Civil Disobedience for Health Care
by Christine Stuart | June 4, 2007 6:33 PM
Posted to Health Care
| State Capitol
Here’s a clip of the health care protest at the Capitol Friday. Twenty-two of the activists were later arrested for breach of peace.
Rep. Kevin Witkos, R-Canton, wrote a letter to Capitol Police Chief Michael Fallon and Department of Public Safety Commissioner John Danaher III Monday and asked for the “dollar amount of manpower attributed to this protest as I will be seeking restitution from the court system to the State of Connecticut.” He also wrote a letter to the Community Court Judge. Protestors are expected to be arraigned in Hartford Community Court Tuesday.
Comments (5)
Posted by: Guest | June 5, 2007 12:24 AM
So let me see if I have this right. Witkos will ask for restitution from those exercising their civil rights, but won't be asking Senator DeLuca to resign for conspiring with a mobster to "bitch slap" an abusive individual. Brillant. I hope people in Canton read this and think about it during the next election.
Posted by: GreatGooglyMoogly | June 5, 2007 10:19 AM
Mr. Witkos seems good at sticking his foot in his mouth.
Posted by: James | June 8, 2007 6:11 PM
I would like to view your video web page.
Posted by: christine | June 8, 2007 7:37 PM
I'm sorry for the confusion this is not a video I shot. This is from the advocates at the event. I don't have a video web site, but plan to experiment with it in the future.
Posted by: Steve | June 9, 2007 3:01 PM
Here's another video about the civil disobedience at the Capitol:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VM3amnF1DYc