Police pointed to this video among other things as evidence that political activists were planning to cause major disturbances at the September 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn. In affidavits, they said the amateur movie depicted "significant property damage" and "violence toward law enforcement."
Original video produced by the RNC Welcoming Committee. Music and explanatory text titles added by the Center for Investigative Reporting.
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