Police Must Return Belongings to Occupy NJ Protesters (temporary restraining order against state)

[kpete]

Source: NBC

Police Must Return Belongings to Occupy NJ Protesters
The judge granted a temporary restraining order against the state so troopers can't take any more personal items from protesters.



A New Jersey judge says police must return items confiscated from Wall Street protesters at a memorial across the street from the Statehouse in Trenton.

Superior Court Judge Mary Jacobson also has rejected some rules the state tried to impose on the protesters.

Jacobson on Monday granted a temporary restraining order against the state, saying troopers couldn't confiscate signs or personal property.

"The state cannot arbitrarily create restrictive policies just because it does not like how people are using a public space," said ACLU-NJ Legal Director Ed Barocas.

Read more: http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/politics/Police-Must-Return-Belongings-to-Occupy-New-Jersey-Protesters-133403938.html

[CoffeeCat]

1. Well played...

One point for the team that represents democracy, civil rights and the Constitution.

And NO POINTS for the Fascist thugs who think behaving like lawless, idiotic bullies--is the
way to go.

[shraby]

2. Bout time!

[blackspade]

3. Excellent!

K&R!

[Lasher]

4. I wonder if police will be held accountable for damage to those signs.

I'd love to see the cops out there, forced into making new signs at the direction of OWS protesters.

"What the hell is wrong with you, Barney Fife? Any third grader knows how to color inside the lines. And 'pigs' is spelled with one g, not two. Now get another new sheet of cardboard and start over."