Mall protester's damage act misfires Banned-protester-can-return-to-Manners-Mall

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/3855496/Banned-protester-can-return-to-Manner...
Protester Benjamin Easton, who was banned from Manners Mall after being seen smashing a road with a sledgehammer, has been allowed back in.

Wellington District Court judge David Ongley today listened to Easton's arguments that a bail condition imposed earlier this week that he was not to go to the mall was excessive, preventing him working on his court cases and seeing witnesses and doing his "work" - which he describes as 'political busking'.

Easton stopped traffic on Tuesday as he poured blue paint on Victoria St at the end of Manners Mall and hit it with a sledgehammer. He was arrested by police in riot gear after being ordered to drop the hammer by a Taser-wielding officer.

He has denied the charges of possession of an offensive weapon, disorderly behaviour and intentional damage.

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[Aaroncruden]

what a nutter

[Aaroncruden]

shot anna mean taser skills good work dad good tackiling love you anna always xoxoxxx

[666killar]

met this guy today and had a good talk to him

[polbus2010]

Cheers Mike - still not resolved in the courts as I appeal one of the three held charges out of five. Back in court on 5 July 2011. All five should be thrown out but I left two unchallenged for a purpose a bit later on.

[mikey012345]

kia kaha ben!



[vilzl6]

hahahar jared ue buzzy keent woooo.

[ulysses875]

Look at that hooligan running loose in the street.

[eddiedaskull]

Thta man is a hero

if you not from NZ then let me tell you ,he is a man worth learning about.

He is basically homeless with a suit case of chalk and he has costed his city council hundreds of thousands of dollars in court fees

Plus look how pathically scared the police seem of a man who clearly is not threatening them

[shnany1]

another reason why the taser should be main stream. He didn't want to muck around when that came out!

[Vzer01]

The guy at 0:55 seems like a fucken bitch... and laughs like one. Tell me, why do "they" laugh like that?