America, home of the free.

Democratic congressional candidate Ray Lutz was arrested for registering voters in San Diego’s public Freedom Plaza (AKA Civic Center Plaza), where the local Occupy protest has taken place. The San Diego police arrested Mr Lutz for trespassing and confiscated his voter registration forms.

I’ve been skeptical of the “this is what democracy looks like” slogan (since mostly, democracy looks like boring things like long meetings, constituency consultations, and voter booths). But by any measure, registering voters in a civic square is assuredly “what democracy looks like.” And arresting people who register voters? Well, that’s something else altogether.

Ray Lutz being arrested at Freedom Plaza - Occupy San Diego

#ray lutz  #vote  #registration  #civil disobedience  #freedom plaza  #san diego  #ows  #democracy  
∞  12/01/11 at 09:11am
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    I’m really starting to be disgusted by the police. I usually am one of those ‘isolated incident, but on the whole, the...
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    Arresting someone for registering voters? Whose interest does that serve? I wish I lived in his area, I’d vote for him.
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    WHY THE FUCK DO PEOPLE GET ARRESTED WITH OUT A REASON AND LET IT HAPPEN? My frustration is ASTRONOMICAL ! WTF!
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    That’s sad and senseless.
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    What the holy hell???
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