Louisiana Police Pull Over Activist At Behest Of BP

Mother Jones:

Everyone knows by now that BP is still blocking press access to oil-spill sites even though they're not supposed to anymore...But Louisiana state police pulling over a video camera-wielding private citizen because the head of BP security wanted to ask him some questions is a whole other level of alarming.

Read the whole story: Mother Jones

Comments

[nicainmiami]

11:40 PM on 07/01/2010

Corporatism is alive and well in the US. Of course, if you did not know this already, you had your head in the sand.

[aflyinyoursoup]

02:25 AM on 06/23/2010

I used to wonder why and how people operate under the aegis of a 'corporation'.
Now I understand. This allows them to get away with murder!

[aflyinyoursoup]

02:19 AM on 06/23/2010

Looks like Corporate Fascism is here to stay!

[nickguillory]

09:13 PM on 06/22/2010

This is why BP is corrupt: http://www.frequency.com/video/guy-tries-to/125411

[i-am-mouse]

08:13 PM on 06/22/2010

Is anyone really surprised that the cops are on the side of the bad guys here?

[Martin Musetsky]

07:49 PM on 06/22/2010

Live video feed from twelve cameras on the Gulf floor: http://climate.the-environmentalist.org/2010/06/live-video-feeds-of-gulf-oil-disaster.htm

[Martin Musetsky]

12:10 AM on 06/23/2010

Correct link: http://climate.the-environmentalist.org/2010/06/live-video-feeds-of-gulf-oil-disaster.html

[eyelashviper]

04:59 PM on 06/22/2010

The Corporatist/Police State, we all should be alarmed and outraged by this. Any MSM coverage on this? I'm emailing the article to Rachel Maddow.

[tompoe]

10:13 AM on 07/12/2010

MSM disappeared long ago. You must be referring to corporate media. It's safe to say there is no coverage, and won't be any coverage.

[gevan]

04:48 PM on 06/22/2010

A free press only belongs to those who own the police.

[Roger DiPaolo]

04:42 PM on 06/22/2010

What is happening here???

Take back our country, take back our planet!

March in the streets, protest this Anti-American subversion of our Rights as free citizens!!

Perform acts of non-violent civil disobedience if that is what it takes. Big Oil and Corrupt Government is trying to put the squeeze on us - let's turn it around and put the squeeze on them!!! If you didn't realize that we are in a battle for our future, you know it now!

The 60s were a lesson for all of us, but after too many years of public complacency and letting "The Establishment" put a choke-hold on the people it's time to revive the peaceful revolution and take it to a whole new level.

Do you want your children to die in a world of unbreathable air, undrinkable water, and sterile oceans?? If not, it's time to fight back NOW!

[lboucher]

04:40 PM on 06/22/2010

Obama Administration Knew About Deepwater Horizon 35,000 Feet Well Bore, Green-Lighted And Fast-Tracked Project

www.OilPrice.com

[Roger DiPaolo]

04:33 PM on 06/22/2010

FLOWIN’ IN THE GULF

How many roads must a man drive down, before you call him a man?
How many seas must a pelican sail, before she can sleep in clean sand?
Yes and how many times must oil be spilled, before it is forever banned?

Refrain:

The answer my friend, is flowin’ in the gulf,
The answer is flowing in the gulf.

Yes and how many years can an oil rig exist, before it fails you and me?
Yes and how many years can some people exist, in a world of dying seas?
Yes and how many many times can you turn your head, and pretend that you just don’t see?

(Refrain)

Yes and how many times must a man look up, before he can see a clear sky?
Yes and how many ears must one man have, before he can hear seabirds cry?
Yes and how many deaths will take till he knows, that too many creatures have died?

(Refrain)

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A free gift to the world, sing and spread widely.....
Credit for inspiration to Bob Dylan, and credit for the subject matter to Big Oil.