Did the government arrest Adam Kokesh to forestall the DC march? [View all]

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http://antiwar.com/blog/2013/05/20/criminalizing-disobedience-adam-kokesh-anti-war-activist-is-arrested/

This past weekend, Kokesh attended a marijuana legalization event in Philadelphia. Armed with a nothing but a microphone, Kokesh and several dozen others counted down from ten to light up their joints in defiance of the authoritarian drug prohibitions. From the footage, you can see officers marching into the center of the crowd, where Kokesh was, and arresting him. According to many who were there, Kokesh did not himself smoke any weed. But he seemed to be a priority compared to the countless others there illegally smoking marijuana that police briskly walked by without any intent to arrest. You can also see from the several videos taken at the scene that Kokesh did not resist arrest, and instead put his hands up and stood straight while several officers man-handled him.

According to freeadam.net Kokesh is being charged with grabbing an officers arm after being pushed – a “felony assault.” The video doesn’t show any evidence of that allegation, but either way, the arrest is an affront to liberty.

I didn't see him assault anyone in the video in the link above, and given his philosophy of non-aggression, I don't think he really would unless it was a defensive situation. He is pretty adamant about non-aggression, as per his video below.