corvallis critical mass...... WE WIN!
03-22-05, 06:31 PM
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corvallis critical mass...... WE WIN!
in october of 04 13 people riding on a critical mass ride were arrested on charges of disorderly conduct. we finally got our day in court today and the judge took half an hour to throw out the charges. we win. i just wanted to share that with everyone.
03-22-05, 06:32 PM
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Congratulations!
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WooHoo!
The same thing happened to me about a year and a half ago. the only difference was, I was singled out of the whole pack to get charged. And I was just standing there with everybody else. >
The same thing happened to me about a year and a half ago. the only difference was, I was singled out of the whole pack to get charged. And I was just standing there with everybody else. >
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Congrats, but your victory would have been much tougher outside of a liberal college town. (My cousin lives in Corvallis and teaches elementary school biology there. It's a delightful city that I really enjoyed visiting a few years ago.)
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03-23-05, 09:58 AM
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Originally Posted by John E
Congrats, but your victory would have been much tougher outside of a liberal college town. (My cousin lives in Corvallis and teaches elementary school biology there. It's a delightful city that I really enjoyed visiting a few years ago.)
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Way to go! Any tips on fighting the system? The spat of cleveland cititations didn't go very well, as far as I recall.
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Congratulations on your win, but it wasn't really a win since you had to go to court anyway.
It's the same crap they're pulling in NY. Two judges say it can go on, the police arrest you anyway, process you, and release you. It's all harassment.
It's the same crap they're pulling in NY. Two judges say it can go on, the police arrest you anyway, process you, and release you. It's all harassment.
03-24-05, 07:33 PM
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the arresting officers looked like assheads in front of the judge. and we can use this case in the future. oh and liberal is only true if you are talking about the amount of glass in the bike lanes.
03-24-05, 07:41 PM
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the exact charges were disorderly conduct defined as knowingly causing alarm. i don't know if there is anything on the net. there wasn't any media there.
03-25-05, 05:25 AM
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Congrats! 13 of us go up in front of a judge in may for parading w/o a permit and Dis Con. We were pinched at the Feb. CM. Apparently the case could be thrown out any day now because it's so weak. Go ride somewhere en masse to celebrate.
