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The Police frisked us
on the way to a demonstration.
 That  impedes  FREE  SPEECH!

 
We received "tuition"  for giving a lesson on free speech.

  A funny thing happened on the way to the demonstration.

What would you have done?
We sued.  They lost.

The Results..

The occasion was a protest against animal cruelty at the "Olympic Rodeo", held near Salt Lake City USA, during the 2002 Winter Olympics.  The police would not let us protest until we had been searched.  The lawyer, Brian Barnard, got paid and so did each of us.  Here's my check. 

It's not the money, it's the principle.

 

It took over one year to receive this check with the able insistence of Mr. Eric Ward who is the  Administrative Director and Treasurer of the Utah Animal Rights Coalition.  Thank you, Eric!

 

Boring Details...

February 12, 2002
Brian Barnard
Utah Legal Clinic

214 East Fifth South Street
SLC  UT 84111
801/328-9531

On Saturday, February 9, 2002 I arrived in Farmington, Utah, at dusk, at the venue where the Olympic Rodeo was to be held,   in the company of several like minded acquaintances, for the purposes for demonstrating legally and peacefully against animal cruelty.  A permit had been granted and an area  had been set aside for this purpose.  I think that besides the organizers of the demonstration, our group was the first to arrive.

We arrived by car and were ushered into a parking lot which was quite some distance form the Olympic Rodeo event venue, but first a sheet of paper was thrust into our car window.  It was a statement of prohibited activities and items which were prohibited at the demonstration.   As our group attempted to walk to the demonstration area, we were accosted by several uniformed officers who insisted on searching our clothing and belongings before we were allowed to continue.  I was asked about some items that I might have in my possession.  Against my will, I was made to open my outer garment and officers touched my clothing and the contents of my pockets.

After we arrived at the venue, police presence was quite intimidating, especially because of the platoon of mounted police cavalry, which patrolled the protestors’ area.  I left the area when the cavalry arrived.

Sincerely,

[Signed]

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Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2006 10:12:08 -0600
From: "Brent Gardner" <Bgardner@uacnet.org>
Subject: Utah Association of Counties

To those responsible for this message:

As much as you are concerned about law enforcement that impeds free
speech, we are concerned about organizaitons and/or individuals that
falsely idenify the Utah Assocation of Counties as a party to this
event. If you will note correctly the payment you received came from the
"Utah Assocation of Counties Insurance Mutual." That is an entity that
is legally and totally seperate from the Utah Assocation of Counties.
Its actions pertaining to delayed payments are competely independent of
the Utah Assocation of Counties. We request that you correct the
information on your web site and remove any reference to the Utah
Assoation of Counties.

  L.
Brent Gardner

Executive Director
Utah Assocation of Counties

Reply:
There are eleven, count them, misspellings in your short email, including 5 instances of misspelling the word association and one where you can't even spell your alleged title correctly, bub.  Who are you really, and why do  you bother to bother me?   How old are you, anyway?  What mormon school did you escape from, BYU? (Those are rhetorical questions, Mr. Momo civil service boy -- no need to answer.)

Best Regards,

~~@Com

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