Protesting
June 22nd, 2009 by Cindy[slideshow=59]
I went down to the weekly “Dump Dodd 2010″ demonstration in front of Cheshire Town Hall to (quote an old Rolling Stone Song) “get my fair share of abuse” but I DIDN’T GET ANY!!
What I did get was a group of dedicated people who CARE about this country and are willing to stand out in all sorts of weather-all over the state-to state their beliefs.
I took a few photos with my crummy cell phone camera-I am again sorry for the quality, but I did not realize the group was going to be out there and I wanted to document it.
Of course I HAD TO GET IN ON IT-AND I DID-I BROUGHT MY “BANK OF AMERICA SUCKS” SIGN-IT WAS GREAT!! I was able to hold my sign out without fear of having the cops come to my door and and then write a report on a NON CRIMINAL INCIDENT!!
I called my girlfriend Val, who has been the center of this Bank of America issue-she said she will come to Cheshire next Monday and hold up her sign-I told her to tone the sign down to just “Bank of America UNFAIR” so we will not upset anyone!! She agreed.
Val also has a bullhorn-OH THIS OUGHT TO BE GOOD!! TOO BAD I WON’T BE IN TOWN-I HOPE SHE TAPES IT!!
Speaking of taping-there was a gentleman taping the protest-GOOD IDEA ESPECIALLY IN CHESHIRE-and he interviewed MOI and I WILL BE ON THEIR YOUTUBE SITE!!
This is so exciting!! I love to see people get up off of their couch potato backsides and express themselves!! And to boot-my anti Bank of America group now has an outlet and somewhere to express ourselves without intimidation!!
Here is the link to the “Dump Dodd 2010 website:
And to top it off, members of the Rat Pack Motorcycle Group were also in attendance-GREAT!!
Here is the link to their site:
I also got a chance on Monday to go to the Cheshire Police Department and get a copy of this NON CRIMINAL INCIDENT POLICE REPORT on the Bank of America issue that occurred on May 20, 2009.
I am going to run the report-YOU DECIDE if this warranted as much time and effort by the Police Department!!
The report is nearly two pages long-FOR WHAT?? NOTHING HAPPENED!! MORE HAPPENED ON MONDAY IN FRONT OF THE CHESHIRE TOWN HALL!!
This report begs the question-should the police be writing a report on a non criminal incident WHICH INCIDENTALLY THIS POLICE REPORT IS CATEGORIZED AS-NON CRIMINAL!!
This is an EXCERPT from “Why Should I Call the Police (Part 2)”
In cases where a crime has been committed, the officer will do an investigation and then write a report. The police report will have a case number assigned to it. This is the tracking number the police use for the investigation. You will need the case number for follow-up calls and to give to your insurance company. In the case of a traffic accident, the exchange forms will include the case number and other information for your insurance company.
The next decision the officer makes is whether to keep the case active or to close it. A case is left active if there is information that could lead to a suspect being prosecuted. It is closed if there is no suspect information or a suspect arrest has already been made. All police reports taken in my agency are assigned and reviewed by a detective, and the detective’s first priority are the active cases.
You notice the article-which WAS WRITTEN BY A POLICE OFFICER-states that “In cases WHERE A CRIME HAS BEEN COMMITTED-THE OFFICER WILL DO AN INVESTIGATION AND THEN WRITE A REPORT”!!!
NO CRIME was committed in the Bank of America issue-SO WHY WAS AN OFFICER SENT TO MY HOME AT LEAST TWO TIMES-WHY WAS A REPORT WRITTEN?? YOU KNOW WHY!! INTIMIDATION!!
“Well you know even if you go out in front of the bank with signs and get a little loud, some elderly resident from Hillside Village might get upset” (sic).
THIS IS WHAT THE OFFICER TOLD ME OR I SHOULD SAY-WAS TOLD TO TELL ME BY THE CENSOR MONGERS THAT RUN THIS TOWN!! I AM NOT BLAMING THE OFFICER AT ALL-I UNDERSTAND HE HAS TO DO HIS JOB-BUT THIS IS THE MENTALITY OF THIS TOWN!!
Again, as Pres Kennedy said in his “Secret Society” speech:
“Their mistakes are BURIED-NOT HEADLINED-Their dissenters ARE SILENCED NOT PRAISED”!!
This town keeps so many things in the low THEY SHOULD RENAME CHESHIRE AND CALL IT THE NETHERLANDS!!
So, here is the Police Report on the Bank of America issue-
The date is 5/20/2009-Incident: “Suspicious Activity with a Motor Vehicle”
Remember-there were three people including myself-in the car-one was an attorney-we pulled up to the drive-thru for 25 seconds (NOT FIVE MINUTES) we timed it-said NOTHING and drove off!!
FYI: A few days before we called B of A and TOLD THEM WE WOULD BE COMING DOWN THERE-I EVEN HAD IT ON MY BLOG!!
I AM going to leave the name of the complainant out-even though it is public information.
“On 5-20-09 at 10:55hours, this officer was sent to Bank of American located at 185 Highland Avenue on a suspicious persons complaint.
Upon arrival this officer was met by the complainant-who explained that a woman pulled up to the drive-up window and just sat there. Complainant said she and another employee attempted to speak with this woman but she just sat there and stared at them. Complainant said after about five minutes (EDITORS NOTE: WRONG-25 SECONDS) the woman drove away without SAYING A WORD.
