Comments on: Long Haul Infoshop raided http://www.undergroundpress.org/free-speech/long-haul-infoshop-raided/ Freedom of speech is for everyone Mon, 17 May 2010 01:23:08 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: news roundup : Zine World http://www.undergroundpress.org/free-speech/long-haul-infoshop-raided/comment-page-1/#comment-30898 news roundup : Zine World Fri, 16 Jan 2009 02:15:00 +0000 http://www.undergroundpress.org/free-speech/long-haul-infoshop-raided/#comment-30898 [...] Lawyers from the American Civil Liberties Union and the Electronic Freedom Foundation have filed a federal lawsuit in response to the August raid of the Long Haul Infoshop in Berkeley. The suit — filed against members of the UC Berkeley police, Alameda County Sheriff’s Department, and the FBI, who participated in the raid — seeks to “regain control of all information seized in the raid, to preserve its confidentiality, to bar any retailation or surveillance resulting from the information, and to obtain compensation.” Read more and more and more (pdf). (Background about the raid.) [...] [...] Lawyers from the American Civil Liberties Union and the Electronic Freedom Foundation have filed a federal lawsuit in response to the August raid of the Long Haul Infoshop in Berkeley. The suit — filed against members of the UC Berkeley police, Alameda County Sheriff’s Department, and the FBI, who participated in the raid — seeks to “regain control of all information seized in the raid, to preserve its confidentiality, to bar any retailation or surveillance resulting from the information, and to obtain compensation.” Read more and more and more (pdf). (Background about the raid.) [...]

]]> By: Californian http://www.undergroundpress.org/free-speech/long-haul-infoshop-raided/comment-page-1/#comment-1991 Californian Sat, 06 Sep 2008 09:37:05 +0000 http://www.undergroundpress.org/free-speech/long-haul-infoshop-raided/#comment-1991 In theory, yes. In practice, no. In fact, the warrant was so vague as to suggest that the raid was to collect property that may have been used to commit a felony. It said nothing more. Whether or not the warrant was valid, the cops still raided the place, and stole computers from the Long Haul. They'll be trashed, and the long haul is shit out of luck (besides the wonderful solidarity shown in the community). The cops do whatever the hell they like. You can attempt to file complaints, but nothing ever comes of it. They have guns. We don't. In theory, yes. In practice, no. In fact, the warrant was so vague as to suggest that the raid was to collect property that may have been used to commit a felony. It said nothing more.

Whether or not the warrant was valid, the cops still raided the place, and stole computers from the Long Haul. They’ll be trashed, and the long haul is shit out of luck (besides the wonderful solidarity shown in the community). The cops do whatever the hell they like. You can attempt to file complaints, but nothing ever comes of it. They have guns. We don’t.

]]> By: Tiffany http://www.undergroundpress.org/free-speech/long-haul-infoshop-raided/comment-page-1/#comment-1726 Tiffany Mon, 01 Sep 2008 03:24:34 +0000 http://www.undergroundpress.org/free-speech/long-haul-infoshop-raided/#comment-1726 A warrant must "describe with particularity" the items to be seized--there has to be more information available than is apparent here or the warrant was likely invalid. A warrant must “describe with particularity” the items to be seized–there has to be more information available than is apparent here or the warrant was likely invalid.

]]> By: jo-c http://www.undergroundpress.org/free-speech/long-haul-infoshop-raided/comment-page-1/#comment-1646 jo-c Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:15:39 +0000 http://www.undergroundpress.org/free-speech/long-haul-infoshop-raided/#comment-1646 The gestapo strikes again. We are truly a police state. Don't ever for a moment think the F.B.I., ICE, CIA,etc. are protecting us. The gestapo strikes again. We are truly a police state. Don’t ever for a moment think the F.B.I., ICE, CIA,etc. are protecting us.

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