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DESCRIPTION:Come defend the weekly community gathering from police and political 
 harassment.  Food Not Bombs regularly fed there--except on September 
 3rd--when police staked out the area and dispersed the participants.  
 \n\nHUFF (Homeless United for Friendship & Freedom) will be petitioning and 
 copwatching there.  \n\nA description of last week's successful restoration 
 of public space can be found at:\n"Victory at Parking Lot #4 -- The beat 
 goes on!"\nhttp://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/09/11/18536533.php\n\nA 
 series of excellent photographs of the restored Drum Circle (with 
 supportive Trash Orchestra, Raging Grannies, community supporter Joe 
 Schultz, and budget-busting SCPDsters) can be found at \n"Keeping Santa 
 Cruz Weird: Is Drumming a 
 Crime?"\nhttp://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/09/11/18536737.php\n\nMore 
 background on issues and information about Mayor Coonerty's 15 Minute 
 Parking Lot Panic law can be found at\n"Trash Orchestra to Defend Drummers 
 from 
 SCPD"\nhttp://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/09/09/18534554.php\nand\n"Blueshirts 
 Erase Drum Circle: New Ban on Public Assembly Near Farmer's 
 Market"\nhttp://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/09/05/18533487.php\n\nBring 
 cameras, camcorders, audio recorders, and friends.\n\nIt is possible but 
 unlikely that police will attempt to cite people for simply being in the 
 parking lot under the Parking Lot Panic Law.  \n\nThe text of the law can 
 be found at: 
 http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/09/11/18536737.php?show_comments=1#18538400\n\nIn 
 this case, police must prove you DON'T have a vehicle there and are not 
 walking directly through.  Or they have to prove you've been there for more 
 than 15 minutes.  And that they have warned you on a prior occasion.  
 \n\nYou don't have  to prove you DO have a vehicle there.  You DON'T have 
 to answer any of their questions about this issue.  In fact, the wisest 
 thing is to continue to repeat "am I free to go?" and then simply walk over 
 and talk with a friend.\n\nIf they indicate you are not free to go, ask 
 those around you to witness the harassment, but ask questions but don't 
 answer them.  \n\nTechnically, if you leave the parking lot every fourteen 
 minutes, police will likely have no probable cause to talk with you, since 
 how do they know whose car is whose?\n\nIf police attempt to involve you in 
 dialogue about "better places for drumming", "the marijuana problem", or 
 any other issue, I suggest you advise them to set up a meeting at another 
 time when people can meet on a level playing field and discuss these 
 issues.  If police call their activity "educational", suggest they do so at 
 a time when their behavior can't be mistaken for intimidation.  \n\nGiven 
 the number of supporters who regularly show up, ticketing of this kind is 
 unlikely.\n\nI'm not a lawyer; these suggestions are just my personal 
 opinions.  It's most important to use your own judgment.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/09/15/18538444.php
SUMMARY:Keeping Public Spaces Public
LOCATION:In parking lot #4 at Cedar and Cathcart--the lot next to the Wednesday 
 Farmer's Market.   At the traditional spot used by the community drummers 
 for the last 10 years under the trees.
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/09/15/18538444.php
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