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This Friday

Salty

Salty

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That is the reason we have to be careful about reading just headlines -]

The pastors were NOT arrested for praying, they were arrested for being in a restricted area.

As Paul Harvey use to say, "The rest of the Story"

Always remember the 5 "W's"

Now Bill thinks it was good for the Police to arrest them. What I would like to know is did the cops recommend the people (aka pastors) to leave first, or did they "arrest first - ask questions later"

I would agree if they were causing a ruckus - arrest, but only praying - often a waring is sufficient.

Not enough info in the story to make a good "Monday morning quarterback call" - but my gut feeling says the cops were a bit too hasty

Salty
 
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Twizzler

Member
The article says they were warned three times before they were arrested for being in a restricted area. I'd like to know more about this 'restricted area' personally, was it some grass just off of a sidewalk or what? For some reason I just can't see pastors breaking into a sensitive area to pray or purposefully entering a dangerous area to do the same.

It's kind of a mysterious term they're using, "restricted area", making it sound like these pastors may have forced their way somewhere they weren't supposed to be.

I'll have to research this more.

tw
 
Tom Bryant

Tom Bryant

Well-Known Member
There is a variety of places where people will be arrested if they pass a certain point. The Tomb of the Unknown has areas that you are unable to go legally.

But if they allowed these men to stay after they had been warned 3 times, there would be all sorts of groups and people there.

I do appreciate the bravery of these men. Maybe if they were praying TO President Obama, the arrests might not be made.
 
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billwald

New Member
95% of all the police officers I know avoid doing paperwork like the plague. Arresting people is mostly a waste of time.
 
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Twizzler

Member
Marcia said:
That's the link that interests me. I have seen nothing about this at all in the Wash Post, yet the event is this Friday!
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I agree, Marcia! That was the main point of my creating the thread... funny how it ended up being all about how the pastors deserved to be arrested. *boggle*

I'm -very- interested in finding out what goes on with this on Friday.
 
Marcia

Marcia

Active Member
twpaige said:
I agree, Marcia! That was the main point of my creating the thread... funny how it ended up being all about how the pastors deserved to be arrested. *boggle*

I'm -very- interested in finding out what goes on with this on Friday.
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Me, too.

I read today's Wash Post and didn't see anything on this, unless I missed it.
 
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