"Raging Grannies" arrested in Tucson after trying to enlist!!

[helderheid]

US anti-war grannies face justice
Elderly members of a US anti-war group called the "raging grannies of Tucson" are due in court following a protest at an Arizona military recruitment centre.
They have been accused of trespassing after entering the centre earlier this month, saying they wanted to enlist.

The group, mostly women in their 60s and 70s, said they wanted to go to Iraq so their grandchildren could come home.

An army spokeswoman says the protesters were not serious about enlisting and were harassing recruiters.

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Published: 2005/07/23 17:21:44 GMT

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[Cha]

1. Go Granny Go!

Great idea..Hope they get off so they can RAge some More! :bounce:

[Bluzmann57]

2. Now these "Grannies" put their money where their mouths are

Nancy Hutchinson stated that they should contact their legislators rather than "bother" recruiters? Whats the matter, can't she take some elderly people getting in the recruiters faces? I hope they are cleared of all charges and do indeed contact their legislators. Every day.

[efhmc]

3. duplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=1952840&mesg_id=1953039

[wtmusic]

4. Yes, they should be sending emails to their legislators

that will show *everyone* they mean business!

[newyawker99]

5. helderheid

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[Fleshdancer]

6. so on the flip side, could citizens file a police report on recruiters for

harassment?

I never thought of that before. Say, for example, you had a teenage son and recruiters were constantly trying to get to him. Could harassment charges be filed or are military recruiters exempt? Could you get a restraining order? If so, then the recruiters couldn't be in the school when the student was there, right?

Just thinking out loud.

[Tactical Progressive]

7. It does sound like they are harassing recruiters

but oh what a PR stunt.

What are they going to do to them? Anything they do will immediately put them back in the news.

When they get in front of the cameras they should ask:

'Where are all the pro-war grannies? Why aren't they volunteering for duty? How come it's only anti-war grannies who are asking to serve?'

[Javaman]

8. "An army spokeswoman says the protesters were not serious about enlisting"

And if they were serious, would then the Army take them???? That is indeed the question that begs to be asked.