September 04, 2004

Contempt: NYC Locks Up Anti-Bush Protestors For 3 Days

The Prison Planet website used to be quite a "conspiracy theory" lurk-hole. Says a lot about the world today that it is becoming an increasingly valuable source of stories like this:

Judge Orders New York to Immediately Release Hundreds of Protesters in Lockup:
"A Manhattan judge on Thursday ordered the immediate release of nearly 500 anti-GOP protesters, including some who had spent almost three days in jail after their arrests at demonstrations against President Bush.

'These people have already been the victims of a process,' state Supreme Court Justice John Cataldo told the city's top lawyer. 'I can no longer accept your statement that you are trying to comply.'

Cataldo then ordered the release of 470 detainees who had been in custody for anywhere from 36 to 66 hours. The decision was immediately hailed by attorneys for the demonstrators."

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