Eric didn't have a fair trial and the tactics used by the government to get the arrests were borderline illegal and definitely coercive. Read up on the case. But I doubt that would change your outlook. You sound like a conservative or maybe even a libertarian. Whatever you identify is it doesn't matter. You troll around DC IMC to dump out negative, divisive and unhelpful comments. It's like a sport for you people. DC IMC is a place where things like this article will get posted, where radical news, information, announcements and analysis is posted. You people have the whole of the mainstream media, countless blogs and web sites to troll around on and share thoughts on the things you agree on and want to work on. Stop degrading the IMC and the intent of this space and move on. You comment was originally deleted because it doesn't have a place on the IMC. You only want to have yet another place in this world where you can sound off and validate your self. Well bag off! You're not welcome!

The case of Eric McDavid raises a lot of important issues for the radical left as well as anyone doing work on the left that directly protests the government. Harassment of activists is up. As the vein of fascism in the is country grows stronger this type of thing will only happen more often. The state isn't fucking around and neither should we. If you are engaged in activism you need to be talking with your friends and colleagues about your legal support should anything happen, you need to think about harassment by law enforcement and what they could use against you no matter how absurd before planning anything. Don't stop planning, don't stop working, don't stop challenging, don't stop talking to each other; but let's start being prepared. Let's start taking seriously the intent of the state to pick us off one by one and tare us apart.