The Truth Truck would be more *effective*, winning more people to the pro-life cause, if it displayed 2d and 4d sonograms, rather than gore.
Posted on 02/05/2006 9:23:16 PM PST by 4lifeandliberty
LLM's Truth Truck was impounded yesterday by the Detroit City Police, and Dennis Green, director of Life and Liberty Ministries, was arrested, cuffed and taken to jail.
LLM's Truth Truck arrived in town on Friday and met with immediate opposition from the Detroit Police Department.
On Friday evening, Dennis Green was issued a ticket for having no vehicle registration even as the ticketing officer held the reistration in his hand. Even though a supervisior was on the scene and was made aware of the bogus ticket, he refused to intervene and chose rather to let the injustice occur.
On Saturday, Feb. 4, LLM's Truth Truck was pulled over by several City police cars and Dennis Green was told that he could not drive the vehicle in the downtown area. Repeatedly the officers were asked to show the driver what ordinance was being violated but the officers instead only berated Mr. Green for his pro-life message and said that the truck was going to be impounded.
After towing the truck away, Dennis Green was issued a ticket for "Violation of temporary signage in the entertainment zone -- Failure to obtain petrmit." This was of course a ridiculous charge but it was the method used to remove the message from the street until after the Super Bowl.
Dennis was then approached and told that he was under arrest. He was cuffed, loaded into a police van and taken to jail.
Before towing the truck away, Mr. Green heard the police debating what was to be done with the truck. Two officers were talking about cutting the signs form the truck and the officer in charge was heard saying that he could not just issue a ticket because he believed it would not stop the truck from being driven. He said that the situation must be "dealt with by towing the vehicle away and holding it as evidence"
After three hours Dennis Green was bonded out of jail. He must appear in District Court on Wednesday, Feb. 8.
The Detroit Police Department is intolerant toward the Scriptural message that abortion is murder. Though the Detroit police department may feel that they won this battle, the King of the Universe remains intolerant of the shedding of innocent blood. His people will cry aloud and spare not until this and all sin is dealt with whether by repentance or judgement.
What's the truth truck. Brave guy to screw with the Detroit PD.
The Truth Truck is a big vehicle with giant photos of dismembered aborted babies.
Personally, I feel it drives people away from the pro-life message.
Who are these people now?
Lucky he didn't get a Belle Isle tour.
You can see the Truth Truck at www.lifeandlibertyministries.com
You are on our prayer list. Stand firm - resist the Devil, and he will flee from you.
Interesting scenario. The Detroit Police are allowing themselves to be used as political police, in furtherence of a political agenda. That is properly called "repression".
This is an abuse of power, and its something that happens when Republicans get into power.
Detroit's a Republican town, isn't it? No?
The Truth Truck would be more *effective*, winning more people to the pro-life cause, if it displayed 2d and 4d sonograms, rather than gore.
Personally, I feel it drives people away from the pro-life message.
I agree. And I don't believe children should be subjected to such pictures. I understand the shock value but it's not for public view where young ones could see it.
No shock. D is a liberal hell-hole wallowing in the bed of its own making. They're big in to the "free speech for all whom agree with me" thing there. Brave man, hope ACLJ will take his case.
NO, not even close.
Ping to 8.
(that was a joke)
marrons statement was *tongue in cheek*. ;)
Whether or not one agrees with which photo he shows (it's all about truth, after all), the arrest appears to be based on fraudulent charges which are being used to curtail his freedom of speech. In addition, if they cut off the signs, the police would be deliberately destroying private property.
Oh jeez, stay out of Detroit. If it weren't for the high rates of "minority" abortions, that town would really look like a plantation.
"Does it drive them to the pro-death message?? "
No, it just makes them not want to hear it or see it anymore.
So they'll become indifferent the next time you try to reach them.
From a pure 'marketing your position' standpoint, it's probably the worst approach imagineable, other than directly attacking the person you're trying to sway to your side.
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