I should add that I live in a DC suburb, I'm a lawyer, and my phone number is 202-763-3307.
Love, --Mike On Tue, Jan 17, 2017 at 6:42 PM, Kirsten Kern <[email protected]> wrote: > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Shakespeare at Winedale Email List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > Malcolm has been doing legal work for protestors for years, and he put this > together. At my request, he sent it to me so that I could circulate it. > Please circulate it as you see fit. Of course some folks may want to get > arrested and if you do, there are some tips here for you. > > March on! > > xoxoxo, > Stan > > > > INFORMATION FOR PROTESTERS > > > DONTS > > 1. DON'T HAVE PENDING ARREST WARRANTS-TRAFFIC, CHILD SUPPORT, BOND > FORFEITURE,ETC. THESE WILL KEEP YOU IN JAIL LONG AFTER A PERSONAL BOND IS > GRANTED FOR THE PROTEST ARREST. > > 2. DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ON YOUR PERSON,PURSE OR BACKPACK THAT WOULD EMBARRASS > YOU IF FOUND IN JAIL- A JOINT, SOME LOOSE MJ, PRESCRIPTION PILLS IN A > NON-PRESCRIPTION BOTTLE, A PHONY ID, ETC. WILL LIKELY RESULT IN ADDITIONAL > CHARGES AND WILL CERTAINLY DELAY YOUR RELEASE. > > 3. DON'T GIVE A PHONY NAME WHEN A COP ASKS YOU TO IDENTIFY YOURSELF. THE > POLICE CAN FILE AN ADDITIONAL CHARGE OF FAILURE TO IDENTIFY . > > 4. DON'T BE WITHOUT LEGAL IMMIGRATION PAPERS. DEPENDING ON CIRCUMSTANCES > JAIL OFFICIALS COULD CONTACT IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOM ENFORCEMENT WHICH WILL > CREATE IMMIGRATION PROBLEMS. > > 5. DONT WEAR SANDALS, ESPECIALLY FLIP-FLOPS. YOU MAY HAVE TO RUN AND THESE > ARE NOT THE BEST RUNNING SHOES OR OTHER PEOPLE MAY BE RUNNING AND STOMP ON > YOUR FEET. > > DOS > > 1. HAVE YOUR PHOTO ID WITH YOU. THE SHERIFF WON'T RELEASE YOU WITHOUT > KNOWING WHO YOU ARE AND VERIFYING THAT YOU DO NOT HAVE PENDING WARRANTS. > > 2. BE POLITE AND COOPERATE, UNLESS YOU WANT TO ENGAGE IN PASSIVE RESISTANCE. > A PISSED-OFF COP MAY STALL FILING THE PAPERWORK WHICH WILL DELAY YOUR > RELEASE. > > 3. BRING YOUR NECESSARY MEDS, KEEP THEM ON YOUR PERSON OR BACKPACK AND LET > JAIL PERSONNEL KNOW YOUR MEDICAL NEEDS. > > 4. HAVE THE PHONE NUMBER OF A FRIEND OR LAWYER READILY AVAILABLE-YOU MAY NOT > HAVE ACCESS TO YOUR CELL PHONE IN JAIL OR IT MAY HAVE NO CHARGE WHEN YOU GET > YOUR PHONE CALL. > > 5. LET SOMEONE WHO IS UNLIKELY TO GET ARRESTED KNOW YOUR SITUATION SO THAT > PERSON CAN CONTACT A LEGAL PERSON SHOULD YOU GET ARRESTED. > > 6. DO HAVE PEOPLE WITH PHONES SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE DEMONSTRATION > VIDEOING EVERY CONFRONTATION WITH THE POLICE AND COORDINATE THE PRESERVATION > OF THOSE VIDEOS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. > > > POSSIBLE CRIMINAL CHARGES > > 1. CRIMINAL TRESPASS CLASS B MISDEMEANOR-FAILING TO LEAVE A PLACE AFTER > RECEIVING ORAL OR WRITTEN NOTICE TO LEAVE. > > 2. RESISTING ARREST-CLASS A MISDEMEANOR- USING FORCE AGAINST A COP WHO IS > ATTEMPTING TO ARREST YOU. A COP CAN CLAIM THAT YOUR PULLING AWAY WHILE HE > IS TRYING TO ARREST YOU. CONSTITUTES FORCE. SEE 2 IN DOS. > > 3. FAILURE TO IDENTIFY- CLASS B MISDEMEANOR-FAILING TO PROVIDE YOUR NAME > AND ADDRESS OR GIVING A FALSE NAME OR ADDRESS AFTER A LAWFUL DETENTION. > > 4. ASSAULT ON A PEACE OFFICER- 3RD DEGREE FELONY-ASSAULTING A COP WHILE HE > IS TRYING TO MAKE AN ARREST. > > 5. INTERFERENCE WITH AN ARREST OR DETENTION- CLASS A MISDEMEANOR > (DE-ARRESTING)-TRYING TO HELP A FRIEND WHO IS STRUGGLING WITH THE POLICE OR > APPEARS TO BE BEING FALSELY ARRESTED. > > 6.INTERFERING WITH PUBLIC DUTIES-CLASS B MISDEMEANOR-INTERFERING WITH POLICE > OFFICER WHO IS ACTING AS A POLICE OFFICER. PHOTOGRAPHING THE POLICE SO > CLOSE TO THE SCENE THAT IT INTERFERES WITH THE POLICE DUTIES. > > 7. OBSTRUCTING HIGHWAY OR PASSAGEWAY-CLASS B MISDEMEANOR OBSTRUCTS A > HIGHWAY, STREET OR PASSAGEWAY OR DISOBEYS A REASONABLE TO REQUEST TO MOVE > FROM THOSE PLACES GIVEN BY A PERSON WITH AUTHORITY TO CONTROL THE USE OF > THOSE PLACES. > > 8. RIOT-MINIMUM CLASS B MISDEMEANOR-GATHERING OF 7 OR MORE PEOPLE WHICH(1) > CREATES AN IMMEDIATE DANGER OF DAMAGE TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY, (2) > SUBSTANTIALLY OBSTRUCTS LAW ENFORCEMENT OR OTHER GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS OR > SERVICES OR (3) BY FORCE OR THREAT OF FORCE OR PHYSICAL ACTION DEPRIVES A > PERSON OF A LEGAL RIGHT OR THE ENJOYMENT OF A LEGAL RIGHT. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Shakespeare at Winedale Email List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > _______________________________________________ Winedale-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/winedale-l
