Man Arrested Waving ‘Impeach Obama’ Sign On Highway Overpass
Hofstra University student Daniel Martins thinks he was just exercising his First Amendment rights, but the police saw it as distracting drivers and and a safety risk.
Click here for reuse options!Martins, who has been holding his sign on the same overpass every Friday since September 2013, was charged with disorderly conduct and being a criminal nuisance, reports News 12 (video below).
Martins and his attorney held a news conference on Tuesday, declared his innocence and accused the police of violating his First Amendment rights.
“[Prosecutors] would rather bargain and plea down violent drug and DWI offenders, but I’m being prosecuted for peacefully protesting, which is completely legal,” Martins told CBS New York. “It doesn’t make any sense to me. If that’s justice, then our Founding Fathers would be turning in their graves.”
In response, the Nassau District Attorney’s Office issued a statement: “Political protesters have a First Amendment right to display signs and flags, but they cannot create a public safety hazard in the process. We continue to review this case.”
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24 responses to Man Arrested Waving ‘Impeach Obama’ Sign On Highway Overpass
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neworleans878 July 3rd, 2014 at 20:30
Hey! My First Amendment rights supersede your right to safety!
That damn tyrant Obama!
nola878 July 3rd, 2014 at 20:30
Hey! My First Amendment rights supersede your right to safety!
That damn tyrant Obama!
Obewon July 3rd, 2014 at 20:32
Lol “It doesn’t make any sense to me!” Issa’s 0 indictments after 50 weeks of hearings per year leave these delusional’s with nothing to do but scratching their teabaggs.
Obewon July 3rd, 2014 at 20:32
Lol “It doesn’t make any sense to me!” Issa’s 0 indictments after 50 weeks of hearings per year leave these delusional’s with nothing to do but scratching their teabaggs.
Eric Trommater July 3rd, 2014 at 20:37
He held up traffic! I say give him life in prison. If he live in Virginia and it had been on 95 I would have to rethink my lifelong object to the death penalty.
Eric Trommater July 3rd, 2014 at 20:37
He held up traffic? I say give him life in prison. If he lived in Virginia and it had been on 95 I would have to rethink my lifelong object to the death penalty.
Anomaly 100 July 3rd, 2014 at 21:02
Typically they can only count to the Second Amendment.
M D Reese July 3rd, 2014 at 22:07
…and only the second half of that one.
Anomaly 100 July 3rd, 2014 at 21:02
Typically they can only count to the Second Amendment.
M D Reese July 3rd, 2014 at 22:07
…and only the second half of that one.
tiredoftea July 3rd, 2014 at 21:48
So, other than bad TP hair, a lack of physical fitness and dress code offenses, I’m not sure that a guy who’s been doing this since Sept. 2k13 suddenly be a public hazard. What else is going on here?
ohknowyoudidnt July 4th, 2014 at 10:20
A possible near collision for distracting drivers from watching the road? I don’t know what the police are using for an excuse, I don’t even care, he should have been arrested from day one.
tiredoftea July 3rd, 2014 at 21:48
So, other than bad TP hair, a lack of physical fitness and dress code offenses, I’m not sure that a guy who’s been doing this since Sept. 2k13 suddenly be a public hazard. What else is going on here?
ohknowyoudidnt July 4th, 2014 at 10:20
A possible near collision for distracting drivers from watching the road? I don’t know what the police are using for an excuse, I don’t even care, he should have been arrested from day one.
Laura Renea July 3rd, 2014 at 21:55
These people just love the founding fathers…but oh how they HATE the government they devised! It’s really weird.
M D Reese July 4th, 2014 at 17:51
“Gawd” works in mysteerious ways…or not…
Laura Renea July 3rd, 2014 at 21:55
These people just love the founding fathers…but oh how they HATE the government they devised! It’s really weird.
M D Reese July 4th, 2014 at 17:51
“Gawd” works in mysteerious ways…or not…
M D Reese July 3rd, 2014 at 22:07
There are limits to “free” speech. There are also consequences.
Obewon July 3rd, 2014 at 23:51
The end of the video is great! PD:”You have to come with us.” Teabagger: “Right now?” PD: “Yes. Put your hands behind your back.” It’s gonna be a long hard Holiday weekend at Rikers Island FEMA reeducation camp!
M D Reese July 4th, 2014 at 17:50
Thanks! I don’t usually watch videos because I’ve got the TV or music on most of the time. This “sovereign citizen” thing is getting downright funny. Even funnier when they turn out to be welfare queens…
M D Reese July 3rd, 2014 at 22:07
There are limits to “free” speech. There are also consequences.
Obewon July 3rd, 2014 at 23:51
The end of the video is great after PD’s patience wore thin following legal verification. PD: “You have to come with us.” Teabagger: “Right now?” PD: “Yes. Put your hands behind your back.”-June 6. He had a long hard weekend at the Rikers Island FEMA reeducation camp. Now he’s donor begging.
M D Reese July 4th, 2014 at 17:50
Thanks! I don’t usually watch videos because I’ve got the TV or music on most of the time. This “sovereign citizen” thing is getting downright funny. Even funnier when they turn out to be welfare queens…