The Georgia State President of Pat Dollard’s American Constitution and Capitalism Defense Front (ACTIVE) is reporting that Douglasville Police chief Chris Womack stopped him from videotaping a health care town hall there and even threatened him with arrest. Womack was apparently working at the behest of an ACORN thug who tried to stop the patriots from ACTIVE from attending the meeting.
From Pat Dollard:
We were at a David Scott (D) town Hall meeting about a highway project in Douglasville. We intended to take the floor and ask him questions on his Health Care position as well as other things, and videotape it. While bringing our cameras into the venue I was stopped by an Acorn type and told that I couldn’t bring my camera. I ignored him. He went over to a cop, a radio call was made, I was approached by Douglasville police chief Chris Womack who threatened me with arrest if I took it in. He also asked for the camera. I refused to give it to him, and told him “I will be using it outside and there is no law against thatâ€, he ratcheted up the attempt to intimidate me at that point, asking for ID. I had nothing to hide. Roger “Screaming Eagle†covertly caught the end of the exchange on his own video.
Throughout the townhall, free speech was shut down. If anyone asked an off-topic (non-highway 92) question, they were cut off and police and security immediately surrounded them.
There were plenty of video cameras in there, but we were singled out. You could also say that we were an obvious minority there.
BTW, it was obvious most of the other cops didn’t agree with the chief’s behaviour.
I don’t like the fact that this sworn officer of the law knowingly and intentionally violated my civil and Constitutional rights for political purposes.
I think from the meeting we got some good lessons learned as to the level these bastards clamp down on free speech and press. I am going to write up a “lessons learned†for future town halls. The town halls have not been going well for these guys and they are starting to resort to brown shirt behaviour.
Outrageous! The Douglasville Police Department website has a complaint form which I’m urging all patriots use to lodge their disgust with Womack’s illegal and un-American behavior.
This isn’t the first time I’ve heard a complaint about Womack. Douglas County is the next county east of where I live and all I can say is I am glad I moved out of there in 2000 when I did. It’s getting too crowded and metro-like for me. I like my peace and quiet and don’t like it when the local government tries to govern my law-abiding activities.
Yeah, the name sounded familiar. I think this isn’t Womack’s first heavy handed smackdown on people for political purposes.
I wonder why Lefties blabbed about how Bush was a “fascist”. But when they were told how Obama was going to be as Left as they were. Something like this happens.
Where’s the outrage?