MELANIE MORGAN: US Attorney Joseph Russoniello Petitioned: Prosecute Civil Rights Violators

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US Attorney Joseph Russoniello Petitioned: Prosecute Civil Rights Violators

Written by Melanie Morgan   

Monday, 31 March 2008

Breezy winds chilled the tempertures today as eight super-heated pro-troop supporters from around the Bay Area gathered in front of the United States Federal Building in San Francisco.

Jim Minder, Sherry Perussina, Bryan Weldon, Kevin Graves, Catherine Moy, myself, Ryan Gill, Danny Gonzalez, Eamon and Elizabeth Kelly (and Buddy, the dog) stood in front of a podium at the fortified entrance to the US Attorney's office.

(photo of Kevin Graves, Gold Star Father)

Three television cameras, including Fox News Network, were on-hand to record our demand to Mr. Russoniello's office that any violators who are identified as harassing, intimidating, slapping, hitting, punching or otherwise harming pro-troop supporters at peaceful rallies such as we planned in Berkeley on 2/12/08 be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.

All of us told stories about the lawlessness that ran rampant at our event, cited specific accounts of CodePink, their supporters, as well as truant Berkelely High school students, who were allowed to violate our rights.

 

(Photo Melanie Morgan, co-founder Move America Forward)

Members of Funk the War, The World Can't Wait, Global Exchange and Code Pink were (allegedly) involved in taking peace signs and hitting elderly women over the head, sending one man to the hospital for treatment after being shoved to the ground, and leaving a huge bruise on the arm of Deborah Johns, whose son William has served four tours of duty in Iraq.

 

(Photo L- to- R is Eamon Kelly, diasabled Marine, Bryan Weldon, Lafayette Flag Brigade and Elizabeth Kelly, Blue Star Mom, Sherry Perussina, Blue Star Mom)

After our news conference, we arrived in the inner sanctum of the 11th floor where we met with US Attorney Will Frentzen, who listened to our demands, and asked us many questions.

We were informed that the office would be in touch with the FBI to discuss the situation, and our letter would be passed around to lawyers in the civil division for consideration.

Speaking as Chairman of Move America Forward, I thanked Mr. Frentzen and we left.

Later, I found this YouTube video in my e-mail account that backs up our claims in Berkeley that the police ignored our requests for help, and allowed the CodePinkos to violate our permit (thus our civil rights.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXjtbbRsHiY

 

There is a brand-new website that went live today where all accounts of civil rights violations against people who attend events designed to encourage support for our military is being catalogued and documented as we go forward.

 

I urge you to visit www.peacethugs.com and contribute.

 

If you see something, say something. Then do something. Especially if you are a citizen journalist on the streets at these events not only here in the San Francisco area, but all across the country.

 

We're are so over the Kumbaya crowd and it's make love, not war words, while their minions are plotting to bomb, hit, slap and punch people with whom they disagree.

[Syncro]

"After our news conference, we arrived in the inner sanctum of the 11th floor where we met with US Attorney Will Frentzen, who listened to our demands, and asked us many questions.

"We were informed that the office would be in touch with the FBI to discuss the situation, and our letter would be passed around to lawyers in the civil division for consideration."

[Syncro]

Papers were served today in SF

[CH3CN]

bump

[SatinDoll]

Go get’em!!

[DogByte6RER]

bttt

[SunkenCiv]

Ping!

[USMC Brat]

Thanks for the Ping, Syncro!

Fantastic report! It's refreshing that the U.S. Attorney is going to look into peace-thug assaults on peaceful citizens. Hopefully that will include pressing charges for property damage/destruction and flag burning, too.

If there's some way to copy the YouTube Video, it's advisable. It may be valuable at some later date.

[USMC Brat]

PING!

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

Melanie: Use Writs of Mandamus to get the City Council, police, DA, etc to do their jobs and publish your writs on the internet.

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

“If there’s some way to copy the YouTube Video, it’s advisable. It may be valuable at some later date.”

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Saving and converting:
http://keepvid.com/

Unerasing some of them:
http://www.revivetube.com

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

[444Flyer]

May the Good Guys win prayers going up!

[USMC Brat]

Thanks Spirit :)

These are some very useful links. I’m having some technical difficulty getting the video portion, but the audo is fine. My PC guru will be home tomorrow night to help me figure it out.

[USMC Brat]

Related ABC 7 News report:
Laws broken in battle over Marine recruiters?

"I think it actually would be a good idea to give Move America Forward a permit to demonstrate in front of City Hall and try to move the demonstrations down in front of the city rather than the business community where it's actually hurting businesses which are innocent bystanders in this," says Council Member Gordon Wozniak.

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“We were informed that the office would be in touch with the FBI to discuss the situation, and our letter would be passed around to lawyers in the civil division for consideration.”

That sounds a lot like government bureaucrat speak for “circular file”

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"Melanie: Use Writs of Mandamus to get the City Council, police, DA, etc to do their jobs and publish your writs on the internet."

bttt - in case anyone missed it!

That police officer looks and sounds like a wuzz.

[kcvl]

The applicant pleading for the writ of mandamus to be enforced should be able to show that he has a legal right to compel the respondent to do or refrain from doing the specific act. The duty sought to be enforced must have two qualities:

It must be a duty of public nature

The duty must be imperative and should not be discretionary.

