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Support the Badass 2!

by overthrow
Two people were arrested for allegedly moving a table across the street from Badass Coffee. Rally at noon, Friday March 7th.
Recently, the oppressive SCPD arrested two people for allegedly moving a table across the street from BadAss coffee company over to the Borders side of the street. Benches were recently removed from the sidewalk at that spot, so there is nowhere for people to sit and enjoy their coffee on that spot!

Friday, the 7th, at noon we will be holding a rally on the Courthouse steps to protest this fascist action by the SCPD and demand the dropping of ALL charges!

Moving tables is NOT a crime!
§not a joke
by overthrow
This is not a joke! The Badass event actually happened, as reported by Robert Norse and other posters here. We were unclear from Robert's discussion of this that there were no actual charges filed, which is a mistake at the top of this post. Other than that, the event happened as reported.

During the rally on Friday, we merely demanded that the record be struck of the arrest, not "charges dropped", as we had better info by the time of the rally.

Thanks to all who took the time on Friday to attend! It was a small crowd, but our point was made.

Pics coming!

§Bad Ass 2 are real
by sadbass
I know the bad ass 2 and they are real. They are as far from bad ass as you can get. One look at them would tell you that - they both have a Bambi quality to them.

They moved the table because it seemed like a good idea at the time. It was not a political statement. It was a statement about the sun shining on the other side of the street and they wanted to sit in the sun to eat. It was a "duh" moment and we've all had them.

Fact remains though that the cop over-reacted and that the business owner was a bit angry and did not handle it well. She did not try to ask the young men to return the table - she just called the cops. What was a kid's bonehead idea turned into a police confrontation. It didn't used to be like that and we should ALL question our reactions.

I do not choose to reveal my name because that could lead to revealing who they are - and they don't want that. They have chosen not to talk about this publicly and they did not attend the rally.
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