http://www.addictinginfo.org/2014/01/28/back-latest-moral-monday-rally-results-arrests/
Anyone who had the backs of North Carolinians during their Moral Monday protests may feel as if they don’t have a horse in the race since the protests died down after the legislative session in the Tar Heel State ended.
Luckily, this is quickly changing now that the movement has spread to other states in the south. In fact, hundreds of people turned out for Georgia’s first Moral Monday rally on Jan. 13.
But it was the rally on Jan. 27 that will likely make news across the nation. Online Athens reports that 10 were arrested for occupying GOP Gov. Nathan Deal’s office — including State Sen. Vincent Fort (D-Atlanta) — after police had ordered them to leave several times.
Arrests and charges.
The North Carolina rallies, which led to over 100 arrests in a single day in some instances, undoubtedly grew larger than those experienced in Georgia thus far. It’s important to remember, however, that Georgia’s rallies are only in their second week.Of those who attended the latest rally, 10 were arrested and booked into the Fulton County Jail — including State Sen. Vincent Fort. Those arrested were charged with “preventing or disrupting a General Assembly session,” and Republican governor Nathan Deal wouldn’t comment on the arrests.
things like this though important would be more effective if they were unilaterally staged across those states that are less morally inclined then others, that would speak volumes to the effort and immorality of those who would be Americans, that are trying to disenfranchise voters and their rights especially those not republican.
What lies ahead.
What lies ahead for those charged all depends upon what happens next with the movement. In North Carolina, for instance, a state District Attorney began offering deferred prosecutions, meaning that a person wouldn’t have a criminal record, when more and more people began to be arrested. Not many people, however, decided to take these deals. This may be why the charges against all 57 individuals arrested at the May 20, 2013 Moral Monday rally were just recently dropped.So this means the prosecutions for those in Georgia may depend on how much support protestors really have. After all, most cities aren’t equipped to handle hundreds of additional arrests every single week, and this is especially the case when the “crimes” being committed are simple civil disobedience.The first rally resulted in no arrests, but it seems likely that more and more people will take a stand for the cause in upcoming weeks. In the mean time, the organizing group has set up an online donation fund to help cover the bail amounts faced by those arrested at the rallies.
this is what we need the most effective methods are those by the people, but tepeople have to stand and be counted, if not all those on theright hing hear are crickets and their own defiant snickering at presumed victory.
"YES WE CAN" not "YES I CAN". Pres. alsosaid "WE ARE THE CHANGE WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR", don't let the door close before we let them know what we are willing to do to obtain fairness.
if we don't support it neither will they and tomorrow looks the same as yesteryear and next generation, do we want to pass this on to our grandkids?
