Woman strips at rally for accused hooker (Berkeley teacher prostitution case)

San Francisco Chronicle ^ | 8/27/03 | Bay

[MikalM]

Oakland: -- A woman was arrested in front of the Oakland courthouse today when she removed her top at a raucous rally protesting the prosecution of a former Berkeley High school employee charged with prostitution.

Two Alameda County sheriff's deputies immediately took the woman, who was not identified, into custody after she took off her blouse and bra at the end of the rally in support of Shannon Williams, 37. About 30 people attended the demonstration.

[csvset]

Ms. Katya Komisaruk is also associated with these guys.

Midnight Special Law Collective

[myrabach]

Does that mean if Helen Thomas were to go topless, she would actually have to go bottomless?

[fightu4it]

She had worked as a school outings coordinator and tutor.

I'll bet her field trips made a trip to the local museum look like a booger.

[prarie earth]

From the San Francisco Cronic today

[prarie earth]

Look familiar?

[Windcatcher]

Aaaaaghhhh! My eyes!!

(trying not to hurl)

You know how many (women?) like these there *are* in the northeast?

[MikalM]

I think I know those ladies. In fact, I think I know about fifty thousand of them. The dye-jobbed fat dyke, the Betty-Pageboy'ed black-clad "sex radical", the slack-jawed hippie -- Bay Area archetypes all.

And the one on the right needs to learn the difference between sex and prostitution.

[prarie earth]

Funny that the obvious San Francisco bull dyke on the left is pro-prostitution.

[MikalM]

Not to me. A huge proportion of "sex workers" and strippers here are lesbians -- they're in it for the money, don'cha know -- and she's just showing solidarity.

There's also a big generation gap among female homosexuals, with the classic puritanical, humorless man-haters tending to be the above-40s, and the younger ones generally being far looser and more male-friendly.

[GalaxieFiveHundred]

If Helen Thomas went topless you still wouldn't see much, as they'd be down by her knees.

[Proud Legions]

I just lost my appetite. You really should not do this at dinner time!

[randog]

She also said the officers stood around Williams for about 20 minutes before a female officer finally brought her some clothes.

It was unfortunate, but the cops busted her a few minutes before their break. They really had no choice--continue working and they would have caught hell from the union. Besides, what's up with a half-nekkid hooker complaining about being in the same room with several men? That's very unprofessional of her.

[prarie earth]

Libertarian streak among the newbie feminists?

[cajun-jack]

truth be known, she was probably much safer with the male officers than the female one.....all female cops think they have the right "equipment" for the job and love to strip search a female

[Mr. Lucky]

Now that's just sick.

[randog]

If I were a hooker I would not want people like that championing my cause--I'd never get work again.

[dwd1]

I really need to get out more often to these political confrontations. I appear to be missing a lot....

[doxteve]

If Helen Thomas were to go topless would that make her a nipple dragger?

[Nachum]

Women like this drove me away from Chicago.

[nmh]

"Williams' attorney, Katya Komisaruk, said Oakland police acted unprofessionally in arresting Williams. She said that eight to 10 officers brandishing guns entered the apartment of the 5-foot-1 inch Williams, who was was dressed in a negligee at the time."

Oh and it's okay for her to prance around topless in public? That's okay? Of course she's this helpless frail female - 5' 1" DRESSED in a negligee - just minding her own business after she was lewd in public.

"She also said the officers stood around Williams for about 20 minutes before a female officer finally brought her some clothes."

Why should she care? She was bare breasted for a rallt and I'd bet there were more than 8 people there and I'd bet she was undressed for more than 20 minutes. Talk about glaring hypocrisy.