Civil Rights Violation... Ticket for Quietly Holding Sign on First Floor!! SHARE!!

[longfootbuddy]

people need to stop fighting for civil rights, which are granted by goverment, and start fighting to defend their human rights, which goverment denies, and has no authority over!

[613maccabee]

blaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa­aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[613maccabee]

The cop knows he is wrong that is why he wants them to go down stairs so that he can say "Ha I got you now, because you are blocking people.

[BoonesFrry]

Status Update???? What happened in court????

[lohanaddict]

Just voted for you! Goodluck!

[AntaresInScorpius]

i didnt see any violation of your "freedom of speech"

[613maccabee]

@AntaresInScorpius You need to study the1st amendment.

[AntaresInScorpius]

as an aside, i was wondering what are the nature of the disabilities of the veteran miss Walasek??

[AntaresInScorpius]

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[yougoobr]

sue the state

[lactosdog]

Stay in the free speech zone, comrad.

[gehrkej1]

You can tell the officer thinks it's BS that he has to do this however he has a job to do. I think all parties involved did a great job. P.S., HEY HEY HO HO, SCOTT WALKERS GOT TO GO

[SolarEXtract]

They took his freedom of speech away from him, quite literally.

Heil Walker! Heil Republicans! Heil! Heil!

[ncrj]

@SolarEXtract Actually, they didn't remove his freedom of speech from him. Had he complied with their instructions he would have been allowed to hold onto his sign on the first floor. What they did, was violate a court order instructing the DOA to only use rules that were in force on 28 JAN 2011 - which allowed them free access to that area of the building. As suc h he has a case against the Captiol Police and the DOA for violating his first amendment rights to assembly.

[jirokage]

Do you not understand the difference between a government building and a public school? If you don't then there's no hope.

[derrald]

The people saying these guys were in the wrong have a poor grasp of constitutional protections, unfortunately. Reasonable time and place restrictions have long been argued and precedented in court decisions. That's where we get the familiar 'not being allowed to yell fire in a crowded theater balcony restriction.' Restricting the right of the people to peaceably assemble on the second floor is NOT a reasonable restriction of time and place, and hopefully the judge understands that.

[ufo5440]

uj

[aaronkatten]

The people do not ASK PERMISSION to protest!

"protest area on first floor area" is ridiculous

[aaronkatten]

The people do not ASK PERMISSION to protest!

"protest area on first area" is ridiculous

[brucasfan09]

thank you for continuing this fight!!! There's so much support for all of you.

[WiscoCush]

AMAZING! Thank you Jeremy for refusing to comply with an illegal order issued by DOA. Your determination to uphold the rule of law will be recognized. PEACE!!!

[WiscoCush]

AMAZING! Thank you Jeremy for refusing to comply with an illegal order issued by DOA. Your determination to uphold the rule of law will be recognized. PEACE!!!

[victoriahessco7]

By the way I was a prison guard for 10 years, dealing with actual criminals, and I would never, ever have allowed this situation to get to the point it did with these people being as respectful as they were. I have respect for authority, but you should not have to bend over and kiss their asses. These people were free American citizens, and if you are too "polite" to do what they did fine, but to say they were wrong, to not be willing to fight for their right to make this stand is UNAMIERICAN

[victoriahessco7]

So they said if you were from out of state you would be arrested. People from out of state can not protest. We can not leave our states and protest in other states? But Tea Party can bus people in by the bus load??? This unbelievable. Why isn't America waking up????

[srebbeor]

I watched this w/ disbelief; Scott Walker has not only TRIED to put us back 80 years, but in my eyes he is destroying the JOY of our FUTURE AMERICANS..our youth,he is telling them NOT to try; YOU will never become PRESIDENT. THIS AMERICAN MOM saying the GOP and ,KOCH brothers, and TEA Party ...you are all CHILD ABUSERS with your behavior and attitude toward these young AMERICANS.

[srebbeor]

I watched this w/ disbelief; Scott Walker has not only TRIED to put us back 80 years, but in my eyes he is destroying the JOY of our FUTURE AMERICANS..our youth,he is telling them NOT to try; YOU will never become PRESIDENT. THIS AMERICAN MOM saying the GOP and ,KOCH brothers, and TEA Party ...you are all CHILD ABUSERS with your behavior and attitude toward these young AMERICANS

[wineblue2]

It would be nice if this video was not sideways

[badreligion]

why did you record it like that!

[kaisemful]

This is a great example of how to push back against unlawful oppression. Well done!

[pointmocker]

You know he's Republican....he didn't want to hear a thing. Typical....falling on deaf ears. Vote Klappenburg - April 5

[pointmocker]

I "liked" this video mostly because you videotaped it. You stood your ground, you weren't out of line, and best of all...you caught the police acting like mercenaries in an unnecesary manner.

