Posted on 06/03/2012 5:45:51 PM PDT by dontreadthis
My name is Dave Willoughby. I am the one in the video.
Without being told what I had done, I was handcuffed and escorted off premise. Placed in a squad car and taken to a police station. I asked if I should have my rights read to me and was told "You're not being arrested." My personal property was taken from me, I was fingerprinted, mug shot taken and locked in a dark jail cell (lights off) still handcuffed.
Time to get rich.
www.milwaukeepolicenews.com
Man Arrested at Rally
Posted at June 1, 2012 at 3:00 pm by milwaukeepolice
Milwaukee Police cited a protester at a rally at which former President Bill Clinton appeared this morning at Pere Marquette Park.
David B. Willoughby, 39, of West Allis, was issued a municipal citation for disorderly conduct when he refused to comply with Milwaukee Police orders to step back from his location where he was waving a large wooden pole with a sign mounted on it. Given his proximity to Mayor Tom Barrett and other dignitaries, officers believed he posed a threat with the large sign and was asked to move back. He was told he was allowed to protest, and the officer understood his right to protest, but he needed to move from the line where the Mayor and other dignitaries were standing. He failed to comply. He was arrested, issued a citation and was released.
Before the incident, one of the rally organizers approached the police officer asking that Willoughby be removed as he said the protester was an unwelcome guest. The officer informed the organizer that Pere Marquette is a public park and that Willoughby had the right to be present there. Additionally, the same officer ordered a man who was shouting at Willoughby before the arrest in an extremely agitated fashion, to calm down and to walk away. The man did.
he’s doing a good job. If your liberty is impeded, you are by definition arrested. Damn police state.
I’d sue the police department for violating the marine’s civil rights.
The comment from the police about his sign being a weapon is a joke.
Clear violation of this guy’s rights, to protect the Unions from a simple protest. But seeing that most police are in a union, there is a clear motive for this violation. Guy needs to sue, and hard. Not all wars for America’s freedom are fought in battlefields.
Title isn’t confusing, it’s false. This was an ANTI-Walker rally.
He was handcuffed, his property taken along with mug shots and he was imprisoned with his handcuffs on. The Police say he was not arrested.
Ok, then he was mugged, robbed and kidnapped and a lot of police officers need to go to prison.
Can’t have it both ways guys...
Congress just voted to make protests a crime at any event at which Secret Service protected persons are present. Not only will you not “get rich,” you probably will be a felon.
This bad law needs to be repealed ASAP.
Things are really going to get messy.
The mayor of Milwaukee rates SS protection? What am I missing here?
Dave, you need to file a civil action under 42 USC 1983 for false arrest, violation of a protect constitutional right to “due process of law”, and unlawful imprisonment, to start with.
Then, in order to prevent the tax payers from paying for these socialist who arrested you, file a civil action against them in their personal capacity, hit them in their personnel back pockets!
Americans need to draw a line in the sand and say NO MORE!
That fat load of crap Sgt should be #1 on the defendent list, along with that equally fat load of crap officer Carter when the Marine sues the department and the city for everything they have.
Indeed. BUT I've been at political events in near the president and dignataries and wooden sticks on signs were prohibited. However, in this case he was never told that (at least on camera) and anti-walker protesters had signs on sticks.
Bill Clinton was there, thus the prohibition of protests per the new law.
Confusing title or no, I’m on Dave’s side.
Then fire them all! Use PATCO as a template.
Bill Clinton was HEADLINING, and this is on him. Name him as a co-defendent.
Wisconsin ping: Dave Willoughby, Marine arrested at Barrett/Clinton rally tells his story in video at link.
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