Guantanamo on the Hudson

In the Metro North train that brought me back to Tarrytown this evening, I heard a dreadful story from a guy sitting behind me, and actually witnessed a strange scene. This guy called her wife, and was explaining her what he had done this afternoon. This person appeared to be a priest, or something, and had gone this afternoon to Pier 57. This place is actually used by cops as a detention center for protesters against the republican convention. It seems that the arrestees don't have the right to access lawyers, hardly find water, and are confined in poor security conditions. Tremendous democracy ! WOW ! Thanks to a special NY state law, the priest seemed to have the right to enter the jail, and to see the protesters.

The curious thing about this scene: the guy on my right, who also heard the conversation, was a cameraman from Channel 4 NBC. He gave his cell phone to the priest, and asked him if he wanted to tell his story to the TV.

The media: a dangerous tool against and for democracy. I hope that everybody will know that anyway... This is really sad.