Democracy Now producer films her own RNC arrest

Here's another not-nearly-enough-information-contained-in-the-video video for you to peruse from the RNC protests. (This is a contextual accompaniment to joedirt's fine sift showcasing the Amy Goodman arrest.)

Sourced from the St. Paul Star Tribune:

The alternative broadcaster [Amy Goodman] was handcuffed and stripped of her Monday floor credentials, she said, after she rushed to the scene of a mass arrest near Jackson Street downtown hoping to extricate two producers caught up in the crackdown.

The producers -- Nicole Salazar and Sharif Abdel Kouddous -- eventually were arrested on suspicion of felony riot, and Goodman was cited for misdemeanor interference with a peace officer. They were jailed for five hours; Goodman for about three, she said.

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According to her account, she [Goodman] was at the Xcel Energy Center preparing to interview members of the Minnesota delegation when she got word of her producers being entangled in police action against a rogue band of protesters.

Police moved in quickly, Goodman said, and Salazar, who was taping the altercation, found herself backed up against a car. Salazar shouted, "Press, press," Goodman said, but the producer was forced to the ground, and had a boot placed in her back.

There had been no order by police to disperse, Goodman said.

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