Comments on: Arts Community Targeted During G20 Enforcement Sweeps http://trueslant.com/matthewnewton/2009/09/25/arts-community-targeted-during-g20-enforcement-sweeps/ True life stories collected from places far and near, examining the sublime intersection between culture and human behavior. Mon, 19 Dec 2011 03:41:19 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: editorinchief http://trueslant.com/matthewnewton/2009/09/25/arts-community-targeted-during-g20-enforcement-sweeps/comment-page-1/#comment-99 editorinchief Sat, 26 Sep 2009 01:54:28 +0000 http://trueslant.com/matthewnewton/?p=1119#comment-99 It seems that, perhaps, the police were so poised for troublemakers that for the most part didn't materialize, that they were grasping for people to arrest. And, of course, we all know how many subversives began as trapeze artists. It seems that, perhaps, the police were so poised for troublemakers that for the most part didn’t materialize, that they were grasping for people to arrest. And, of course, we all know how many subversives began as trapeze artists.

]]> By: Matt Stroud http://trueslant.com/matthewnewton/2009/09/25/arts-community-targeted-during-g20-enforcement-sweeps/comment-page-1/#comment-98 Matt Stroud Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:04:57 +0000 http://trueslant.com/matthewnewton/?p=1119#comment-98 I'd argue the lesson here is not that "arts groups" are being targeted, but that police can use pretty much any excuse they want to target any person... Remember that Seeds of Peace was detained multiple times, for multiple hours -- and eventually cited for parking on a curb. They're not an arts group -- they make free food for activists. I’d argue the lesson here is not that “arts groups” are being targeted, but that police can use pretty much any excuse they want to target any person…

Remember that Seeds of Peace was detained multiple times, for multiple hours — and eventually cited for parking on a curb. They’re not an arts group — they make free food for activists.

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