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Town hall cop: 'This ain't America no more'
WorldNetDaily ^
| August 27, 2009
| Drew Zahn
Posted on 08/28/2009 6:48:17 PM PDT by RobinMasters
"This used to be America," argued a protester outside a health-care town hall meeting in Reston, Va., after a police officer threatened him with arrest for holding up a sign with a picture critical of Barack Obama.
The officer's response?
"It ain't no more, OK?"
A video of the town hall held earlier this week by Rep. Jim Moran, D-Va., shows an unnamed protester standing on school grounds carrying a sign that read "Organizing for National Socialist Health Care The Final Solution" and depicted Barack Obama in the Joker's makeup.
Officer Wesley Cheeks Jr. then told the protester that even though others were holding signs, his sign was unacceptable because of the depiction of Obama.
"But you got this with a picture," Cheeks said, explaining why the protester was being singled out from the others. "That's the difference. This has got a picture on it. That don't have a picture on it.
"Sir, leave the picture down," the officer said. "If you put the picture back up, you'll be charged with trespassing."
Video of the exchange can be seen below:
(Excerpt) Read more at wnd.com ...
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: 111th; angrymob; banglist; fairfaxcounty; glenbeck; jimmoran; leo; obama; obamacare; publicschools; sign; talkradio; teaparty; townhalls; unionthugs
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To: RobinMasters
I'm surprised the cop allowed himself to be identified and recorded. New department policy: before saying anything blatantly unconstitutional, take the camera and beat up the photographer.
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posted on
08/28/2009 7:14:01 PM PDT
by
KarlInOhio
("I can run wild for six months ...after that, I have no expectation of success" - Admiral Obama-moto)
To: RobinMasters
That man needs to be fired. He’s dangerous.
22
posted on
08/28/2009 7:17:09 PM PDT
by
McGavin999
(How's that change old Hopey Dope promised you working out?)
To: moovova
It should be noted that the 79% includes a significant portion of the 15% Hispanics (double-counting). So, the actual White/Non-Hispanic total is in the high 60s.
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posted on
08/28/2009 7:20:07 PM PDT
by
Azzurri
To: dragnet2
Protester: “This used to be America”
Cop responds on Video: “It ain’t no more”
Martin L. King would be very proud of all the progress being made down here i’m sure .
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posted on
08/28/2009 7:22:01 PM PDT
by
dbrew2u
To: madamemayhem
1st amendment rules apply differently on school grounds WHEN kids are in sessions. Speech or images that could disrupt the educational process can be controlled, but when the school building is used for other public purposes, say a school board meeting, then free speech is free unless it is clearly aimed at disruption.
IMO the bystand was an Obamabot tying to lend support to the cop.
To: xkaydet65
thank you for the 411 on the different rules. i like to learn new things.
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posted on
08/28/2009 7:41:54 PM PDT
by
madamemayhem
(i don't like repeat offenders, i like dead offenders.)
To: RobinMasters
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posted on
08/28/2009 7:44:04 PM PDT
by
dalebert
To: dbrew2u
What are the chances Officer Cheeks was an Obama supporter ? Oh, I don't know, lets take a look.... 2008 Presidential Election: Vote by race
To: madamemayhem
i thought the protester was being pretty rude. the cop was being polite at least. yes what he said about it not being america anymore was way past any line i know, but the protester was being obnoxious and confrontational.
"Confrontational" is the word that cops use to describe whenever a citizen objects to their heavy handedness. I imagine the scenario played out like this: the guy with the sign showed up to protest, the cop, or whoever is pulling the cop's strings, didn't like the protester's message and so told him to get lost. The protester stuck up for his right to protest, at which point the cop goes into his little spiel. You'll notice that the cop even said that the reason he asked that protester to leave and NOT all the others was because that protester's sign "had a picture". Does that make any sense to you? That's because there is no sense to it.
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posted on
08/28/2009 7:54:09 PM PDT
by
fr_freak
To: madamemayhem
the cop was being polite at least. yes what he said about it not being america anymore was way past any line i know, but the protester was being obnoxious and confrontational. The cop was the aggressor. He was violating the protester's constitutional rights. Get a clue, and learn how to use capital letters. When you can't reason and you can't write, you have no credibility.
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posted on
08/28/2009 8:02:23 PM PDT
by
3niner
(When Obama succeeds, America fails.)
To: RobinMasters
I got a news flash for the rentacop.Yes it is America.Delusional cretin.
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posted on
08/28/2009 8:12:03 PM PDT
by
HANG THE EXPENSE
(Life is tough.It's tougher when you're stupid.)
To: madamemayhem
I disagree with your assesment that the protester was rude.And you need to learn to Capitalize the start of your sentences.
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posted on
08/28/2009 8:15:52 PM PDT
by
HANG THE EXPENSE
(Life is tough.It's tougher when you're stupid.)
To: RobinMasters
He’s an embarrassment to the Law Enforcement community.
The man is stupid and he should lose his job. Obviously an AA hire...
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posted on
08/28/2009 8:18:48 PM PDT
by
Gator113
(It's about stupidity, stupid. IMPEACH HERE, IMPEACH NOW.)
To: RobinMasters
If it’s not America, then he has no jurisdiction.
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posted on
08/28/2009 8:30:06 PM PDT
by
Caipirabob
(Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
To: madamemayhem
Please don't ever post on this forum again. Turn your computer off and never turn it on again.
If that makes you upset and you react, I will call you rude.
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posted on
08/28/2009 8:45:19 PM PDT
by
nitzy
(Take your pick: Globalism OR Limited Government)
To: nitzy
To the black RACIST cop
I did the math, just fo fun
Your are outgunned
Six and a half to one
To: Gator113
To: flash2368
Bumper stickers, lots of them.
Cheeks, stupid is as stupid does.
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posted on
08/28/2009 9:11:06 PM PDT
by
Sequoyah101
(Half of the population is below average)
To: CaliGirl-R
Then he should be arrested for impersonating an LEO. Security guards do not have the arrest powers that he threatened to use.
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posted on
08/28/2009 9:12:03 PM PDT
by
Gator113
(It's about stupidity, stupid. IMPEACH HERE, IMPEACH NOW.)
To: RobinMasters
Pretty niggardly of Cheeks to stifle that protesters first amendment rights.
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posted on
08/28/2009 9:12:20 PM PDT
by
Rome2000
(Hussein Baraka Mook Kebba)
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