Talk about sticking your nose in where it doesn't belong!

Fran stirring the pot again with the squatters in HRM.

"Amanda Lee
At 3:50 today, James Wiseman called me to say he'd been arrested again for entering Cornwallis (i.e. Peace and Freedom) Park. As he was walking home, the police picked him up. He needed someone to sign for him so he could be released, so I left immediately. I got to the police station at 4:25, and was told that they were 'busy', so he was not ready to be released and they would call me when he was. If it's not before 7, he'll be held overnight...send good thoughts his way..let's hope they call soon so I can go and get him and he's not stuck there overnight!!
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Francesca Rogier Oh crap!!! It's great that you could go, Amanda. Do you think they will really call you, though? Somehow I don't quite believe it. They don't like him, especially with the things he says in his videos, so I don't imagine they're particularly motivated to be helpful.
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Francesca Rogier Also, what's this 7 pm deadline?? And why can't they just release him without anybody being there?
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Kelly Moore Booo! Keep me posted. If you need anything let me know.
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Francesca Rogier What is the phone number at that station?
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Kelly Moore I will go too if you want.
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Robert Blotnicky why would the cops arrest him for merely walking into Cornwallis park? they can't do that.
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Francesca Rogier They are enforcing the conditions they imposed after his first arrest. The judge released the same conditions for Miles Howe last week, but James and the others have not had a hearing yet.
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Francesca Rogier Ideally a lawyer should get to the station ASAP or they could keep him till Monday morning.
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Ozzy Josh Lucas Were they following him? how did they know? :( bloody cops :(
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Francesca Rogier It's not hard to track people. They've been photographing everybody for weeks. And James is easy to pick out in a crowd due to his height.
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Amanda Lee I contacted our legal person, and he says they can do this...I'm not sure what to do...very frustrating, and I'm worried about his cat...
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Amanda Lee And James too, of course, but I figured that went without saying...
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Ozzy Josh Lucas his height is tall. is name is wise.
hopefuly they didnt get any cameras off him and delete his data
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Francesca Rogier Can anybody else get to the police station now? I'm too far away. I sent out a message to the Google group. I don't have Tony's number handy, do you?
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Emily Driscoll This is beyond pathetic. All of the productive things the police could be focusing on, and they're arresting people like James. Sad.
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Amanda Lee I will call Tony now
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Francesca Rogier OK - Amanda, by "this", did you mean the arrest, or keeping him overnight, or all of it?
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Amanda Lee And I can get back to the station, I just don't know how that will help
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Francesca Rogier I wonder if Miles' lawyer, Gordon Allen, can be reached now?
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Francesca Rogier I'm afraid for him because last time that cop opened his cell and taunted him, remember? I don't trust the police.
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Emily Driscoll Is his cat at his home?
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Amanda Lee Yes his cat is at his home, but probably needs food. I just got off the phone with Tony and he said the same as Ian, that the cops can keep him for the weekend, the same way they did with Miles and Eric last weekend. There's basically nothing we can do...
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Francesca Rogier But we don't know if they will do that just yet - also, did they feed the other guys?? Last time they let them go for 10 hours with just an energy bar...
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Francesca Rogier This weekend stuff is such a lame excuse, really; cops work every day around the clock! I wish he hadn't gone to the park. Crap!
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Emily Driscoll Is there anyone with a key to his house/appt whatever that can bring it food?
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Emily Driscoll Is there anyway to actually contact the police and ask them to make sure to feed the people being held? Maybe it will make them feel some sympathy. If he's going to be held all weekend, the most we can do at this point without legal intervention is making sure he's being taken care of in there.
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Amanda Lee I just called the cells, and was told they can't tell me who's there or when they'll be released. I asked about getting his keys to feed his cat and was told, probably not. I asked if that was a firm no, or are there channels I can go through to get the keys, and he said they're too busy to worry about cats but maybe I could call later. When I pressed the issue, he said who is it you're calling about? I told him James, and he said call back later. They really don't like James, so I don't know...
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Francesca Rogier The cat will be okay without food for one night; knowing James he's probably well fed and has plenty of water.
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Francesca Rogier Let's all call.
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Francesca Rogier Too busy my left eye...
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Amanda Lee I agree, i think they're holding him as long as they possibly can
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Emily Driscoll Since when are the so-called servers and protectors of our society "too busy" to deal with things? They didn't have any problems calling out half of the police force to show up for peaceful demonstrations.
