Princeton University professor Cornel West and 19 other activists who protested against the NYPD's "Stop and Frisk" Law were convicted of disorderly conduct by a judge last week, according to the Associated Press.
A judge convicted all the defendants in one of the city's biggest political protests ever. The protests was held last year on October 21.
The stop and frisk law allows police to stop, question and frisk hundreds of thousands of people annually without cause. Most of those stopped and frisked are minorities.
"(The court) did justice. I disagree, but that is what democracy is all about," West said after court.
Convicted of an offense that is classified as a violation, not a crime, he and 18 of the others were sentenced to time served, the relatively brief period they were in custody after their arrests. One defendant, a performance artist who had gotten into a vehement exchange with prosecutors on the witness stand, was sentenced to two days of community service. Read more here.
Cornel West Convicted of Disorderly Conduct Over 'Stop and Frisk' Protest
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Posted May 14 2012
What is the NAME of The Judge and What if any--are his Corporate Alliances--THAT is The Question--IF the Ruling was Made by a Monsantonean--that is the Equivalent of an Anarchist Agent-Oranged Corp-Puppet hitting The Hammer--you can Not Serve AMERICA and also Serve Monsanto--you can not LOVE AMERICA and also Love Master Monsanto--as every Mutated Vietnam Vet knows--you can not LOVE EARTH and Serve Monsanto--as every Rounded Up Eden Native knows--you can not LOVE GOD and Serve Monsanto--as only EVE knows--as she Violates Earth Covenant and BITES the Monsanto Apple--when we Stoop to Ecocidal Corp Snakes we Kick Earth and America and Democracy into GUTTER we Slash our Constitution in the Name of PERK.....A True PATRIOT chooses Constitution OVER Corporation IF that Corporation is Operating in Direct Violation to Our Gem of a Constitution--IF however the Corporation is Upholding Constitution and Pioneering four Justice--then More Power to You and Your Corp--
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You and Me Partner Aint--
Nothin' but Corp-Eden
So let's Roll on like we Roll On
In the Name of Natures Bleedin'
(Currently in need of Instrumental)
Let's Get Down with Environmental
Let's Do Something Monumental
Are you a JFK an MLK an RFK
Are you putting Your Breath--
On THE LINE Twoday--
Are you Standing--
In the Tyrants Way--
May Herstory Redeem Your Voice
You have Marched Four
The Righteous Choice
The Blood of Our Prophets
Cry From their Grave--
In ONE Bob Marley Wave--
SHANNAH SCHILIT
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