Emmanuel Goldstein arrested during RNC protest in NYC

Hacker zine 2600 reports that Emmanuel Goldstein (aka Eric Corley), the publication's founder and editor, was among hundreds arrested at demonstrations against the Republican National Convention in New York City on Tuesday. Snip:

The march which Emmanuel was apparently trying to videotape ended at 16th Street near Union Square when the police surrounded the marchers and began arresting everyone in the area -- at least 150 people. Officers at the scene reported that the arrested will be charged with "parading without a permit," but reliable information will probably not be available until arraignments take place over the next day or two.

At least 900 people were arrested on Tuesday, August 31st, most if not all for nonviolent and minor offenses, offenses which in non-protest situations would generally not result in spending any time at all locked up. People arrested at previous protests have usually had their charges eventually dropped or significantly reduced as the judicial system notices that their is little or no evidence that the protesters have committed any crimes at all.

Link to report on 2600. Portrait of Emmanuel Goldstein from Declan McCullagh, original here: Link. (via Engadget, thanks, ford)