80-Year-Old Charged with Assault
March 17, 2004
Tucson City Council
Tucson, Arizona
I have received information that an 80 year-old resident of Arizona has
been charged with assault for removing the mask of a person who was
taunting and terrorizing her. Causing her to feel threatened and
intimidated.
The details that I have received indicate that a group of citizens had
obtained a permit to have a lawful assemblage at a Tucson City Park for
the purpose of presenting to government officials petitions requesting
that the government take some specific actions. Exercising their right to
petition.
Also attending the assemblage were, without valid permit, individuals who
were present to harass the petition bearers. From the descriptions of
the signs that the illegal participants carried it would seem they were
not opposing the petitions or the actions of the petitions but were
strictly there to harass and intimidate the lawfully assembled citizens.
All of the individuals who were there illegally wore masks, carried signs
espousing racial hatred, and terrorists type slogans, not unlike the KKK
of old. The label Gringo was used in a context and in a manner that is no
less of a hate term than any other term that, the public use of, will
bring hate crime prosecution. The in-your-face screaming, while wearing
masks and waiving what I believe to be obscene and hate filed signs was
meant to provoke a physical response and to possibly incite riotous
actions.
The verbiage contained on the opposition signs is such that if it were
broadcast from a radio or television station it would bring fines from the
FCC. Yet the authorities present allowed it to be put on public display
in a public park. Your public park.
You set the absolute policies of which laws will be enforced and how those
laws will be enforced. You set the policy, the tone and the environment,
written or not, if certain laws apply to everyone or just certain
individuals. When present in uniform the Tucson Police Officers are not
acting as individuals but as your representatives, they are acting in your
name. You are the City of Tucson.
The individuals who “crashed” the peaceful assemblage are clearly out to
undermine the U.S. Government. Do you think they were there as
individuals? I suspect that there had to be some group or organization
that conspired to organize them and write the script for them.
But look closer, they also want to be rid of Arizona, Pima County and
Tucson. They are coming for your jobs. Read their signs. Look in their
faces, if you can.
These “anti” demonstrators should have been arrested and charged with hate
crimes, Patriot Act violations not to mention park permit violations, in
my estimation. Why cover their faces? Ashamed of what they were doing?
Afraid that their identity would link them to an organization? Afraid
that they would face deportation? Maybe they don't want their wifes, mothers,
sisters or girl friends to know how they treat 80 year-old women.
If you do not cause this incident to be thoroughly investigated you are,
in effect, taking action to condone these type of behaviors.
I shed a tear for Tucson and I will say a prayer for Tucson.
CF: AZ Attorney General, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Mayor of Tucson, Chief
of Police Tucson, Pima County Board of Supervisors, Governor of Arizona.
Tim Richardson
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