Two Occupy Springfield, IL Members Detained And Ticketed! Their Crime? Free Speech!
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Uploaded by OccupySpringfieldIL on Dec 9, 2011
On the evening of Thursday, Dec. 8th two members of Occupy Springfield, IL. were detained by police officers for using their First Amendment rights of free speech. What did they do? They used Water Soluble Sidewalk Chalk in front of a U.S. Rep's (Aaron Schock) office! After being detained each gentleman was ticketed for "vandalism" at the cost of $500.00. The city ordinance used to write these fines is pretty clear that non-permanent chalk is not, in fact, vandalism.
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People are now afraid to come out at night, in Springfield, because or sidewalk art? What a ridiculous thing to say. Isn't this the same area where everyone wonders around from bar to bar and all the workers have gone to their nice neighborhoods?
MJSAYSWAKEUP 2 months ago
I love the added editorial commentary, makes it so much more interesting!
prooccupyer 2 months ago
Two comrades get fined $500 each for their few minutes of speech and a firetruck is called to wash it away at what expense? The government is working hard to ensure we have no say while THEY pillage the people and the planet. It is so obvious this country isn't free.
mmmshody 2 months ago
*sigh* Those darn Occupiers and their utilizing the freedoms Americans are supposed to have to publicize the government's actions to protect America. I'm sure there was a reason why the police never warned Occupy they could be arrested for chalk.That chalk must have been so expensive to clean up with all that labor of turning on a hose. It wasn't technically raining so much as it was snowing a little, but still a bucket would be cheaper than a fire hose. IL government is so good with money.
PiscesFire 2 months ago
wtf?
popradcan 2 months ago