I've never written a diary or even posted a comment on any blog before today although I have avidly read political blogs for over five years. I've been described by a friend as a radical moderate and true to that description I enjoy reading from a diverse group of viewpoints. Once such site, michaelmoore.com, is where the story of Diane Bukowski came to my attention.
I searched the Kos archives to see if this story had previously been diaried here before and was surprised to see that it was not. I did quite a bit of Googling to see if there was another side of the story that I was missing but could find nothing remotely close to a justification for the filing of five felony charges against Diane Bukowski.
From reading various online accounts, I have come to the conclusion that the Detroit Police are using Ms. Bukowski's arrest as an opportunity to stick it someone who has been a thorn in their side over the years with her reporting on police brutality and civilian deaths that were the result of police actions.
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