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Compare to Eliott Madison's arrest for tweeting information about the police movements during the illegal police assault during the Pittsburgh G20 summit. His o
by rms 17y ago
Compare to Eliott Madison's arrest for tweeting information about the police movements during the illegal police assault during the Pittsburgh G20 summit. His obviously unconstitutional charges were withdrawn.
Conclusion: Twitter is good for protesting in Iran, bad for protesting in the USA.
http://www.citmedialaw.org/threats/united-states-v-madison http://www.citmedialaw.org/threats/united-states-v-madison
- pyre 17y agoReading that link, it looks like only the PA charges were dropped, and the NYPD is still building a case against him.
- rms 17y ago:( You're right, I celebrated too early when I heard the PA charges were dropped. Also, thank you Hacker News for ignoring my baiting statements about the police. It'll take 5-7 years for the courts to rule one way or another about the legality of the police action.