Pro-life Christian Harassment in CT

[lifeandliberty]

In July of 2004, LLM's Truth Truck was pulled over by a Connecticut State Police Officer. This out-of-control Officer demanded that I immediately remove the pro-life messages that were displayed on the truck. He then proceeded to arrest my passenger, Michael Marcavage, charging him with two fabricated crimes. Then I was instructed to leave the State immediately or risk arrest myself.

Today we received word that the prosecutor was no longer persuing the case against Michael and entered a nolle prosequi.

Nolle Prosequi defined:
Latin for "we shall no longer prosecute." At trial, this is an entry made on the record by a prosecutor in a criminal case stating that he will no longer pursue the matter. An entry of nolle prosequi may be made at any time after charges are brought and before a verdict is returned or a plea entered. Essentially, it is an admission on the part of the prosecution that some aspect of its case against the defendant has fallen apart. Most of the time, prosecutors need a judge’s permission to “nol-pros” a case.

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[exmarine]

Originally Posted by lifeandliberty

In July of 2004, LLM's Truth Truck was pulled over by a Connecticut State Police Officer. This out-of-control Officer demanded that I immediately remove the pro-life messages that were displayed on the truck. He then proceeded to arrest my passenger, Michael Marcavage, charging him with two fabricated crimes. Then I was instructed to leave the State immediately or risk arrest myself.

Today we received word that the prosecutor was no longer persuing the case against Michael and entered a nolle prosequi.

Nolle Prosequi defined:
Latin for "we shall no longer prosecute." At trial, this is an entry made on the record by a prosecutor in a criminal case stating that he will no longer pursue the matter. An entry of nolle prosequi may be made at any time after charges are brought and before a verdict is returned or a plea entered. Essentially, it is an admission on the part of the prosecution that some aspect of its case against the defendant has fallen apart. Most of the time, prosecutors need a judge’s permission to “nol-pros” a case.

Click on the link for more information on this case.
http://www.lifeandlibertyministries.com

I am somewhat familiar with MIchael Macarvage. Isn't he of Repent America? If this is the same man, I recall a year or so ago, when he and others in his group were arrested on trumped-up charges in Philly when they had the gall to preach the Gospel amidst a homosexual parade in downtown Philly. Fortunately, the entire march of the group was on tape and it was clear that they broke no laws. They simply sang Christian songs, held up signs, and preached the word. There was nothing hateful about it - they exercised their constitutional 1st Amendment rights.

They were charged with felonies, and threatened with long jail terms. It was a travesty of justice and an egregious violation of constitutional rights. Did Bush stick up for them? Nope, in fact his Justice Dept. was implicated in their arrest. Anyone who thinks the GOP is not wrapped up in the gay rights movement better get a reality check.

I have been to many cities in the USA in my business travels. I rank them in this order in levels of depravity: 1. New Orleans, 2. San Francisco, 3. Philadelphia/Los Angeles (tie). Just my subjective ranking. Philadelphia isn't even a shadow of what it was 200 years ago. Aside from Independence Hall and a couple of other historical sites, it's a wasteland.

[lifeandliberty]

Originally Posted by exmarine

I am somewhat familiar with MIchael Macarvage. Isn't he of Repent America? If this is the same man, I recall a year or so ago, when he and others in his group were arrested on trumped-up charges in Philly when they had the gall to preach the Gospel amidst a homosexual parade in downtown Philly. Fortunately, the entire march of the group was on tape and it was clear that they broke no laws. They simply sang Christian songs, held up signs, and preached the word. There was nothing hateful about it - they exercised their constitutional 1st Amendment rights.

They were charged with felonies, and threatened with long jail terms. It was a travesty of justice and an egregious violation of constitutional rights. Did Bush stick up for them? Nope, in fact his Justice Dept. was implicated in their arrest. Anyone who thinks the GOP is not wrapped up in the gay rights movement better get a reality check.

I have been to many cities in the USA in my business travels. I rank them in this order in levels of depravity: 1. New Orleans, 2. San Francisco, 3. Philadelphia/Los Angeles (tie). Just my subjective ranking. Philadelphia isn't even a shadow of what it was 200 years ago. Aside from Independence Hall and a couple of other historical sites, it's a wasteland.

That is the same Michael Marcavage. I arrested with him at the Outfest in Philly.

We were charged with three felonies and five misdemeanors.

They were all eventually dropped.

We were back at the Outfest this year and the police acted as they are supposed to. We were on the street for nearly seven hours.

[exmarine]

Originally Posted by lifeandliberty

That is the same Michael Marcavage. I arrested with him at the Outfest in Philly.

We were charged with three felonies and five misdemeanors.

They were all eventually dropped.

We were back at the Outfest this year and the police acted as they are supposed to. We were on the street for nearly seven hours.

I followed that whole story very intently. I was rooting and praying for you.

God bless you for your courage and for standing up for God's righteousness and being salt and light to a depraved generation!

I am glad you are in this forum.

[Fed Up]

exmarine,
I hate to ask, but if Bush will not stick up for himself (he can't, he doesn't stand for anything worth sticking up for) then why would he stick up for anyone else. He called the Minutemen "vigilantes" right out of the gate and does not stick up for our troops (Lt. Pantano USMC, et al) when they are accused of crimes that are fraudulent, and innocent human beings like unborn babies and disabled women on feeding tubes.

It reminds me of a French joke:
"I don't know why people are surprised that France won't help us get Saddamout of Iraq. After all, France wouldn't help us get the Germans out of France!"
---Jay Leno

I am not surprised Bush won't stand up for America when he won't stand up for Bush.

[TimV]

"I don't know why people are surprised that France won't help us get Saddamout of Iraq. After all, France wouldn't help us get the Germans out of France!"

Careful of that neocon brainwashing. A lot more French soldiers died in France during WW2 than American.

[Fed Up]

i had a feeling I needed a disclaimer for that joke, which was posted to make a point, the nationality is irrelevant to the point I was making. It also makes sense that more French died in WWII than Americans, just as you could argue that more Americans died in the American Civil War than did French. WWII was fought in their backyard, and was in part waged against them directly.