http://www.nashvillescene.com/pitw/archives/2011/10/30/no-arrests-at-occupy-nashville-troopers-stay-awayOccupy Nashville maintained a cold vigil throughout the night at Legislative Plaza, and state troopers never arrived to enforce the governor’s curfew. At 6 o’clock as the curfew lifted, a cheer went up and protesters declared victory—at least for one day—in their free-speech fight with the state.
“We won this battle and now we’re going to win the war,” organizer Mike Anger said.
Organizers said there were 75 protesters, including a 14-year-old boy, prepared to be taken into custody in acts of civil disobedience Saturday night—more than double the usual number in the first two nights of arrests. In a new tactic, six demonstrators chained themselves to a flagpole to await the troopers who never came. They carried little pictures of Gandhi.
The state’s first inaction since Thursday’s imposition of the curfew might indicate Gov. Bill Haslam is having second thoughts about his policy, with a Metro night court judge twice refusing to jail protesters and the ACLU preparing to sue on Monday to stop arrests. It's puzzling because state officials insisted throughout yesterday that there had been no changes in their plans.
No Occupy Nashville arrests Saturday night or Sunday morningFor the first time since Thursday, when the state imposed a curfew on Legislative Plaza, state troopers failed to appear to sweep the Occupy Nashville protesters away to jail.
http://www.tennessean.com/article/20111030/NEWS01/111030003/No-overnight-arrests-made-at-Occupy-NashvilleTenn. protesters defy curfew 3rd time; no arrests"You can't pass a curfew mid-protest because you disagree with this group of protesters," said criminal defense attorney Patrick Frogge, who is representing some of those arrested.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-501369_162-20127594/tenn-protesters-defy-curfew-3rd-time-no-arrests/Occupy Nashville
by OccupationYouth
The THP did NOT show up to enforce curfew last night. This is a victory for Occupy Nashville!!
http://twitter.com/#!/OccupyNashvilleState Rep. Stewart Condemns Governor's Crackdown http://www.nashvillescene.com/pitw/archives/2011/10/29/state-rep-stewart-condemns-governors-crackdownSouthComm CEO Ferrell: 'I Expect the Governor to Publicly Apologize'Here's the text of a letter early this morning from SouthComm CEO Chris Ferrell to Alexia Poe, director of communications for Gov. Bill Haslam, in response to the arrest last night of Scene reporter Jonathan Meador while covering the ongoing Occupy Nashville protest:
http://www.nashvillescene.com/pitw/archives/2011/10/29/southcomm-ceo-ferrell-i-expect-the-governor-to-publicly-apologize
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