VOTE JoAnn Kloppenburg APRIL5

[4trahasis]

"well you know I'd like to get a citation so it can get shotdown and bring light to the fact that this is an unconstitutional order."

Well said, thank you so much for all your videos Jeremy.

[MelkiteVideo]

Congratulations. You not only made your point - very well. You also protested well . . . and I suspect you will be able to get damages. GREAT FOR YOU. The determination to "arrest" depends on residence of individual ? ! ? ! I have recently moved out of the state - and I am damn glad I did

[Smirnonn]

Truly peaceful demonstration. No reason for a citation at all.

[MelkiteVideo]

Congratulations. You not only made your point - very well. You also protested well . . . and I suspect you will be able to get damages. GREAT FOR YOU.

[cruciphile]

the cameras kept them nice and friendly.

[jtillots]

@cruciphile Actually, the people in Wisconsin are by and large nice and friendly people. The entire state should be proud about how the protesters and the law enforcement handled this difficult situation brought about by the unreasonable requests of the government. Here, here Wisconsin!

[cruciphile]

that's the most polite and patient police state employee i have ever seen.

[EarthMomWI]

Good Job Jeremy. I don't think the general public actually realizes how many laws are being broken by the governor and his cronies. Would people be more upset if they knew this is how it works in the middle east? Oh, but I guess in the middle east you'd be shot. How long before that becomes justifiable in America by these unpatriotic politicians?

[arammat]

Fight this and fight it very publicly. This is approaching the absurd.

[kevindustrial]

obscure or obscene?

[arammat]

Fight this and fight it very publicly. This is approaching the absurd.

[Krapenhoeffer]

You have not had your rights infringed upon. Time/Manner/Place restrictions, so long as they are content neutral are constitutional. The State is allowed to ban signs on floors other than the ground floor.

[herdpoisoning]

@Krapenhoeffer There is a standing court order, that is referred to in this video, that specifically proves you wrong.

[TheObviousworld]

YOU: "I think this is a violation to my first amendment rights"

DEMS: limited the display of the ten commandments (constitutional violation) Call racist signs hate speech and should be a cause for arrest -all though those types of signs are wrong it is (constitutional violation) to limit.

- Legalize Weed (No constitution reasoning), Illegalize right to bare arms (Constitutional violation)

MORE: Some have been arrested for praying on the Supreme court steps (Constitutional Violation)

[MrEricTrips]

Good work guys. Thank's a lot! :)

[IWLocal8]

That guy from the Capitol Police was the same one who was running the show on March 1st when they wouldn't let people into the building. He wouldn't give me any information on a number to call to ask about why they had the Capitol on "lockdown".

[WOETWO]

What did that little sign say that the officer pointed to at 3:06?

[Ffantasy501]

@WOETWO that sign is gonna kill me trying to read it -.- i wish he held the camera steady or at least took a picture of it or something :P

[Whitelitr]

@Ffantasy501 - You see thayt is the problem with soundbites and "news clips" like this. They rarely show the entire story.

[WOETWO]

@Ffantasy501

Wish he would answer the question.

[rone8892]

Demanding your rights be upheld equates to "acting like a child"...welcome to the NEW WISCONSIN ORDER!

THE SS just did their job too Whitelitr.

[Whitelitr]

So, let's see. You are instructed to take your sign to a different place where the posting of signs IS permitted and instead you argue with the office who is doing his job. Then you argue and say he did something wrong. The officer is just doing his job and you act like a jerk. You should have complied, and then made a complaint later to the appropriate people.

[BassAssasin13]

@Whitelitr but it is still their right to be standing there and peacefully protest. Say someone was going to take your house and family away because you wore a bright green shirt on a Tuesday and green shirts are only allowed on wednesday.........would you so graciously follow orders and then complain about it later? It may not seem like this is a big deal now, but when civilians don't know their rights they are taken away slowly-one by one- and this should scare you.

[Whitelitr]

@BassAssasin13 - Your argument is specious. The scenario you describe and the scenario in question are radically different. My statement was that the protesters should have complied and then take it up at an appropriate time and with the people in charge, not arguing with the officer. Most bldgs of this type have rules now (thank you 9-11) regarding what can be where. If they were in an area where protesting was not allowed, there should have go to where they were told they could protest,

[BassAssasin13]

@Whitelitr but not in public areas where anyone can be. Anyone can be there and therefore protest

[Whitelitr]

@BassAssasin13 - My daughter's school is public. I have every right to go there, hang out, visit class and so on. If however, I started waving a sign around in the front hallway, I would be asked to leave. The protester's were asked to go down into the rotunda, not stand where they were. Their right to protest was not infringed, they just did not want to do it where they could, but where they wanted to.

[Stateslate]

@Whitelitr I don't think protesting was prohibited, just signs. There's actually a prohibition on signs in my state's (Michigan) capitol even though it's been packed with protesters.

