigantic can of whoop ass?

[Ken Burch]

17. She hasn't been arrested yet.

If she is, a legal defense fund site will no doubt appears.

[lordsummerisle]

6. What?

Matt Lauer wasn't there...?

[mtasselin]

7. Now

Now is the time when America's lawyer should step up to the plate and fight this fight. I am thinking of Mike Papantonio and his law firm.

[geomon666]

8. Unless she actively participated in the protest

or obstructed officers from doing their job, these charges are bullshit. They cannot charge you for a crime by simply reporting the news. If that were the case, every single beat reporter out there would be under arrest.

[cstanleytech]

10. According to the article Goodman isnt being charged with reporting the news but with trespassing

and being a reporter doesnt give someone the right to trespass.
Now do I think its a BS charge aimed at silencing Goodman? Yes but that is just my opinion.

[Wibly]

12. Since when does the media need permission to cover a story?

Are you suggesting reporters have to have the owners' or occupiers or tenants' permission to record news that happens?
If this is so, where are all the Class B charges against the MSM who went on to both federal and private lands to provide the wall to wall coverage on the Bundy Boys fiasco?
Also, this is Sioux land we're talking about. Have the Sioux filed a grievance about Goodman trespassing?
I don't think your argument here holds much water.
I think what's going on is the State wants to bring Goodman in to try to find out if there is anything else, over and above what was released, Goodman saw. It's also a move to intimidate because they know resources are slim at Democracy Now and a court battle might not be feasible.

[cstanleytech]

19. Read the article because I am not the making this claim I was only

pointing out what the article says is the reason, I wasnt there and so do not know if they were trespassing or not.
As for reporters needing permission to be on someones property? Yes, they do need it if they want to be on someones property if they dont the current tenant or someone who has the right to be on the property is within their rights to call the police on the reporter. Why? Because the Constitution only allows the freedom to report the news it doesnt grant a reporter the freedom to enter someones house or land without permission.
Now a reasonable person would just simply ask them to leave and if they did then fine but if they refused to? Well then the reporter does face the possibility of being charged with trespassing if the owner pushes for it happen with the DA.
Oh and BTW you mentioned the Bundy incase you didnt know federal lands like where the Bundys were are one of the few areas where reporters dont usually need permission unless its a military base though even in the case of a park they can be removed though there usually has to be a pretty damn good reason.

[ManiacJoe]

20. Yes, reporters very much need permission to be on private property.

Their occupation does not give them special access. Reporters can use public property all they want, but private property requires permission of the owners/agents.

Most owners are not going to care enough to press charges, and most of the time reporters correctly leave when told to do so. There is an obvious reason so many news reports are done on public sidewalks.

[Ken Burch]

16. The charges aren't even valid if she participated in the protests.

BTW, is your avatar "Super President"?

[geomon666]

21. Avatar is Captain Murphy

from Sealab 2021

[Ken Burch]

24. OK.

For the record, here is what Super President looked like as his alter ego, Regular President James Norcross:



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_President

The show was on the air from 1967 to late 1968...unfortunately, his superpowers did not include withdrawing the troops from Vietnam in a single bound.

Both of these characters also looked remarkably like The Man From Glad:



And former Canadian prime minister John Turner:



There must be some deeper meaning to all of this.

[bpositive]

9. This is so wrong on so many levels

Freedom of the press except when it comes to big business. Freedom of the press my ass

[vanlassie]

11. Amy can handle them. And maybe a little more light will get into the cracks.

But I WOULD like a way to show support.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

13. Republicans think all smart women should be locked up.

[IcyPeas]

14. Amy G has been arrested previously at the 2008 RNC, (Video)

they settled with the police and secret service for over $100,000.

[Judi Lynn]

46. Thank you. Didn't know. n/t

[Smickey]

18. Amy would probably ask us all to support

"Free Speech TV" as a way of supporting her efforts. I have in the past and will again tomorrow.

[Sunlei]

22. Hall is being held in Morton County jail until Monday morning.This is how they get rid of protestors

If not for Obama Admin. stopping the pipeline, while protestors sit in jail for several days the Corp finishes their destruction.

[elmac]

23. Those Reich wing states passed laws

that a person doesn't need to be on the property, just taking pictures will land you in the clink. Welcome to the fascist states of America.

