Scott Walker Forced to Back Down and NOT Arrest People for Watching Wisconsin Protest

[Tx4obama]

Scott Walker Forced to Back Down and Not Arrest People for Watching Wisconsin Protest

After threatening to arrest people for watching a protest at the Wisconsin capitol, a severe public backlash has forced Gov. Scott Walker to back down.

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In the video, a Wisconsin state trooper can be seen and heard walking around while the solidarity sing along takes place telling spectators that they could be arrested for watching the protest. A group of tourists from Pennsylvania were warned that they faced arrest if they continued to watch the protest. Several people responded to the troopers warning with shock and ask the question, “For watching?”

After word of Scott Walker’s latest attempt to bully his opponents got around, a backlash was triggered that caused Wisconsin officials to announce that they will not be arresting people for watching the protest.

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Full article here: http://www.politicususa.com/2013/08/07/tourists-spectators-arrested-watching-wisconsin-protesters-sing.html

Related DU OP below from yesterday...

Wisconsin lawmaker Sondy Pope threatened with arrest at Capitol for observing Solidarity Sing Along

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023418895

[Scuba]

1. How about taking pictures/video of the police arresting people?

[Cha]

2. Good to see scott walker having to back down from backlash

against The People of Wisconsin!

thanks Tx

[pacalo]

3. "Are you from the media?" "No, I'm with the ACLU."

[avebury]

10. Yup! nt

[Coyotl]

17. I'm a lowly ACLU legal observer

with a doctorate in jurisprudence

[pacalo]

20. I had already taken note of the cop's demeanor that comes across as 'I'm important'

& 'it's such an ego booster to put fear into the citizens'. 'Doesn't matter how unconstitutional my directive is, or that I'm making the choice to serve my elected (but corrupted) officials over the citizens to whom I swore to protect. Honor is passé. I'm going with the power & the kickbacks...hey, it's a materialistic world & I want mine.'

'...Oh, it's a thrill intimidating these innocent chumps.'




The ACLU punchline was unexpected & was satisfying.

[Coyotl]

21. The cop is paid off with life long security for his family with a pension & healthcare to the grave

He is either going to do as told or pay a heavy price for any insolence.

[HereSince1628]

4. Great, but Godwin's Law should really have some exceptions

Just say'n.

At some point "it" is goes beyond hyperbolic assertion used for rhetorical effect and is merely reasonably descriptive.

[Downwinder]

5. It has become a tourist attraction.

Bringing more business to the state than Walker.

[sheshe2]

6. Thanks Tx!

Scottie and the Koch heads, just got their collective asses kicked by the public.

What this crackdown is really about is bad publicity. Gov. Walker wants to run for the Republican nomination in 2016. He and his fellow Republicans thought that they could bully both the protesters and spectators into making this protest go way. After all, the last thing Walker needs when the national media come to town to profile his candidacy is a bunch of singing protesters calling attention to how terrible his agenda has been for the state.

SNIP.

In Scott Walker’s America, the First Amendment doesn’t apply to dissent. Gov. Walker would arrest every protester and observer and throw them in prison if he could because that’s how corporate funded Koch backed dictators like him rule. In the governor’s mind, the people only have the rights that he chooses to grant.

http://www.politicususa.com/2013/08/07/tourists-spectators-arrested-watching-wisconsin-protesters-sing.html

[Downwinder]

14. Anybody from the Madison Opera come down to sing?

They should be able to get some good publicity from it.

Entertain the tourists.

There ought to be some opera that would look good against a backdrop of the Capitol.

Look how well they did in Arizona with "GOV: the musical."
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/ae/articles/1016guvtv1016.html?&wired

[James48]

7. video of fascism in Wisconsin

Police tell tourists they will be arrested for watching protest singing.

Scott Walker's fascist Wisconsin

[hue]

8. The backlash cometh!! :-)

[AnotherMcIntosh]

9. Maybe we could propose a Civil Rights law to allow the US AG to enforce the civil rights?

[Moostache]

11. Where is the shame that should accomapny these tactics????

For fuck's sake, these same sons-of-bitches IMPEACHED President Clinton for getting a goddamn blow job and yet there fucked up minions across the states from Michigan to Florida to Ohio and Pennsylvania and back down to Texas are doing things to blatantly subvert the rule of law, fundamental Constitutional rights (you know those foundational things that make this a nation instead of a true banana republic) and even down right misogynistic and racist...yet they still thump their chests and act like what they are trying to do is perfectly legit.

I am sickened by it all. I hope every single whore working in the "media" sleeps well tonight under the blanket of denial they have sold their souls for...

[benld74]

12. Ehhh, on 2nd thought, You could be charged a fee, yeah a fee for watching,

yeah thats the ticket! Gotta bring $$ into state coffers somehow now that dumbass is in charge,,,,,,

[RC]

13. Don't be given'em ideas.

[GiaGiovanni]

15. Walker is like a little tin despot

Why did Wisconsin decide not to recall him when they had the chance?

[Rex]

16. SO he is threatening to arrest onlookers now?

How do criminals stay in power? They become governor.

[Coyotl]

18. Scott Walker, he's not confiscating tampons so he's got nothing on Texas

Don't these guys have legal counsel? How about wives with common sense? Nothing? They just make up the rules as they go?

[Rex]

19. Yeah they just make the shit up as they go along.

Perry could care less and Scott of Florida is finding new ways to steal the local populace blind. They said, why not! Not like anyone will stop them. Hopefully Walker will be the first to carry it too far and the huge backlash will go nationwide to all turds that work hard to polish their own egos.

[Blue Owl]

22. Hey Scott go fuck yourself you POS

n/t

[Tx4obama]

23. Kick n/t

[mick063]

24. People vote for this shit.

It is why many of us know we are collectively in a deep, deep hole.


Bring in a shitload of "out of state" money and you can buy oppression.

Sigh. There are times I have little faith in the people of our nation.