Posted by: jdtalley | April 16, 2008

NBC4 Covers the Jefferson 1

I talked to NBC4 about the abusive treatment of the Jefferson 1 by the U.S. Park Police. Learn more about the Jefferson 1 here. If you agree with us that individuals dancing quietly in honor of Thomas Jefferson’s birthday should not be subject to arrest, he hope you’ll donate to the legal defense fund.

UPDATE: For those of you who would rather read, here is the article on the NBC4 website. One clarification on the following:

They arrested one woman when they said she would not stop dancing and became resistant.

The Jefferson 1 stopped dancing when talking to the police, as the video clearly shows. If the U.S. Park Police is the “they” NBC 4 is referring to they are spreading disinformation to cover up their overzealous officers. She simply stood there and asked “why?” we were told to leave. Instead of answering her she was handcuffed and detained for five hours. Our video shows this and when the U.S. Park Service finally releases their surveillance video it will show this also.

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Here are the most relevant Jefferson Quotes I could find. Be patient, they are legion!

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“The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions that I wish it to be always kept alive.”

“I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it.”

“The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.”

“All, too, will bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the majority is in all cases to prevail, that will to be rightful must be reasonable; that the minority possess their equal rights, which equal law must protect, and to violate would be oppression. ”

“All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent. ”

“Every generation needs a new revolution. ”

“Force is the vital principle and immediate parent of despotism.”

“It is more dangerous that even a guilty person should be punished without the forms of law than that he should escape.”

“Liberty is to the collective body, what health is to every individual body. Without health no pleasure can be tasted by man; without liberty, no happiness can be enjoyed by society. ”

“Taste cannot be controlled by law. ”

“The boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave. ”

“Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of liberty.”

“When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty.”

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By: Chuck on April 16, 2008
at 4:35 pm

Nice last quote Jason!

By: Juan Carlos on April 16, 2008
at 8:56 pm

re: the charge

It wasn’t disturbing the peace. It wasn’t disorderly conduct. It was “interfering with an agency function.”

Granted, your guess is as good as mine as to what that means, but that’s the charge.

By: blanksslate on April 16, 2008
at 10:52 pm

The function of fisting themselves. Damn pigs. Next time it should be an armed 2nd Amendment dance party. I’ll take libertarian shooting skills over the Park Police any day.

By: JB on April 18, 2008
at 12:39 am

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