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Another Critical Mass citation found NOT GUILTY
Another Critical Mass harassment citation resolved in favor of the demonstrator: FOUND NOT GUILTY!
On June 14, 2002, Jason Meggs was harassed and singled out by name during a Berkeley Critical Mass bicycle demonstration. He was cited by officer Torres of the California Highway Patrol, who has a history of harassing Meggs.
In the afternoon on the day of the October Berkeley Critical Mass (Friday, October 11, 2002), Meggs went to trial with his video evidence. The officer did not appear, and Meggs was found not guilty.
"I told the commissioner I was sorry that the officer was not present and that he had to miss the video evidence," Meggs told a crowd at a book release party at AK Press later that evening, after the ride. "I wish I'd had the chance to expose the officer before the court."
After contributors and appreciators of the new Critical Mass book, "Critical Mass: Bicycling's Defiant Celebration" (edited by Chris Carlsson) had given readings and extemporaneous thoughts, the video evidence was shown as a short attraction before Ted White's documentary, "Critical Mass: We are traffic".
The crowd so loved the video that it is posted here for your edification.
The original story, which included two photos taken
from this video, is posted in another story:
http://www.indybay.org/news/2002/06/132999
For more information about Berkeley Critical Mass,
check
http://www.berkeleycriticalmass.org
For more information about the book, check
http://www.akpress.org
and for more about the 10th Anniversary of Critical Mass, check
http://www.critical-mass.org/10/
In the afternoon on the day of the October Berkeley Critical Mass (Friday, October 11, 2002), Meggs went to trial with his video evidence. The officer did not appear, and Meggs was found not guilty.
"I told the commissioner I was sorry that the officer was not present and that he had to miss the video evidence," Meggs told a crowd at a book release party at AK Press later that evening, after the ride. "I wish I'd had the chance to expose the officer before the court."
After contributors and appreciators of the new Critical Mass book, "Critical Mass: Bicycling's Defiant Celebration" (edited by Chris Carlsson) had given readings and extemporaneous thoughts, the video evidence was shown as a short attraction before Ted White's documentary, "Critical Mass: We are traffic".
The crowd so loved the video that it is posted here for your edification.
The original story, which included two photos taken
from this video, is posted in another story:
http://www.indybay.org/news/2002/06/132999
For more information about Berkeley Critical Mass,
check
http://www.berkeleycriticalmass.org
For more information about the book, check
http://www.akpress.org
and for more about the 10th Anniversary of Critical Mass, check
http://www.critical-mass.org/10/
For more information:
http://www.bclu.org/
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state refund
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SCARE not cash
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what we need
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