NJ teen who organized Black Lives Matter protest gets hit with $2,500 police overtime bill

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[–]philosopher 12 insightful - 3 fun12 insightful - 2 fun13 insightful - 3 fun -  (3 children)

Whether you agree with what the protest was about or not, these bills are a suppression of free speech

[–]goobandit 6 insightful - 3 fun6 insightful - 2 fun7 insightful - 3 fun -  (1 child)

It makes you wonder if it’s normal and the bills have been taken care of by someone who can afford to pay

[–]SHITSTORMS 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

bill the event to:

SIADIT.NET, LLC 1 HONOLULU LANE SUITE 20020 HOPSCOTCH KANSAS KS 99123

below this line is for official office use only

note: guarantee for payment not for party toys or condoms

[–]unUSEFULidiot 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

No. No they are not

[–]soundsalad 10 insightful - 1 fun10 insightful - 0 fun11 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Uhh this is ridiculous. I don't care what you think about BLM, no citizen should be expected to pay for police overtime for organizing a 30-person protests, or any protest for that matter. The police overtime was probably not necessary, and the organizer had nothing to do with that decision calling for overtime.

Even if the protest did by some chance turn into a riot, just because one person organized the original protest in no way means that the same person was involved with the riot or should be expected to pay for the damage or overtime.

[–][deleted] 7 insightful - 4 fun7 insightful - 3 fun8 insightful - 4 fun -  (1 child)

send it back with a note saying, "This is to inform you some jackass is sending people mail using your letterhead."

unless she organized a riot, but a peaceful protest doesn't need dirty piggies making things violent.

[–]Nemacolin[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Somehow this reminds me of undergrad. The dorm began charging us a "vomit fee." We offered to pay in advance.

[–]Nemacolin[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

American police are not very good at their jobs. This is an example.

Emily Gil organized a peaceful Black Lives Matter protest in Englewood Cliffs in July, but she was shocked when she unexpectedly received a bill for the police response to that protest.

The demonstration next to police headquarters had about 30 people in attendance, but it led to a police overtime bill of nearly $2,500.

"I was shocked when I read the letter," she said. "I felt a little disrespected because the tone of the letter was kind of condescending."

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    [–]numbmylove 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    This is hilarious but wrong. Free speech is a constitutional right, not a buy-in option. It was peaceful and there are no damages to pay.

    [–]Waxsimulacra 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    And good thing our camera crew was there to capture the ugly face she made when she received the bill... Oh wait.

    [–]RuinedRook 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    ...it led to a police overtime bill of nearly $2,500.

    "I was shocked when I read the letter," she said. "I felt a little disrespected because the tone of the letter was kind of condescending."

    Made me giggle.