Reply #11: So someone narced on him [View All]

[Zodiak]

Wow...now I know nothing at all about who called the cops, but my devious little DU mind cannot help to wonder if it wasn't a Bush supporter (or a war supporter).

Civil obedience is a big problem, I agree. However, one must know that if they engage in civil disobeience, today's judicial climate WILL throw the books at you. Dissent is not appreciated. This poor guy now has to live with felonies on his record for what would normally be a misdemeanor crime. I wish that he had read up on what he was about to do before he did it. Well-planned civil disobedience would keep the man's record a little cleaner.

Still, I cannot fault him for his emotion or his drive for justice in this war (if not justice in his local area).

Be smart...make SURE that what you do in civil disobedience is not a felony (and have a lawyer at the ready). There are lots of creative ways that civil disobedience can be used without ending up in jail forever (a free man is free to do it again...a felony menas you blow you wad all at once). Spray-painting public utilities is apparently not one of them.

ON EDIT: I don't think this guy is outraged he got arrested. I think he is outraged that he was charged with five felonies. That does seem a bit excessive for spraying a tag.