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To serve and protect ... Bank of America
By Allison Kilkenny
Created Mar 27 2011 - 10:11am

Back from the US Uncut NYC protest, which I posted a write-up of here [1]. I witnessed an interesting interaction inside Bank of America whilst reporting on the day of action. My cameraman, Zach Roberts, and I followed US Uncut organizer Duncan Meisel into the bank to watch him deliver a fake check to the teller. The fake checks represent what Bank of America should have paid in taxes during 2009 ($1.5 billion). Here’s what happened:

Is that a rule now? If a citizen doesn’t produce his/her ID in a timely fashion, are cops allowed to physically assault them? Also, both Meisel and Roberts actually are Bank of America customers. Is this how BoA treats customers who wish to object to the company’s policies? And last question: are the police now the guardians of BoA instead of tax-funded sentinels charged with protecting the liberties (like free speech) of citizens?
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About author Allison Kilkenny is a radio host and political humorist, a fancy way of saying writer, who makes shitty world news funny. She is a regular contributor to the Huffington Post, the Beast, 236.com, and Alternet.org's Wiretap Magazine. Her work has also appeared on The Nation and she is a regular guest on SIRIUS radio.

She doesn't care if you're offended by anything she has written. Further articles can be found at: www.allisonkilkenny.com [2] Allison's radio show, Citizen Radio, can be found here: Citizen Radio fan page [3]. Citizen Radio is on every Wednesday over at Breakthru Radio [4].
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