[Divine Discontent]

25. what! good grief... bastards. n/t

[RKP5637]

27. As the police state marches forward while the ignorant portion of the masses cheers this is great.

So pathetic.

[Tempest]

28. How to take a bad situation and make it worse

This is going to spread the word on what is happening there.

[get the red out]

29. So, freedom of the press must end

But the second amendment is sacred?

[24601]

42. It's not the activity but the underlying trespassing. You can have a gun and shoot a gun, but not

on private property against the wishes of the owner. Same for activities covered by the 1st Amendment.

[turbinetree]

30. So Goodman gets charged for watching and reporting a "private security goon corporate dogs"

attacking human beings.

And if it wasn't for the ruling by the "judge" and basically saying that this ACT:

http://saige.org/words/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/NATIVE-AMERICAN-GRAVES-PROTECTION-AND-REPATRIATION-ACT-saige-2013.pdf

was to be not going to enforced, nice huh? But its okay to have attack dogs, and when someone a real journalist reports and films (and other journalist report what is happening) that the "corporate dog goon attack it's not okay", no wonder this country is so screwed up, greed is greed and when you report of what the destruction of this greed is doing, you get charged

So, then the Indigenous People will not be able to get the money for the destruction of the sacred sites, from this polluting oil company and the other acts of greed running rough shod over the sites of ancestors----------------see a pattern here, it started before this ACT was established 300 years ago, the so what attitude

[Sunlei]

33. It's a "set-up" to arrest anyone outside the "designated protest area."

The Feds, the park service, army core, along with the local county sheriffs always tape off/fence off a designated area and arrest people for crossing that line.

I've seen them place a line of trucks to block the view of observers or place the fenced off area behind a hill so no reporters can see anything. Then they'll arrest people and take them to jail if they go past that line.

In 2012 the Feds arrested 2 people, an author and a 70 year old woman for taking photos. They stuck them handcuffed in cars for an hour. was 100 degree day in the desert. Both of them got heatstroke and went to the hospital. Still charged with 'trespassing' and resist arrest because they went past the truck blockade to get a couple pictures.

They'll break cameras too. In the above case they ruined all footage and pictures the author had.

[turbinetree]

34. I am going to really be sarcastic on my response, so do not take offense

but don't you just love a fascist state, being run by "goons".

Here is a brief history of what is happening today is linked to this information below

A lot of "people" today go around and say Lincoln was a great man, my question(s) was for who?

Because the businesses and the republicans today use him as there prop, he was an enabler of the doctrines being played out today along that pipeline.

Minnesota and the Sioux have a treaty (1851) that failed along with many others, and now the state of North Dakota and a judge decided that sacred land of ancestors don't mean a thing, oil was more important, the only reason why it was stopped was because of Obama was getting questions from a far

But back in 1862, he (Lincoln) did the following and it is being tried again in the repeat of today, but without the hangings:

http://www.d.umn.edu/~bart0412/project.htm


https://www.thenation.com/article/largest-mass-execution-us-history-150-years-ago-today/


This "Up Rising" as it was called was just part of the story and failure of using blame in this country against the Sioux.

When the Indigenous People try to show this, like today in Standing Rock, Grand Canyon and along other reservations a lot of media is failing in there job, some are not, Amy Goodman, Lawrence O'Donnell, Thom Hartmann, Bernie Sanders and others-------------------its because they (government) failed and does not want to admit to the shame of what they are doing to a culture and a people.
They talk the talk but they don't do the walk, unless history and treaties and Acts

My rant




Wado

[Sunlei]

36. America can't face the truth of our history about anything. They will never change, it's to late.

Even this time if Obama had not done something two days ago, order them to stop work within 20 miles of Lake........

It won't be enough, the Corp will be cutting into that land/lake again soon as permits are redone. They'll come in on a holiday or Sunday night and finish that last part of their pipeline.

[Odin2005]

35. I was warning people up here that the moment fracking started big oil would own this state.

I was right.

[malthaussen]

44. Oh, I hope they do arrest her...

... the consequences should be most entertaining.

-- Mal

[Judi Lynn]

45. Amy is courageous, deeply intelligent, and can't be bought. That's why they hate her.

They have always known she sees through them.

Best wishes to Amy Goodman.

She's probably routinely threatened, if we only knew.