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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDing! San Diego Chalker Acquitted and Idiot Prosecutor Condemned by Mayor!
SAN DIEGO - A 40-year-old man was acquitted Monday of 13 misdemeanor vandalism charges that stemmed from protest messages written in chalk in front of three Bank of America branches in San Diego.
Jeffrey David Olson's attorney argued during the trial -- which garnered national attention -- that his client was engaging in a legal protest and was not maliciously defacing of property.
Olson could have faced up to 13 years behind bars if convicted of all counts. Jurors began deliberating Friday.
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The prosecution of Olson brought condemnation of the City Attorney's Office from Mayor Bob Filner, who called it a waste of time.
wow, San Diego!
http://www.10news.com/news/verdict-in-san-diego-chalk-vandalism-case-070113
Cleita
(75,480 posts)corporations is probably one of the few methods of peaceful protest we have left.
CurtEastPoint
(18,650 posts)secondvariety
(1,245 posts)some kind of varmint skin-woodchuck, maybe.
adieu
(1,009 posts)so photoshopped.
CurtEastPoint
(18,650 posts)ChazInAz
(2,569 posts)You can actually SEE the woven base at the part. He needs to update the color match, too.
(Used to be a hairdresser, and will still snark at cheap toupees.)
lpbk2713
(42,759 posts)His wife can't be depended on to tell him how silly he looks.
secondvariety
(1,245 posts)but it isn't.
https://www.sandiego.gov/cityattorney/jgoldsmith.shtml
Just a bad wig.
East Coast Pirate
(775 posts)PoliticalPothead
(220 posts)I'm happy with my decision.
frylock
(34,825 posts)MindPilot
(12,693 posts)Frankly he wasn't my first choice, but I'm glad I ended up voting for him. Just getting rid of the red light cameras made me a lifelong supporter.
Oh and WELCOME TO DU!! :wave:
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)Even the ATTEMPT to charge him was very chilling. The defeat is great news.
FreeState
(10,572 posts)Hatchling
(2,323 posts)The local stations have floated the idea of a recall already.
FreeState
(10,572 posts)He's doing a great job, he's active in the community, something the local media is not. The Mayor was at a dedication to a peace park in my neighborhood last Saturday (North Park). He has massive support from the community that the press is overlooking.
ljm2002
(10,751 posts)nineteen50
(1,187 posts)1%ers pass laws making this terrorism illegal.