Wrong Talkin’

The facts speak for themselves, historically, of course.

Saying the “wrong words” about the ills of our society to those with a tiny bit of authority has always brought punishment down upon the speaker.

In the '60s and '70s disputing the illegal war in Vietnam, or the unfair and illegal actions of the local draft board, resulted in either jail time or forced enlistment in the Army.

For those protesting LA policing practices, not one iota has changed, save perhaps, a tour in ‘Nam.

Speak too long or too forcefully and you get arrested and hauled out of the LA Police Commission meeting. Now, if a proposed ordinance is passed, perhaps the same will be in store for California citizens at a LA City Council meeting, too.

“If passed, the ordinance will make it ‘an arrestable offense to violate any posted rules of public facilities’ and would empower law enforcement to make criminal trespass charges, tighten restrictions on speaking time and shut down criticism at meetings,” explained the ACLU of Southern California.

For those empowered few, Wrong Talkin’ is too much challenge and way too hard to accept.

Often, the Wrong Talkin’ change agents end up in jail because they are the challengers of those currently benefiting from corruption, immoral, unconstitutional "laws", racism, classism, or religious dominance. Those want-to-be (s), the empowered few, apply the “law” in order to maintain their privileged position over the less-than-them, aka - the common riffraff.

Sadly, the LA Police Commissioners are examples of the U.S. version of "useful fools", to whom Vladimir Lenin referred - those whom his country had successfully manipulated. They will never achieve the life style of the .0001%, silver-spooned, moneyed elite, to which they aspire to ascend.

They will always be “less-thans”, no matter how despicably and dishonorably they treat their fellow, Wrong Talkin’ riffraffs.

What are the Wrong Talkin’ rules in your hometown?

Please go here for the whole story:
Los Angeles Police Are Arresting People For Speaking 20 Seconds Over Their Allotted Time at City Meetings, Emily C. Bell, AlterNet, 25 Oct. 2017.

Arrest of 82-Year-Old Tut Hayes for Speaking at #LAPD Police Commission Meeting on November 22, 2016

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