[Whitelitr]

@Stateslate - from what I gathered in the admittedly poor quality video, they were OK with protesting and even the sign, just not doing it on the second floor. The could have gone back down into the rotunda and been fine, They didn't want to do it. They were in the wrong.

[ReadyForBattleAMV]

@Whitelitr Yes, most building do have rules. But those rules do not allow any law enforcement officer to deny anyone their Constitutional Rights.

[Whitelitr]

@ReadyForBattleAMV - Watch the video again. No one was denied their rights. They were told they could not stand on the upper floor and that they had to go down into the rotunda on the first floor. The Constitution does not address that. They were in the same location, just not on the second floor. They went hoping to make a scene, and they did just that.

[NinjaStarODavid]

@Whitelitr

Read the court order, it says all policies and procedures should go back to before the protests, this includes being allowed to be on any floor. Also, as the man in the video said, the "rotunda" in other instances also includes the first mezzanine.

[defendingwipac]

Court Date is April 8th 10 AM Room 1000 Dane County Courthouse...  Will set up an Actblue for court costs...

[Smirnonn]

@defendingwipac Let us know. I'll donate. This is illegal.

[PeacefulVox]

Post your court date and location so people can attend open court proceedings in support!

[PeacefulVox]

Where can I send my contribution to the legal fund? Fight the ticket!

[PeacefulVox]

You guys are awesome! If you need a donation for legal fees, post a P.O. Box to send it to and the name of your lawyer to make it out to, and I'll pitch in a small share. God Bless You Guys!

[apostleis]

The WI constitution says

Article I, §4 Right to assemble and petition. Section 4. The right of the people peaceably to assemble, to consult for the common good, and to petition the government, or any department thereof, shall never be abridged.

They are breaking the law

[thunderroad1971]

"Just Following Orders" isn't a defense.

[vorlonshadowdragon]

First amendment violations, assault and battery, attempted murder, stealing private property, extortion, threatening to assault and kidnap private citizens/disabled veteran(s), violations of the ADA (americans with disabilities act) and RICO Act.

Who police's the cops? We need to start teaching them who's the boss. I say kill the nazi pig fuckers, they are violating the constitution and should be killed for treason. cops aren't really people so it's okay to slaughter them.

[milfinwi]

Blindly following orders or not, that man/officer was doing his job. Do you all forget that he also was f$&ked by walker? He too is trying to keep his job, he doesn't agree either (you can see it), but he's got a family to feed probably too. Sue the people who made the "rules". But I do agree, this is clearly a violation of our rights to free speech.

[dunivant66]

It is clearly unconstitutional! Governor Walker and his cronies AKA the Republican senators just want the protesters to go away! But, they will be out on their asses in 2012 starting with Glen Grothman! Who called the protesters SLOBS!

[ktgbw]

I also sent this over to the ACLU

[ktgbw]

Should have taken his badge number

[ktgbw]

@ktgbw Okay now that I saw it...good call on the badge #

[1rustyb]

I've been arrested 3 times for civil disobedience. For my Union. Only times in my life. We were ready to fight, but each time the DA, dismissed the cases. I went once with a friend, and judge "Nancy", dismissed all charges. You need a picture of that sign " no second floor" for your case. FIGHT IT!!! I believe the guy, weddings first floor, second floor. I wish I lived there. I go with. Thanks again.

[Anothercoilgun]

Ties to the community! Why bother talking to them. Should have just ignored them.

[billiousnormanus]

Time, place and manner restrictions have been held up over and over again by the Supreme Court - usually to the benefit of liberals.

[Nagennif1011]

Remember those others who claimed they were "just following orders."

[HSMiyamoto]

Sue the officer who issued this illegal ticket for depriving you of your federal civil rights under color of law. Sue him personally, and get your attorneys' fees paid by him when you win.

[Kirurus]

OMG ITS SHIAYA. YOU TELL THAT MALL COP WHO'S BOSS!!!!

[evancubed]

Sargent Murgler is a criminal against the people. The ONLY job of the police is to uphold law and the rights of the citizens. Not be a mercenary for a political menace.

[flash715]

Is this how you conduct your day? What is your job by the way? You just like to be a pain the ass is all.

[lrdazure]

got to love our plutocracy.

[kathleenbronson]

ya, they are not doing anything wrong

[thedaviszoo5]

The officer doesn't want any argument because it doesn't seem like he understands... he's just blindly following orders. Why shouldn't you be able to do this??? I can't wait to see how this all unfolds once you show up in court with your ticket!!!!

[lIPhlogistonlI]

The loss of the rights of Americans in the country is appalling....

[AntaresInScorpius]

@lIPhlogistonlI ahh. poor baby. you are such a victim.

[awprice007]

Thats right piggy. Keep following the fucking orders blindly. Dont SERVE AND PROTECT the fucking people paying your fucking bills.

[tgkrause]

Keep up the fight!