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To: LindyBill who wrote (262244)	8/20/2008 11:37:22 AM
From: DMaA	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 794001

If they succeed in their plan to shut down all transportation in St Paul the protesters could be at risk from enraged locals.

To: LindyBill who wrote (262244)	8/20/2008 2:19:15 PM
From: MulhollandDrive	Respond to of 794001

i think all protesters will get the kid glove treatment, much to their dismay nydailynews.com Anti-war protestors win $2 million settlement from the city BY TAMER EL-GHOBASHY DAILY NEWS POLICE BUREAU Tuesday, August 19th 2008, 4:21 PM Anti-war activists who claim they were wrongly locked up by the NYPD during a 2003 protest won a $2 million settlement from the city Tuesday. Led by plaintiff Sarah Kunstler - the daughter of famed civil rights lawyer Bill Kunstler - the 52 protestors claimed victory. "We hope our victory helps convince the city to stop violating people's rights as a matter of policy and stop wasting taxpayers' money doing so," Kunstler said. City lawyers said the deal was not an admission of any wrong doing, but simply the most cost effective solution to what would have been a lengthy and expensive legal battle. The settlement comes after criminal charges were dropped against all 94 people who protested outside the Carlyle Group in April 2003. Kunstler, a filmmaker and attorney, was acquitted of additional criminal charges stemming from protest against Carlyle's contracts in Iraq. The lawsuit against the city claimed the protestors were not blocking the sidewalk and were not asked to disperse before cops penned them in and arrested them. That tactic, panned by legal observers and civil rights activists and praised by law enforcement, became the model for arrests during the Republican National Convention in 2004. "The NYPD violated core constitutional rights when it arrested a group of peaceful demonstrators who were lawfully protesting against the commencement of the Iraq war and those who stood to profit from it," said Sarah Netburn, an attorney on the case. Lawyers for the city claimed a jury trial would have likely resulted in victory for the NYPD, but would have come with a hefty price tag. "This settlement was reached without any admission of liability on behalf of the city and the individual defendants," said Susan Halatyn, senior counsel with the city Law Department. "Although defendants believe that they would ultimately have prevailed at a trial, the costs of going forward weighed in favor of a settlement at this time."