Judge: No probable cause for 8 of 9 people arrested at abortion rights protests at Arizona Capitol

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UPDATE Arizona Department of Public Safety arrested 9 people over 3 nights of abortion rights protests at AZ Capitol. Judge released 8 for lack of probable cause. 4 were stopped after walking outside crosswalk.

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Judge releases 8 of 9 people arrested at abortion rights protests at Arizona Capitol
Of the nine people arrested over the weekend in abortion rights protests, eight were released after no probable cause for charges were found.
9:26 PM · Jun 27, 2022

https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2022/06/27/judge-releases-8-9-people-arrested-az-abortion-rights-protests/7747447001/

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Of the nine people arrested over the weekend in connection with abortion rights protests, eight were released after a judge determined no probable cause for charges were found, according to court documents.

Thousands of people rallied near the Arizona Capitol complex after the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Four people were arrested Saturday after protesters pulled down a temporary fence around the perimeter of the Arizona Capitol. They were booked on suspicion of rioting, disorderly conduct and trespassing. All were released Sunday, according to court documents obtained Monday by The Arizona Republic.

On Sunday night, four people were arrested on suspicion of failure to identify, according to Bart Graves, a Department of Public Safety spokesperson.

Court documents state that troopers saw them on surveillance cameras crossing 18th and Madison avenues outside of a marked crosswalk. Troopers approached the group of four in an unmarked police vehicle with red and blue emergency lights and asked them to stop and identify themselves.

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Outside a crosswalk?. What petty bullshit.

[Demovictory9]

1. glad they were released. hope they sue

[dchill]

2. Better to arrest those fucks that tried to throw the election...

...to America's #1 lawbreaker.

[Takket]

3. Funny I don't remember seeing the Jan 6 terrorists using crosswalks

[Scrivener7]

4. Yep. The way they treat them and the way they treat us.

[malthaussen]

5. "Charges of failure to identify"...

... is that a thing, now?

-- Mal

[rsdsharp]

6. In order to detain an individual, and require identification

authorities must have Reasonable Articulable Suspicion of a Crime, which must be based on Specific Objective Facts. Brown v. Texas (1979)(A unanimous decision authored by Chief Justice Warren Burger). Police have a tendency to rely in “suspicion”, and forget the crime requirement.

It doesn’t appear that the cops had the required elements, and therefore no ability to demand ID. Detaining them under the circumstances was improper, and arresting them was a gross violation of their 4th Amendment rights.

[malthaussen]

7. Thought so. But they've been trying to change so many things...

... I reckon that's on their list, but they have so much to do.

-- Mal

[ChazInAz]

8. That's an Arizona cop favorite.

They like to bust people randomly for jaywalking. Especially popular on Tucson's Fourth Avenue.