Part II Wisconsin Capitol Police Try Intimidation; Deliver Citations at Man's Job

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Yesterday I posted a article in LBN about Wisconson police going to people's houses to deliver citations.

You can find it here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014225469

This morning I found this youtube from Daily KOS

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/09/11/1130362/-Wisconsin-Capitol-Police-Try-Intimidation-Deliver-Citations-at-Man-s-Job

A man who regularly visits the Wisconsin Capitol building to quietly hold politically-themed signs was given two citations this morning for allegedly holding a banner over a Capitol rotunda railing yesterday. To be accurate, the citations were delivered to the man’s supervisor at his job, in an apparent attempt to intimidate or embarrass him into ending his peaceful political actions.

Here is an interview with the man. It is being conducted by the administrator of the facebook page “Shit Scott Walker is Doing to My State”:

• FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Patricia K. Hammel, [e-mail], [phone] William B. Turner, [e-mail], 404-695-6081

The Madison, Wisconsin chapter of the National Lawyers’ Guild (NLG) condemns the Capitol Police’s continuing arrests of citizens at the Wisconsin State Capitol. After the rule used by police to arrest people last week was interpreted not to include holding signs in a circuit court case, police today cited protesters for draping banners over railings inside the capitol rotunda and holding an illegal rally without a permit, although these activities have been going on for months without incident. It has become impossible to tell what conduct is allowed or prohibited in the Capitol Rotunda, and repeated arrests of select individuals are designed to stifle dissent against state policies, say Guild members.

Despite the presence of the usual contingent of Capitol Police at the Capitol on Friday, September 07, 2012, they arrested no one during the daily Solidarity Singalong, which is plainly not a “spontaneous event” that would be exempt from the new Capitol Access Policy, and involved well over four people, the minimum number required for a “rally” under the Policy.

“Capitol Police have been choosing on a “case by case basis” whom they arrest and when, which is troubling, because that often leads to selective law enforcement, as we see in this instance, and makes it difficult for people to comply with rules that are unclear,” said Patricia Hammel, a member of the NLG representing several people charged with rules violations.

“Arbitrary police conduct clearly contravenes basic principles of American government under our Constitution. The police have a responsibility to act consistently according to well defined, publicly available rules that the public has the opportunity to conform their conduct to in order to avoid arrest. The Capitol Police arrest citizens for holding signs inside the Capitol one day, but not the next. Which is it?” wondered William B. Turner, anther NLG member representing others charged last week.

[lunasun]

1. total dictator tactic

what's next ? "disappeared citizens"?

“Capitol Police have been choosing on a “case by case basis” whom they arrest and when, which is troubling, because that often leads to selective law enforcement, as we see in this instance, and makes it difficult for people to comply with rules that are unclear,” said Patricia Hammel, a member of the NLG representing several people charged with rules violations.

making up the rules as they go along see what they can get away with it seems

[Lindadem4u]

2. Police going to mans job

Russia just jailed a female band for speaking out against Putin. Going to that mans job could have cost him his job.
Nice job creatin Walker. Shame on the Union, for doin what they did. When people of power fear the truth that's what they do.
This should galvanize the people even more.
Wish I was there he definitely wouldnt like my sign.
Keep up the good fight sir.

[Blue Owl]

3. Hurry up and throw Scott "John Do'h" Walker in jail -- time is of the essence!

n/t

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4. Walker, Huebsch to blame for troubles at Capitol

Erwin’s short tenure as Capitol Police chief has spawned distrust and disorder. In every sense, Erwin’s “leadership” is problematic.

Yet Erwin is not the real problem.

He is not operating as a law enforcement professional who applies the law without fear or favor. Rather, he is doing the bidding of Administration Department Secretary Mike Huebsch and Gov. Scott Walker.

When Erwin treated Taylor so disrespectfully, he did so with a Huebsch representative — Administration Department Executive Assistant Gwendolyn Coomer — at his side.

Erwin was not calling the shots. Coomer was. And she was doing so as an extension of Huebsch and Walker.


http://host.madison.com/ct/news/opinion/editorial/walker-huebsch-to-blame-for-troubles-at-capitol/article_8124a9be-fc21-11e1-9d8a-0019bb2963f4.html

[Scuba]

5. More on Walker's stomping on First Amendment rights...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10844757


Thanks for posting the video!!!!

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6. 5-year-old, set Erwin's policy

nah... just having a FOX NEWS moment.



On the Record: Q & A with new WI Capitol Police Chief Dave Erwin



An account in one of the papers described an incident in which a young girl and her grandmother were harassed at the Capitol. Can you speak to that a little and describe the approach you’re taking as new Capitol police chief?

I had an incident on the second day I was here, where I was walking through the Capitol and I saw a grandmother and her granddaughter walking through the Capitol ahead of me a few paces, and I heard someone let out a really extremely loud scream in the Capitol.

And so what I saw was the little girl tell her grandmother, ‘Grandma, I don’t want to be here. I don’t want to be in this Capitol. I’m scared….’


And it was unfortunate. I watched a grandmother and her granddaughter coming here to have a positive experience at our state Capitol be frightened and startled and leave terrified.

http://watchdog.org/55855/wr-police-chief/