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Ellen Durkee So they didnt arrest him IN the park? odd...
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Francesca Rogier Amanda, it's up to you to decide what's best here, but if I can make some suggestions, if you can get back there and ask to speak to the officer in command - if they want to know why, say it's because you are very concerned about James' condition. If you can get to that person, work with him as well as possible: start with reasonable questions such as would they give him food if it was dropped off; express concerns for his health as he has lost weight recently, has little money to buy food, etc. (both true).
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Francesca Rogier The problem is that police are pissed off so they want to treat this all as a criminal offense and believe they are doing their job. We just have to keep reminding the police (gently) that these charges stem from peaceful protests, people asserting their rights; if mistakes were made, fine, but they ought to be kept in mind. James is no danger to anyone, and he certainly will not violate conditions overnight...
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Ellen Durkee Good idea Francesca, he looks awful, so thin.. hopefully they'd feed him or allow him to be fed.
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Ellen Durkee Why are the police pissed off at us?? its Kelly that made them look like fools!!
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Francesca Rogier Have you seen James' videos?
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Ellen Durkee Yep.. reactionary.. but thats all.. Kelly put them in that position.. James only showed it.. its all in Kellys lap...
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Francesca Rogier The police cannot and will not back down from their position just like that; Beazley was very stubborn, and don't forget, there's an international security conference in town right now...
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Ellen Durkee woo.. yes.. and a guy that walked through a park is a serious threat to those attending...I'm sure the officers themselves must be rolling their eyes..
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Amanda Lee I'll be interested to hear from James when he gets out just how many people were being processed...I'm sure it's not that busy...it's after 7 and I haven't heard anything, surprise, surprise
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Francesca Rogier I called the commander about 40 minutes ago. I don't want to call him again for a few hours, or until I hear something else. Will you be going back, Amanda?
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Amanda Lee I hadn't planned on it until i hear something from them, and since it's after 7, he won't be released until at least tomorrow, if not Monday
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Francesca Rogier I don't buy that 7 pm deadline. The commander had no explanation for it.
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Kelly Moore I hate to interupt but where is the GA?
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Francesca Rogier Already held this afternoon. Next one tomorrow 7 pm.
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Rick Van Wrinkle IMHO James should ask the Sargent on duty to have a doctor check him out as they didn't give him a proper check up at the hospital he went to. He said that he might have a concussion but they can't tell. They sure as hell can tell if happens to a hockey player. I would suggest that if no one takes him to the hospital to get checked out for the pains he has been experiencing then someone should write down the symptoms of what he has been experiencing and e-mail these to all city councillors and demand that this man be checked out properly for these injuries.
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Ellen Durkee Amana, you got ahold of Tony?
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Amanda Lee Yes I did, the info is posted above
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Rick Van Wrinkle It is then on the record that this man has been injured in being arrested before, he feels that he was not properly examined because of the OCCUPY eviction and he feels that he received a concussion because of the disorientation that he has been experiencing. He should be watched carefully so he doesn't take a turn for the worse.
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Francesca Rogier James declined to go get the tests done at the hospital last week, unfortunately, so there are no records.
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Rick Van Wrinkle I seen a video that James made in his apartment just after returning from the hospital, in the video he was saying that they didn't check him out that well after he told them how the injuries happened.
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Francesca Rogier One of us could request that he be seen by a doctor, however. I am really also worried about him eating. AND this nonsense about a 7 pm deadline is just that; I rather wish Amanda would go back to the station and find out what the problem is. The commander I got on the phone was the same one I spoke with last Friday night several times and he was reasonable enough to let info be passed to Cynthia Williams from her parents, and get the minors released, etc. in response to my requests. I think his name was Hirnan.
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Rick Van Wrinkle The doctor can also make sure he gets food. :)
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Francesca Rogier When I spoke with James about it, he said the EMS folks wanted him to go to the hospital to get checked out but he did not want to - he sounded like he did not trust them, even. I was surprised given that he also says he's had so many problems with brain injuries.
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GnatBear Liberta that is bullshit.
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Francesca Rogier Which is?
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Francesca Rogier I believe it is absolute BS to detain James for two days, just as it was last week to detain the three of them for the rest of the weekend. It's called unlawful detention, habeas corpus; etc. Last Monday, a judge ruled that Rattrap's charges of obstruction of justice and violating his conditions were satisfied by "time served" and he was released - sounds fair, unless you consider that the charges and conditions were unreasonable and unfounded in the first place!
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