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1 MagnaniomousCoward  Thu, May 7, 2009 6:04:25pm

So let's sum up:
- The arrest/assault took place outside the rented area (the part of the street they had a permit to close)
- It was also outside the posted signs (the signs were placed properly, the first says the left lane is closed, while the sign at Olympia says the sidewalk is closed)
- The street closure permit had EXPIRED
- The protestors approached quickly and not given any explanation. The time from approachment to "arrest" was only a few seconds.
- The protestors removed their masks and put down their cameras when the guards told them to, even if they had no right to order them to do that. (Thankfully, one of the protestors kept the recording going even if she had put the camera down around her neck. The footage is shaky.)
- The protestor who was taken by the guard, was facing away and trying to leave when taken down.
- The protestor was injured
- The responsible person told the city's Public Works Division afterwards that the arrest had taken place inside the posted area (a lie)
- The guards also might have lied to the MPD officer who came to act on the guards' citizens' arrest. (The MPD wrote a citation which only made sense if the guards lied to the officer or the officer was complicit.)
- The guards did not notify the MPD of their presence as the law requires.
- Their uniforms might not have been proper.
- A scientology spokesperson admits that they had told the guards that the masked people were terrorists and to deal with them as harshly as possible
- But photos show the same Scientology spokesperson joking around with masked protestors earlier this year, even carrying one of their signs for a laugh.

- Bonus: While all this drama was going on, one "Anonymous" participant was inside the party, was eating their food and taking photographs.

If you exclude the cases where people have died or buildings burned down because of a guard's incompetence, this is the biggest security guard screwup I've seen.

2 MagnaniomousCoward  Thu, May 7, 2009 7:39:28pm

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