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Nevilledog

(51,094 posts) Wed Apr 7, 2021, 01:06 PM Apr 2021

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Fulton DA won't charge lawmaker arrested during election law signing

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Greg Bluestein
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Fulton County’s district attorney said she won’t prosecute the Democratic lawmaker who was arrested last month after she knocked on the door of Gov. Brian Kemp’s state office as he was touting a sweeping new elections law. #gapol

Fulton DA won’t charge lawmaker arrested during election law signing
Fulton County’s district attorney said Thursday she won’t prosecute the Democratic lawmaker who was arrested last month after she knocked repeatedly on the door of Gov. Brian Kemp’s state office as...
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Fulton DA won't charge lawmaker arrested during election law signing (Original Post) Nevilledog Apr 2021 OP

YES!!! 50 Shades Of Blue Apr 2021 #1

k & r obamanut2012 Apr 2021 #2

THIS isThe right thing to do!! bluestarone Apr 2021 #3

I know I shouldn't be surprised - but I'm surprised. Probatim Apr 2021 #4

Fulton County DA cannabis_flower Apr 2021 #19

What? Turbineguy Apr 2021 #5

That would be Fani Willis, who is currently investigating the former guy for election tampering dlk Apr 2021 #6

Good call. TomSlick Apr 2021 #7

No rational prosecutor would touch this case. comradebillyboy Apr 2021 #8

Good prosecutorial discretion that upholds spirit of the law over letter of the law. The enforcement ancianita Apr 2021 #9

Yay!! Something else for the 'tighty Righties' to be upset about!!! n/t KarenS Apr 2021 #10

Dammit she should never been under any sort of Police Restraint StClone Apr 2021 #11

Makes it sound like the Fulton County DA did Rep. Park Cannon a favor, when ... aggiesal Apr 2021 #12

This is great news, but I still wish those cops that arrested her would be disciplined. NT Bleacher Creature Apr 2021 #13

Those cops must have had orders wnylib Apr 2021 #18

Ahh, no! Doing there job! Nt USALiberal Apr 2021 #20

The job of protecting white supr,elicits, you mean? Rep. Cannon is an ELECTED Georgia official, and niyad Apr 2021 #22

The state cop said he was worried about a January 6th type of occurrence as he was arresting her. keithbvadu2 Apr 2021 #14

Typical shit cop... Aristus Apr 2021 #17

OK! Now, prosecute the person who ordered the arrest..... lindysalsagal Apr 2021 #15

There was no crime committed. Good call by the DA meow2u3 Apr 2021 #16

GOOD. calimary Apr 2021 #21

Then, isn't false arrest still a thing? jaxexpat Apr 2021 #23

Calling all attorneys... Can she? Should she sue? mac2766 Apr 2021 #24

Of course he won't!!! BobTheSubgenius Apr 2021 #25

50 Shades Of Blue

(9,985 posts)

1. YES!!!

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Wed Apr 7, 2021, 01:09 PM

Apr 2021

obamanut2012

(26,069 posts)

2. k & r

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Wed Apr 7, 2021, 01:09 PM

Apr 2021

bluestarone

(16,926 posts)

3. THIS isThe right thing to do!!

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Wed Apr 7, 2021, 01:10 PM

Apr 2021

Now sue the assholes!

Probatim

(2,528 posts)

4. I know I shouldn't be surprised - but I'm surprised.

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Wed Apr 7, 2021, 01:11 PM

Apr 2021

Pleasantly surprised and pleased someone had the sense to drop charges. (I assume they dropped the charges.)

cannabis_flower

(3,764 posts)

19. Fulton County DA

Reply to Probatim (Reply #4)

Wed Apr 7, 2021, 03:14 PM

Apr 2021

Frani Willis is a Democrat

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fani_Willis

I think Atlanta is blue.

Turbineguy

(37,324 posts)

5. What?

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Wed Apr 7, 2021, 01:13 PM

Apr 2021

Knocking while Black is not a crime yet?

dlk

(11,561 posts)

6. That would be Fani Willis, who is currently investigating the former guy for election tampering

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Wed Apr 7, 2021, 01:13 PM

Apr 2021

It must be an enormous relief for Park Cannon to have the charges dismissed.

