Defend the Charlotte Five - Drop the Charges

Update: April 6, 2007. The sixth person arrested, Andrew Huber, has contacted us and is being included in our demands for the charges to de dropped and any violation of his civil liberties be redressed.

To:  Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department, Charlotte City Council, and Mecklenburg County Commission

On Sept 23, cops brutally attacked band members and the crowd attending a Human Rights Fest in uptown Charlotte, NC. The event had been going great attracting a multinational crowd of some 200 people. Many people passing by stopped and joined in. The Human Rights Fest featured performances from Dirty South Revolutionaries, Tax Slave, 25 Minutes To Go and Southside Punx. The police forced the permitted event to shut down early. Than dozens of cops charged into the crowd, jumping on people and using tasers on some. One person was beaten by several cops and people were arrested. Full story at http://www.geocities.com/defendrights.

We demand that the charges against David Crane, Joshua Lane, Edward Auer, Johnathan Moss, and Brandon Magness be dropped and any violations of their civil liberties be redressed.

Sincerely,

The Undersigned

The Defend the Charlotte Five - Drop the Charges Petition to Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department, Charlotte City Council, and Mecklenburg County Commission was created by Charlotte Bill Of Rights Defense Center and written by David Dixon (defendrights@yahoo.com).  This petition is hosted here at www.PetitionOnline.com as a public service. There is no endorsement of this petition, express or implied, by Artifice, Inc. or our sponsors. For technical support please use our simple Petition Help form.

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