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lovuian

(19,362 posts) Thu Sep 6, 2012, 08:27 PM Sep 2012

Undercover Austin police officers aided Houston Occupy protesters

http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Undercover-Austin-police-officers-aided-Houston-3841846.php

Joshua Phanco, Assistant Harris County District Attorney, appears before District Judge Joan Campbell to discuss the Austin police officers who infiltrated the protest group, and entrapped them into making devices they used in a blocking a road at the Port of Houston on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012, in Houston. Defense attorney for Ronnie Garza, of Occupy Austin who joined protest in Occupy Houston, will asked District Judge Joan Campbell to dismiss charges, saying trio of Austin undercover detectives showed them how to make "Dragon Sleeves,'' PVC tubes allowed protestors to chain their arms together.

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Undercover Austin police officers aided Houston Occupy protesters (Original Post) lovuian Sep 2012 OP

it was on the front page of the Houston Chronicle lovuian Sep 2012 #1

"Detective Dowell purchased and constructed the lock boxes, Downwinder Sep 2012 #2

It is so crazy ins't it lovuian Sep 2012 #3

Just like a lot of criminals. Downwinder Sep 2012 #4

lovuian

(19,362 posts)

1. it was on the front page of the Houston Chronicle

Reply to lovuian (Original post)

Thu Sep 6, 2012, 08:44 PM

Sep 2012

It's quite incredible that these Austin police officers would do this stuff, but this has been happening in other cities where agent provocateurs are shutting down protests by showing up in menacing clothing, throwing rocks and doing other disrupting tactics," Kallinen said.
http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Undercover-Austin-police-officers-aided-Houston-3841846.php

They really feared the Occupy Protesters

and it shows the Police were trying to incite the peaceful protesters to violence

Downwinder

(12,869 posts)

2. "Detective Dowell purchased and constructed the lock boxes,

Reply to lovuian (Original post)

Thu Sep 6, 2012, 09:28 PM

Sep 2012

prosecutors now acknowledge.

in possession of a criminal instrument during the protest, which carries a felony charge."

Time to file charges against Detective Dowell?

lovuian

(19,362 posts)

3. It is so crazy ins't it

Reply to Downwinder (Reply #2)

Thu Sep 6, 2012, 09:31 PM

Sep 2012

They got so caught

Downwinder

(12,869 posts)

4. Just like a lot of criminals.

Reply to lovuian (Reply #3)

Thu Sep 6, 2012, 09:38 PM

Sep 2012

They get caught by bragging about their crime.

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