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Stein and Honkala "were arrested by local police when they tried to enter the grounds of Hofstra University"." They remained in police custody for hours.
At 2PM Tuesday, they "walked with supporters" toward Hofstra's "town hall" venue.
"There they were met by three ranks of police officers in uniform and plainclothes. At this point, the Green Party candidates held an impromptu press conference in which Dr. Stein called the CPD debate a 'mockumentary,' saying that, 'We are here to bring the courage of those excluded from our politics to this mock debate, this mockery of democracy.' "
Both candidates "turned and began walking" towards the debate venue. Police "physically stopped them and pushed them back." They sat down and were arrested.
They were charged with "obstructing traffic." None was visible at the time. CPD bosses call the shots. Cops don't represent ordinary people or independent political candidates.
They serve money power. Hardball crackdowns prove it. Even independent presidential candidates taste their harshness.
On October 17, Stein/Honkala's web site headlined "Now free, Stein, Honkala pledge ramp up fight for open debates," saying:
After spending eight hours "handcuffed to a metal chair in a remote (Long Island) police warehouse," they're free. Exercising democratic rights got them accosted and arrested. That's how fascism works. Opposition isn't tolerated.
On release, Stein said:
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