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Activist Schools Policemen on Court Order; Officer Listens

January 11, 2015 by John Cooper

photograph of John Cooper speaking at Homelessness forum

This is how we like to see a confrontation with the police go down. On December 29, 2014, Occupy Public Land activist John Cooper engaged police officers outside of Veinte de Agosto Park in a conversation. The police were attempting to arrest people for being within ten feet of a Tucson bus bench, but Cooper …

Holding Cars for Ransom

December 2, 2014August 31, 2014 by John Cooper

Sign in Tucson marking a "Tow Away Zone" and "Restricted Parking"

Towing companies are criminally holding vehicles for ransom.1 In violation of Arizona Statutes, they are doing this repeatedly and with impunity. Towing truck companies can tow your car and charge you a fee, but they are breaking the law when they hold your car until you pay up. People who don’t know their rights could …