TomSlick

(11,098 posts)

7. Good call.

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Wed Apr 7, 2021, 01:23 PM

Apr 2021

comradebillyboy

(10,144 posts)

8. No rational prosecutor would touch this case.

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Wed Apr 7, 2021, 01:30 PM

Apr 2021

But still there are lots of rightwing assholes who would.

ancianita

(36,053 posts)

9. Good prosecutorial discretion that upholds spirit of the law over letter of the law. The enforcement

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Wed Apr 7, 2021, 01:45 PM

Apr 2021

itself could be argued as illegal, anyway, because the people in that room had no right to exclude reps of
the population authorized to witness the event on constituents' behalf.

KarenS

(4,074 posts)

10. Yay!! Something else for the 'tighty Righties' to be upset about!!! n/t

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Wed Apr 7, 2021, 01:47 PM

Apr 2021

StClone

(11,683 posts)

11. Dammit she should never been under any sort of Police Restraint

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Wed Apr 7, 2021, 01:58 PM

Apr 2021

What the hell is wrong with them. She is a elected official for Christ's sake and did absolutely nothing wrong. She needs more than apology from the Gov. and his male, white-cohorts.

aggiesal

(8,914 posts)

12. Makes it sound like the Fulton County DA did Rep. Park Cannon a favor, when ...

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Wed Apr 7, 2021, 01:58 PM

Apr 2021

Rep. Cannon should have never been arrested.

Bleacher Creature

(11,256 posts)

13. This is great news, but I still wish those cops that arrested her would be disciplined. NT

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Wed Apr 7, 2021, 02:11 PM

Apr 2021

wnylib

(21,447 posts)

18. Those cops must have had orders

Reply to Bleacher Creature (Reply #13)

Wed Apr 7, 2021, 03:07 PM

Apr 2021

to arrest her. Whoever gave the orders should be investigated

USALiberal

(10,877 posts)

20. Ahh, no! Doing there job! Nt

Reply to Bleacher Creature (Reply #13)

Wed Apr 7, 2021, 03:16 PM

Apr 2021

niyad

(113,289 posts)

22. The job of protecting white supr,elicits, you mean? Rep. Cannon is an ELECTED Georgia official, and

Reply to USALiberal (Reply #20)

Thu Apr 8, 2021, 09:10 AM

Apr 2021

not subject to arrest in pursuit of her duties.

keithbvadu2

(36,788 posts)

14. The state cop said he was worried about a January 6th type of occurrence as he was arresting her.

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Wed Apr 7, 2021, 02:12 PM

Apr 2021

The state cop said he was worried about a January 6th type of occurrence as he was arresting her.

He must have seen some Trump supporters nearby.

Aristus

(66,328 posts)

17. Typical shit cop...

Reply to keithbvadu2 (Reply #14)

Wed Apr 7, 2021, 02:30 PM

Apr 2021

Hey, flatfoot, those hammerheads on January 6th weren't politely knocking on the door!...

lindysalsagal

(20,680 posts)

15. OK! Now, prosecute the person who ordered the arrest.....

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Wed Apr 7, 2021, 02:14 PM

Apr 2021

meow2u3

(24,761 posts)

16. There was no crime committed. Good call by the DA

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Wed Apr 7, 2021, 02:27 PM

Apr 2021

The charges Kemp pressed against Georgia State Rep. Cannon were completely contrived and were in retaliation against her knocking on Kemp's door, which he had locked to keep the signing of the Repubican Tyranny Guarantee Act secret from Democrats.

calimary

(81,238 posts)

21. GOOD.

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Wed Apr 7, 2021, 04:05 PM

Apr 2021

jaxexpat

(6,820 posts)

23. Then, isn't false arrest still a thing?

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Thu Apr 8, 2021, 09:21 AM

Apr 2021

Look, it was a disruption of normal order perpetrated by LEO's. Was it legitimate or not? Because it DID prevent a legislative member from expressing their legal right to speech. That, then, was preventing constituents' speech as well.

mac2766

(658 posts)

24. Calling all attorneys... Can she? Should she sue?

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Thu Apr 8, 2021, 09:21 AM

Apr 2021

BobTheSubgenius

(11,563 posts)

25. Of course he won't!!!

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Thu Apr 8, 2021, 12:51 PM

Apr 2021

It would be the worst optics possible. The only reason this happened at all is because Kemp has zero f***s to give about optics, especially when it comes to minorities.

Good to know there is still someone in GA's state government that has a functioning brain.

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