Records: NYPD held GOP protesters longer

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Hundreds of protesters arrested during the 2004 Republican National Convention were held for up to six times longer than those arrested on charges unrelated to the convention, according to city documents made public Thursday.

More than 1,800 people were arrested at the four-day convention at Madison Square Garden, where President Bush accepted his party's nomination for a second term in office.

The legitimacy of the arrests was challenged on civil rights grounds in lawsuits brought by the New York Civil Liberties Union on behalf of some of those detained.

A judge last month rejected the city's effort to keep secret most of the files and videotapes documenting the arrests, leading to their release.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070208/ap_on_re_us/convention_arrests

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1. Maybe because they were carrying

weapons or kiddie porn. Who the fuck knows?
I wish they had kept them.

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3. Ahem, "GOP Protesters" were people protesting the GOP at the 2004 convention.

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4. OOPS

:blush: Sorry I misunderstood.:hide:
Well obviously that wouldn't apply to Democratic protesters...just the Obstructionist Pedophile Party.

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2. I was a little confused at first

But then I got it. Thanks.