72 Year-Old Woman Arresting During Wendy Davis Filibuster, Charged With Felony

[JoethePleb]

Source: Burnt Orange Report

A 72 year old woman, Martha Northington, was arrested in the Texas Senate gallery, booked at the Travis County jail and charged with at least one felony, assaulting an officer, as well as being charged with resisting arrest....

Read more: http://www.burntorangereport.com/diary/13705/72year-old-woman-arresting-during-wendy-davis-filibuster-charged-with-felony

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Help this video go viral! This is What they mean by respecting women in the Texas Senate?

[dixiegrrrrl]

1. They really do mean war on women....

they seriously mean it.

[JoethePleb]

2. lol...nice emoto

And, Yes they do mean it!

[Eleanors38]

11. Wendy Davis: The new sexy...

Some are convinced that strong women turn men off. Ha! This old goat ain't down with that. God, I wish I was younger (as if she would be impressed).

[Brigid]

25. This kind of thing went on . . .

When we women were fighting for our right to vote too.

[bl968]

26. A quick review

[Brigid]

28. Wow. Great video!

[reusrename]

36. thanks for this

love the harpsichord at the end

[Demonaut]

3. arresting?....heart attack?...do people read their headliners before publication?

I know you cut and pasted the headline so this is not directed at you

[JoethePleb]

5. good catch!

Not sure how this happened...actually I am the author and I wrote the headline which is all the more confusing. I looked at it a million times. I see my editor made some changes but i can't imagine her missing that or making the change. Oh well, I updated. Thanks again for pointing out.

[caseymoz]

27. They've outsourced editing to India

I mean it. That's what's probably happened.

[northoftheborder]

4. Disgusting show of force by police.

The lack of respect and the arrogance of Repubs inside that Senate filibuster are equally disgusting. The whole lot needs to be VOTED OUT sooner rather than later.

How can we wake people up to what is really going on??????

Abortion is such a hot issue, and otherwise reasonable people just cannot get past the surface of the topic, and realize how women are being treated. Wendy Davis is a real hero.

[JoethePleb]

6. Agreed,

By spreading this video! it has over 4k views in just over a day

[JoethePleb]

7. The link goes to the VIDEO...A MUST SEE AND SHARE!

[freshwest]

35. Yes, and Raw Story has picked it up. Thanks for posting this earlier. Only 6,626 views on youtube.

I hope this will get coverage.

[blackspade]

8. That cop is an asshole.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

9. "Resisting Arrest": the much-abused catch-all net when nothing else sticks. nt

[EC]

10. Sure they'll have her charged with a felony

That's what Walker does too...it makes one less Democratic voter.

[rhett o rick]

12. I hope that cop's grandmother sets him straight. nm

[gussmith]

13. Arresting!!

Come on. Was this written for the defense witness in the George Zimmerman case?

[OKNancy]

14. your article that you wrote says it was later reduced

I can't find any other information.

[magical thyme]

15. she assaulted an officer?!?! REALLY?!?! Not on the video I saw...

I do remember hearing her cry out in pain when he yanked her arms behind her back That left me wanting to assault him

[hue]

17. Indeed it was the other way around-->officer assaulting the Lady!!

[geckosfeet]

16. You must be joking. In big bad Texas?

Not really a knock on texas, this can happen in most any statehouse. I think all statehouses should be open to the public period. Also, the public should be allowed to speak and voice discontent - damn the decorum. Decorum is simply a dilettantes way of suppressing the will and voice of the people. Then they hire their armed thugs to drag you out so they don't get your flesh and blood under their fingernails.

[hue]

18. WTH?? I'm soo sick of the "good 'ol boys" treatment of women!!!!

[Marrah_G]

19. She should wear that arrest as a badge of honor

In fact, I think I will send her a thank you card!

[A Simple Game]

20. Give the cops a break.

After all they were looking for someone in a wheelchair and there were only (at least) three of them.

[damnedifIknow]

21. Assaulting an officer?

Jesus....

[hamsterjill]

22. So now we know the woman's name. We need the name of the trooper.

I find his treatment of Ms. Northington completely out of line. It is obvious by the video that, although she was surprised at the fact that she's being arrested, she was trying to cooperate.

I'm 54 and I don't move as fast as I did when I was 25. It would be appropriate and would be common sense for a level-headed state trooper to give a 72 year old woman a few seconds to stand and move, particularly knowing that the woman had been in a sitting position for some time. His yanking her up and around is unbecoming for a trooper with the Department of Public Safety of Texas.

How much does anyone want to bet that the trooper votes Republican?

[Ccarmona]

23. Isn't It Time

to boycott Texas. I know I won't be spending any of my money on visiting or buying products from there.

[Rstrstx]

32. Quite the contrary

We need as many people down here marching and protesting the upcoming fiasco

[freshwest]

34. Is there a link to donate to help Wendy and Democrats fighting this fascism? TIA.

[Half-Century Man]

24. The Arresting Officer is a disgrace.

He carefully selected the visually weakest person and nearly frog marched her into a wall. Then you charge the woman you assault with a felony????

I truly hope your grandmother never receives similar treatment. Or finds out what you did.

[ManiacJoe]

29. Has anyone ever found the initial charge for the arrest?

[struggle4progress]

30. As she listened, she says Troopers asked her to stand up, but she couldn't move fast enough for them

"He jerked me out of my chair and started pushing me up the stairs. My feet were being dragged and I said wait a minute turn me loose, I'll walk," says Northington. In the arrest report, the trooper claims she slapped him. She says that never happened.
Elderly Woman Dragged By Troopers At State Capitol
Updated: Thursday, June 27 2013, 05:42 PM CDT
http://www.keyetv.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/elderly-woman-dragged-troopers-at-state-capitol-9503.shtml

[struggle4progress]

31. Arrestee Talks About Capitol Officers During Filibuster

by Shefali Luthra
June 27, 2013
... Northington, whose charges were reduced from a felony to a Class A and Class C misdemeanor, said she was encouraging others in the gallery to be quiet during the proceedings before an officer removed and handcuffed her. Upon arriving at the jail, she said, a nurse sent her to the hospital to receive pain medication for her arm. She then spent the night in jail, leaving shortly after noon on Wednesday ...
http://www.texastribune.org/2013/06/27/arrest-during-filibuster-sparks-some-dps-criticism/

[freshwest]

33. This your government as run by Greedy Old Pricks (GOP)! Put them out of office!