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Va. Dem. to supporters: Break the law, use police to harass Tea Party members
http://www.examiner.com ^ | april 27, 2014 | joe newby

Posted on 04/29/2014 3:21:03 PM PDT by lowbridge

Mike Dickinson, the Virginia Democrat who wants the House seat currently held by Rep. Eric Cantor, R-Va., is not on the ballot in his district, but continues to issue unhinged tweets as though he is a viable candidate. On Sunday, he urged his supporters to violate Virginia law and use the police to harass members of the Tea Party.

"Use the Supreme Court ruling to harass tea party members. When you see them call the police," he tweeted.

"You do realize you are advocating people to make false statements to the Police? That's, last I checked, a crime," one person said in response.

It does, in fact, appear that Dickinson is urging his followers to violate Virginia law, which says false reports to law enforcement is a Class 1 misdemeanor. Virginia law clearly states it is illegal to "knowingly give a false report as to the commission of any crime to any law-enforcement official with intent to mislead."

The law also says it is illegal to call police "without just cause and with intent to interfere with the operations of any law-enforcement official, to call or summon any law-enforcement official by telephone or other means, including engagement or activation of an automatic emergency alarm." Clearly, Dickinson is encouraging followers to call police without just cause.

Dickinson cited a Supreme Court ruling that says police can act on an anonymous tip to stop motorists who may be violating the law. But it is not illegal to be a member of the Tea Party -- at least not yet.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: dickinson; teaparty
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To: TigersEye

Way to set the bar! LOL


21 posted on 04/29/2014 4:20:50 PM PDT by rockrr (Everything is different now...)
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To: rockrr

LOL Thank you.


22 posted on 04/29/2014 4:22:30 PM PDT by TigersEye (Stupid is a Progressive disease.)
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To: Forward the Light Brigade

You assume that the gop(e) will not break their necks to give the marxist party equality and do everything they can to get along, just like always.

I would love if the opposite occurred and the gop(e) developed a spine and played like a bloodsport street fighter.


23 posted on 04/29/2014 4:24:05 PM PDT by wally_bert (There are no winners in a game of losers. I'm Tommy Joyce, welcome to the Oriental Lounge.)
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To: lowbridge

Interesting tactic. I think I will use it as well. Whenever I see “coexist, no farms no food, Obama, endless war.......on the back of a car, I will call the police.


24 posted on 04/29/2014 4:25:30 PM PDT by castlegreyskull
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To: lowbridge

Dickinson cited a Supreme Court ruling that says police can act on an anonymous tip to stop motorists who may be violating the law. But it is not illegal to be a member of the Tea Party — at least not yet.

Simple. Just make stuff up, and that would be enough to cause problems.


25 posted on 04/29/2014 4:26:47 PM PDT by Fred Hayek (The Democratic Party is now the operational arm of the CPUSA)
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To: RushIsMyTeddyBear
The guy’s a straight-up fascist.

I sincerely doubt hat...

...the "straight" part, I mean...

26 posted on 04/29/2014 4:32:40 PM PDT by Onelifetogive (I tweet, too... @Onelifetogive)
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To: Onelifetogive

LOL!


27 posted on 04/29/2014 4:33:36 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (Great vid by ShorelineMike! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOZjJk6nbD4&feature=plcp)
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To: castlegreyskull

Don’t forget “Stop gentrification”,Spike Lee’s favorite.

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28 posted on 04/29/2014 4:50:01 PM PDT by Mears
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To: Mears

I haven’t heard of this. I had to look it up. Interesting, the truth is stranger than fiction.

That reminds me, I had to watch Spike Lee films for a freshman writing class, and write essays on them. It was just 3 of them. It met a few liberal requirements (writing, cultural diversity), I needed for my engineering degree. It was eye opening, never imagined some people held such opinions.


29 posted on 04/29/2014 6:05:00 PM PDT by castlegreyskull
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To: lowbridge

Tea Party to supporters: Watch out for wimpy rat Mike Dickinson swinging his purth.


30 posted on 04/29/2014 6:55:47 PM PDT by sergeantdave
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