Charges Dropped Against "Raging Grannies" Who Tried to Enlist to Protest W

[steve2470]

http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGB8VO7AVCE.html

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Charges have been dropped against the "Raging Grannies," five women accused of trespassing after they tried to enlist at a military recruitment center to protest the war in Iraq, a city prosecutor said.

The five women tried to enlist on July 13, saying they wanted to go to Iraq so their children and grandchildren could come home. Recruiters called police.

Their group, dubbed the "Tucson Raging Grannies," includes members ranging in age from 65 to 81 - decades older than the maximum age for recruits. They have protested at the center every week for three years.

City Prosecutor Laura Brynwood said Friday the trespassing charges were dropped earlier this month because they would have been difficult to prove.

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[havocmom]

1. Tucson Raging Grannies, you rock!

Tucson is a wild and wonderful place to be a liberal. You go girls!

[Redstone]

2. Gol dang. You gotta love 'em.

Go, grannies, go!

Redstone