The police fired tear gas, beanbags and used tasers to arrest hundreds of protesters. Also targeted were independent journalists and photographers and groups that monitor police abuse against protesters. Among those seized by the police were an Associated Press photographer, a group of University of Kentucky student journalists and Amy Goodman, the host of the liberal radio show “Democracy Now!” Goodman was arrested for “interfering with peace officers” when she questioned police about the arrest and bloodying of her show’s two producers. The Real News: Arrested at the RNC: Amy Goodman talks about being detained at the RNC. Online Journal: Ramsey County charges nonviolent Food Not Bombs volunteers under Minnesota version of USAPATRIOT Act, alleges acts of terrorism. The Bush regime's police state war against the constitution and the people marches forward. It is their intent to stomp out protest completely, to remove all resistance, to hobble the people, to grind them down, to terrorize them. Redditorial.com: It’s happening under your noses: The United States of America has become a police state.