09-27-2005, 06:03 AM
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Pickles
Location: Shirt and Pants (NJ)
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Oh, hey. Lookit what i found in the next couple listings.. yea those republicans are saints... really.. you can believe me... why are you looking at me like that..?
http://www.amipatriotic.com/story/2004/9/13/145552/792
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RNC Leased Pier 57?
Submitted by kyle on September 13, 2004 - 2:55pm.
Update [2004-9-13 23:42:38 by kyle]: READ THIS Erin Starr Letter
This is an unconfirmed report but it does raise an interesting question: Who leased Pier 57? Pier 57 ( aka Gitmo on the Hudson ) was a huge warehouse used to hold thousands of protesters during the Republican National Convention. Many of those arrested were held beyond 24 hours without being charged which didn't sit well with the state supreme court of New York who is now fining the city for every detainee kept past that mark.
When I first heard of Pier 57 while I was covering the RNC in New York one of my first thoughts was: The NYPD owns a large empty warehouse on the river? It just seemed incredibly odd that they had an entire pier setup just for this event. If the Republican National Committee did in fact have a hand in leasing the makeshift prison the GOP and NYC should get ready for a waterfall of lawsuits.
The now-famous Pier 57 in New York, used as the jail
facility for holding protestors arrested during the
Republican National Convention, was leased by the
Republican National Committee, according to the
Certificate of Occupancy and the Fire Safety
Inspection Certificate for the pier.
The implications of the Republican National Committee
leasing the pier, and arranging for the NYPD to then
use the pier as a detention facility for people
protesting the RNC, are quite startling. The
ramifications for both the Republican Party and for
the City of New York (for entering into a partnership
with an organization essentially operating a private
jail facility), both legally and politically, could be
serious indeed.
More important, perhaps, are the possible
ramifications for U.S. citizens when the political
party in power is leas ing out property for the state
to use for detaining political rivals. Further, the
fact that the pier had signs posted in plain view
which declared the facility to be hazardous and
warning that protective gear must be used when
entering, could also complicate matters for the
Republicans.
Several questions become obvious. First, did the city
know what the Republican National Committee intended
to do with Pier 57, when the certificates were
initially issued? Second, what legal arrangement was
made between the NYPD and the Republican Party for the
use of the pier? Third, are there any laws governing
additional permits etc that must be obtained for any
organization to legally operate a private jail
facility? Fourth, can such facilities use NYPD
personnel, who are employees of the city? Finally, to
what degree if any did the Republican Party maintain
oversight or control of operations, conditions, etc at
Pier 57?
Drew Poe
Source: NYC Indy Media
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