CHP Threatens Bloggers Over Free Speech

On June 7th a few of us took a banner onto a public sidewalk along a freeway overpass in Fullerton to participate in constitutionally-protected free speech in support of Bill Hunt for Sheriff. Almost immediately, a CHP officer told us to leave or we would be ticketed and removed.

Citing the 1st amendment, we declined and held our position for nearly an hour.
Eventually backup arrived and we were threatened multiple times with arrest, although the officers would not say which law was being violated. Here is a clip of the event, which reveals several disturbing statements made by the officer.

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• Freeway
• overpass
• bill hunt
• CHP
• highway patrol
• California
• California Highway Patrol
• constitution
• 1st amendment
• free speech
• police
• law enforcement
• protest

[omalley16]

Bunch of dipshits with nothing better to do- the guys w signs

[tjhombs]

@CORYSPHOTOS Actually, it's not - disobeying a LAWFUL order is, but this was not a lawful order.

[CORYSPHOTOS]

"YOU GOT TOWED".. Disobeying an order from a law enforcement office is a crime!

[crispymidget]

@xelta76 They refused to have their rights stripped and not be forced to do something when they aren't breaking a law.

[da3coons]

dumb ass for stopping traffic!

[tbg5150]

You're lucky. If that was me, I would have plucked you and took you to jail- Failure to Follow an order by a CHP Officer is a misdemeanor and I don't take that kind of bullshit where I patrol.