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Listen to Interviews concerning Port of Olympia protests

Submitted by Sarah on Tue, 10/14/2008 - 12:40pm.

The KUOW radio show The Conversation today had a interview with port commissioner Bill McGregor and tomorrow (listen to the live show at 1 pm or through site later) there will be interviews with people who were involved in the port protests.

...dozens of anti–war protestors were arrested at the Port of Olympia last year. None were charged with a crime. Now the port's commissioners say they'll take future protestors to civil court.

You can listen to past programs through their site. Today's interview was in the first ten minutes of the show.

KUOW often can be heard best in Olympia through 1340 AM, that is what I use. Information on service area and reception

Olympian article: Port aims to dissuade future protests

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Weren't there charges?

Submitted by rainy gray on Tue, 10/14/2008 - 3:51pm.

Weren't there charges filed? Shouldn't that read none were convicted of a crime?

Yeah

Submitted by Sarah on Thu, 10/16/2008 - 3:46pm.

Also today, the activists arrested at the Port of Olympia anti–war protests have had the charges against them dropped. Yesterday you heard from a Port of Olympia commissioner. He wants to take the protestors to civil court. We'll hear one activist's response to the threat.

from 10/15 Conversation site

Do the commissioners mean

Submitted by Lawson on Wed, 10/15/2008 - 11:52am.

Do the commissioners mean every protestor? I'm pretty positive that you can't be taken to civil court just for protesting, that statement is kind of head spinning.

"negative reinforcement"

Submitted by Sarah on Thu, 10/16/2008 - 3:51pm.

Frustrated with police and prosecutors, the Port of Olympia threw down the gauntlet Monday night, promising to haul to civil court anyone who violates the law at a future protest.

Port commissioners passed a resolution outlining that promise with a unanimous vote.

The resolution noted that none of the more than 60 arrests made during protests at the port over a Fort Lewis-Iraq War military shipment in November has led to criminal prosecution.

The port commissioners announced their intention to "pursue appropriate damages and all available remedies through civil actions against protesters who block port roads, refuse to disperse, interfere with port business and/or damage public property." "If you don't do negative reinforcement on inappropriate behavior, then it just becomes positive reinforcement that will be repeated. It's sure to happen again," Commissioner Paul Telford said in explaining why the board passed the resolution.

The port will not file civil lawsuits against people who participated in past protests, just future ones, the members added.

from 10/14 Olympian article by Christian Hill

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