Truth Mze, wel-known in the Twin Cities spoken-word scene was brutalized by an undercover Minneapolis officer Saturday night,October 12th--who did not identify himself as a cop. What was this respected poet doing to inspire the violence directed against him? He was exercising his First Amendment rights, distributing flyers for the upcoming Oct.22 National Day of Protest Against Police Brutality. Doesn't this sound like the behavior of the military dictatorships of Latin America or Hitler's Gestapo?Anyone should be disturbed by police assaulting someone passing out leaflets. They also charged Truth Maze with a FELONY "obstructing justice"--(an irony if ever there was one!) He goes to court Monday Oct/12 # 9AM # Hennepim Goverment Center.
Whether you agree with what's on anybody's leaflet, surely we can all agree people have a right to leaflet without being beat up by police. Lydia Howell Phillips _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
