SEAL PAC Demonstration in Downtown Dover
David Montenegro
Seacoast Liberty Police Anti-Corruption Campaign
December 6, 2008
Supporters of the
Seacoast Liberty Police Anti-Corruption Campaign (SEAL PAC) gathered in downtown Dover, today, to protest last week's arrest of David Montenegro, and raise awareness about other abuses of police power in Dover. Six of us braved the December chill to gather on the corner of First St. and Central Ave., from 11:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. today.
During this two-hour period, we demonstrated our rights to free speech and peaceful assembly, and received four new complaints alleging misconduct on the part of Dover police. These four complaints come in addition to about two dozen already received, and are typical for a two-hour event. On average, we receive about three complaints for every hour spent talking with the public.
This was also the first of our exhibits
not to be visited by local law enforcement. Officers from the Dover police department have shown up at all of SEAL PAC's prior displays; however, not a single uniformed officer appeared at today's event. Today, we demonstrated very clearly that we will not be intimidated or illegally censored.
I, personally, am glad that so many people decided to speak out about this problem. It takes no small amount of bravery to critique the police in a public setting. My thanks go to everyone who came out today for the courage and principle they demonstrated.
SEAL PAC's next gathering will be on Saturday, December 13, 2008, at the same time and in the same location. In case of rain or snow, the event will be held at the same time on the following day. More information about SEAL PAC, including all of our press releases, can be found on the SEAL PAC website:
http://tinyurl.com/sealpac.*
The
photograph enclosed is Copyright © 2008 by David Montenegro; it is released to all press under a
Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.
* Also online at
http://peapod.podzone.net:1234/hive/sealpac/.