[Syncro]

Yes, just like at the Support The Troops Rally (which was NOT a protest as the media reported, but a Troop Support RALLY) when an official of the Chamber of Commerce complained that the Support Americans are ruining the business on Shattuck St, but no mention of the code pink vitriolic demonstrations which cause more problems than the Americans do in Berkeley.

Move Move America Forward over to the City Hall, but leave code pink in front of the Marine Office.

This particular member, Wozniak, is the most positive towards the Marines, but still does not speak out against the anarchist actions which are the real problem for the businesses in Berkeley.

[Syncro]

Being as you guys seem to be lawyers, and also know what Writs of Etc are, maybe you could do the paperwork?

Or and even explain to us lay people what the heck they are!

(It's all Greek-—or maybe Latin-—to me)

[USMC Brat]

That's exactly what I thought when I read Wozniak's statement to ABC 7 News. My comment to ABC regarding Wozniak's statement mysteriously disappeared between the time I posted it (approx 10:50 p.m. PDT) and now.

Something to the effect, "Perhaps Mr. Wozniak could recommend moving Code Pink "in front of the City" where downtown businesses are less affected, and then they wouldn't constantly degrade and harass Marines!"

We know that won't happen... at least yet. Wozniak is among the minority on the Council.

It was interesting to learn while reading comments at a YouTube video that Master Bates wife is a member of Code Pink. Isn't that just lovely! An activity they can do together. /sarc/

I sincerely hope the U.S. Attorney does follow thru with the investigation and charges are filed.

[Syncro]

It was interesting to learn while reading comments at a YouTube video that Master Bates wife is a member of Code Pink.

That's good info, I didn't know that.

Thanks for the comments

[USMC Brat]

"That's good info, I didn't know that."

The comments section, which became a discussion, at Police "Neutrality" in Berkeley is where MondegreenMom, a Berkeley resident, states "BCC [Berkeley City Council] listens to those who speak up. A lot of reasonable people remained quiet and polite WAY too long. I didn't take the Pinkos seriously. Didn't know the Mayor's wife was one. To make up for my mistake I have written BCC several times, posted comments wherever appropriate, baked brownies, gone to the protest at 5:00. What if all the quiet people spoke up?"

Before we get too excited over alleged new info about Bates wife, we need more than one comment on a YouTube video to confirm Hancock's membership with Code Pink. JMO. It stands to reason, however, since her husband has demonstrated with Code Pink and he openly stated that he "supports Code Pink" that his wife would also.

Looking at Master Bates profile page it concludes "He is married to Loni Hancock, former Mayor of Berkeley and currently a member of the State Assembly." Check out her Photo Albums, maybe you've seen her with/around Code Pink. Loni Hancock's Blog has a few videos posted that I'm in the process of watching just in case she mentions Code Pink.

[Syncro]

Great, good work Brat!

I'll check that stuff out later.

Move America Forward has put up a report on the Press Conference yesterday.

[USMC Brat]

Thanks Syncro

I'm headed there now...

[Syncro]

More from Wozniak which gives me less expectations from him.

I found this Link in one of the articles about the Berkeley fiasco from which this is quoted:

"Some of the pro-troop folks were hit with skateboards, hit with signs or placards, or spit upon. Rocks were thrown on (at)them," Moy said.

Berkeley City Councilmember Gordon Wozniak said that the group's complaints were not valid.

"The city has received complaints from both sides," he said. "The Berkeley police are very professional and doing their best to enforce the law."

The police themselves are documented with evidence from their own words that they were not "professional and doing their best to enforce the law." From Moy's quote above, the police hung up on Ms Moy when she called with those complaints.

Mr. Wozniak is in effect hanging up on them also.

Politicians.

Sticking together.

Ever the diplomatic CYAers.

[USMC Brat]

Sorry it's taken me so long to reply. Wednesdays I work 14 hours at our store and I forgot my lap-top today.

Wozniak is definitely practicing "Political Posturing" in front of the media. He's been pretty consistent in his position regarding Code Pink, and he's in the minority. Maybe he's the most 'available' besides radical Dona Spring whom we're sick of (she's so predictable) hearing from.

Since "The Californian" didn't quote him saying "the groups complaints are invalid" they may have taken that out of context from a longer conversation. The press is good about doing that to spin a story. However, he is dead wrong in saying "The Berkeley police are very professional and doing their best to enforce the law." They were neither very professional nor doing their best, while law enforcement was practically non-existant. Laws clearly were not being enforced. It's a miracle that no one, at least that we know of, was dreadfully injured on Feb 12.

While reading a blog late last-night about this video, one person replied "Code Pink violated a number of Californa laws including section 602.1 (Obstruting or Intimidaing Business Operators) and section 647c (Obstruting Streets and Sidewalks), the BPD officers should have known better." So, now we know of still another source of laws that Berkeley PD failed to enforce. *SHEE*

Berkeley Council and Police Department will be closely scrutinized if the U.S. Attorney follows through with the investigation requested. Hopefully the investigators will work quickly (and thoroughly) to find cause to file serious charges.