Complainant said as the woman exited the drive-thru she was able to get the registration plate and gave it as CT-******.
Complainant described the driver a s white female with short dark hair but explained that they initially thought IT WAS A MAN DUE TO THE HAIRCUT.
EDITORS NOTE: First the bank manager gets the timing wrong-then she could not even determine whether I was a man or a woman!! You know why?? They are INSIDE THE BANK-when you pull up all you see is a black and white distorted screen-I could not even make out any features or details the resolution was that poor.
Well I think the complainant was told it was me–the cops in this town know my car and my license number-believe me I am not that naive.
We are two for two now-she can’t tell time-and she can’t see GOD I HOPE SHE CAN ADD!!
I guess she wasn’t in a meeting THAT DAY!!
Back to the report:
The complainant described the car as a dark colored Toyota Corolla and that it was occupied by only one driver.
Editors note: IF SHE COULD NOT TELL IF I WERE A MAN OR A WOMAN BECAUSE SHE HAD TO LOOK THROUGH A 1950’s BLACK AND WHITE DISTORTED TELEVISION SCREEN THAT LOOKED LIKE IT HAD COME FROM THE OLD HONEYMOONERS SET-HOW THEN COULD SHE TELL I WAS THE ONLY PERSON IN THE CAR??
Then it gets even better-the complainant told the police that a week earlier-I was the same “woman in the same vehicle” that pulled up to the drive-thru and said “You’re an a–hole”
OH REALLY?? YOU CAN’T TELL IF I AM A MAN OR A WOMAN-BUT YOU DISTINCTLY REMEMBER MY FACIAL DETAILS FROM A OVER A WEEK AGO??
Do you remember the details of any person that may have given you the finger while driving or yelled at you or stood in front of you in line at the supermarket FROM OVER A WEEK AGO??
I DON’T THINK SO!!
And why did the complainant have to describe the color and make and model of my car-WHEN IT IS ALL ON TAPE??
YOU KNOW WHY?? The police officer-WHOM I DO LIKE AND RESPECT-I AM NOT BLAMING HIM-NEVER LOOKED AT THE TAPE!! THE POLICE JUST TOOK THEIR WORD FOR IT-AND WHEN THE COMPLAINANT GAVE THE PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PERSON AND THE CAR-THEY MATCHED IT TO ME BECAUSE THEY ALSO READ THIS BLOG AND THAT IS HOW THEY LINKED IT!!
I never hid anything and I never do-I stated flat out what our intentions were-and they were not criminal-it was just to make a point-we did and WE LEFT!!
Back to the report:
This officer went to this residence and found no one home. A return trip to the house around 17:00 hours found a white female with short dark hair standing in the driveway. This officer has dealt with the Kleist family in the past and recognized this individual as Ms. Kleist.
Editors note: JUST ABOUT EVERY CHESHIRE COP KNOWS WHO I AM-I AM SURE THEY HAVE A PHOTO TACKED UP ON THEIR MOST WANTED WALL WITH MY MUG ON IT!! And these ‘dealings” were not criminal they were mostly vandalism incidents and threats my husband has received because of the nature of his work.
God, this report makes it sound like my family should be on AMW!!
So the report goes on to say why we went to the Bank to protest-because my friend Val was denied the loan.
The report ends by stating:
“At this point this incident is being documented and no further investigation is needed.”
Editors note: CORRECT-NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION IS NEEDED BECAUSE NOTHING CRIMINAL HAPPENED!! WHY IS THEIR EVEN DOCUMENTATION??
Oh I forgot to mention that on the first page of this police report-the complainant states:
“When the same woman came to the bank today and just sat there they became concerned as to why she was there.”
EDITORS NOTE: I CALLED THE B of A and TOLD THEM WE WOULD COME DOWN TO THE CHESHIRE BRANCH-I EVEN HAD IT ON MY BLOG-SO WHAT WAS THIS CONCERN??
“The complainant said they did not want to press any charges and did not want the SUBJECT TOLD TO STAY OFF THE PROPERTY”
EDITORS NOTE: PRESS CHARGES?? FOR WHAT?? NOTHING HAPPENED THAT IS WHY SHE COULD NOT PRESS CHARGES!!
As I stated in my “Slimebag Bank of America” post-annoying someone is NOT A CRIMINAL OFFENSE otherwise 98 percent of the U.S. population would be in court!!
The whole idea of protesting is to call attention to a situation-to exercise freedom of speech and expression which is our right as U.S. citizens-protests are usually loud and disruptive-nothing of the sort happened that day at B of A. We were not LOUD-we did not DISRUPT ANYTHING-the reaction was overstated to say the least.
We are not going to send this report to the American Civil Liberties Union at this time-BUT WE DO HAVE THAT OPTION IN THE NEAR FUTURE IF NECESSARY!!
FYI: As I was leaving the Police Station around 3: 50 p.m. on Monday-while stopped at the traffic light near Highland School-I noticed that big police SUV pull up in back of me-then turn right a few blocks later.
CO-INCIDENCE?? MAYBE?? MAYBE NOT!!
OK-that is all for now-but I AM leaving you with this-Let’s help Tim White learn how to surf–