{"article":{"id":43094,"heading":"Need witnesses","author":"Paulina","created":"2003-03-29 17:48:52","modified":"2003-03-29 17:48:52","last_modified":"Sun, 30 Mar 2003 00:48:52","article":"<p>At the risk of more hateful racist responses from small minded people, it is important that I find some witnesses among my brothers and sisters for peace...so here it goes.  I'm not going to post my email given the last round of hate I recieved so please post on here if you did see me get arrested. <br><br> I was arrested on Saturday March 23rd at the Oscar's anti-war protest on the corner of Sunset\/La Brea. I was arrested for standing on a public sidewalk and excercising my first amendment rights to protest against the war, I was charged with obstructing a police officer.  I was surrounded by ten officers and was told I could only protest in permitted areas, and I was arrested for refusing to leave the public sidewalk while I was waiting for my husband. I asked the police officer what law says I can't stand and wait for my husband on a public sidewalk and was told that \"my badge is the law\". I was alone although several people witnessed the incident I was not able to talk to them and get their information as police officers were threatening to arrest anybody who stuck around. I know that one photographer documented the event. If you happaned to witnessmy arrest please contact me. THANKS!  <br><br> PEACE! <br>  <br> <\/p>\n","contact":"","link":"","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/plain","summary":"HELP! HELP! I was arrested at anti-war rally being charged with Obstructing a Police Officer (alternate felony\/misdemeanor)...I need Witnesses ","numcomment":0,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/","filesize":null,"article_url":"\/news\/2003\/03\/43094.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[]}