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(38,893 posts) Mon Sep 10, 2012, 10:55 PM Sep 2012

Salt Lake: Charges dropped for most #Occupy protesters charged last year

Jeff Rae ‏@jeffrae

Charges dropped for most #Occupy protesters charged last year

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A judge has dismissed charges for more than half of the 19 people arrested last November as Salt Lake City police evicted members of the Occupy movement who refused to abandon a tent village that had sprung up in Pioneer Park.

In all, Salt Lake City Justice Court Judge L.G. Cutler dismissed about 20 infractions Monday for 10 people accused of disturbing the peace and violating park curfew. One 22-year-old man was convicted of disturbing the peace and ordered to pay a $100 fine for allegedly resisting officers as they arrested him.

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Salt Lake: Charges dropped for most #Occupy protesters charged last year (Original Post) Fire Walk With Me Sep 2012 OP

All false arrests, just like in NYC and elsewhere. And the cops lie and get away with it. sabrina 1 Sep 2012 #1

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1. All false arrests, just like in NYC and elsewhere. And the cops lie and get away with it.

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Mon Sep 10, 2012, 11:14 PM

Sep 2012

But kudos to the original organizers who anticipated cops lying, false arrests etc and were so well organized in terms of documenting every arrest and having legal observers at every large event. They just couldn't lie in the face of the video evidence and eye witnesses.

It was all intimidation, and it was a disgrace.. It violated every constitutional right people have to peacefully gather and protest and the US disgraced itself with the whole world watching.

Now on to the lawsuits, by the journalists and occupiers who were falsely arrested. They have been doing great in this phase of the movement.

Thanks for the update, Fire.

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