Chalk Vandalism?!

This story is nearly two weeks old now, but I wanted to touch on it.  A woman in Napa Valley California was arrested on September 15th for writing with chalk on the side walk.  Initially when she was approached by an officer she was told it was okay, but moments later that same officer came back to gather the woman's identification.  When the woman who was later identified as Amy Larson refused to give any information she was immediately arrested.

Amy was charged with  felony vandalism and $10,000 bail was set, due to her clean record they dropped the bail though and released her.  That was after keeping her behind bars for four days though.  Amy believes that the real treason she was arrested had little to do with her 9/11 Truth and YouTube WTC 7 slogans she chalked though and more to do with her not telling the officer her name, address and birthday.  IE. Amy got arrested for not "showing her papers"

Yesterday amazing news came out of a Napa court room, Amy Larson's case has been dismissed.  A level headed and rational judge finally decided that using chalk on a sidewalk should not be a felony case.  THANK GOODNESS!  However this doesn't change the fact that a police officer felt they had the right to detain an innocent woman for four days.  A woman whose only crime was trying to spread the truth in a medium that washes away in the rain.

If you want to find out more check out the original Patch article detailing the arrest as well as yesterdays follow up informing the public about the dismissal.

This is not the first time in recent memory that citizens have been arrested for using chalk.  What is this country coming to that police officers are wasting their time and tax payers dollars arresting people writing in chalk?!  This obviously has little to do with vandalism and more to do with the content of the message being written.  The powers that be want us to know if we write anything to do with an investigation in to 9/11, The Occupation of Wall St, or similar questions of the status quo on the side walk we will be arrested.