420 time
... participate in the election/democratic process. As we were really getting into the picnic, and expressing ourselves, two superior officers of Camden County Park Police officers arrived. These two officers had very different attitudes about the CONSTITUTION and what the first amendment is all about, gave orders that we were not allowed to distribute literature, Or use the small bullhorn I brought along. They said, I had to have a permit. I didn't need to have a permit to have a picnic, and that is what it was. I even brought along my little Barbecue grill and made hot-dogs. I believed I should be allowed to exchange literature, because this is protected by the first amendment. These guy's were really acting like they wanted to arrest me. I decided I didn't want to get attacked, like I was by NJ State Trooper Patrick Thornton badge #5411, last May19 on the steps of the Gloucester Township Municipal building. So I ceded, again what I wanted was positive media attention, not arrests. This literature was vital to our picnic, our speech's where set-up to coincide with the prearranged literature we had brought with us.. I brought voter registration forms, jury power & instruction literature from the (FIJA) Fully informed Jury Association. I wasn't in any kind of condition physically to challenge the "GESTAPO", I physically couldn't be jailed now with all the medical attention I so desperately need, Camden County jail is a filthy facility run with less cleanliness than the County (DOG) pound, and I wanted to have a peaceful assembly not a arrest fest. So we just freewheeled it with the conversations we were having, and left the literature in boxes. I announce my intention to run for Camden County Freeholder again, as well as my thinking on the idea of instead running for State assembly. Other individuals helped out by telling their marijuana horror stories. Most of us were smoking, Mr. Lounsberry the reporter from the Courier Post who showed up probably got a contact high there was so much marijuana smoke. Then at 4:10 pm the two "Gestapo" informed us that several of our cars were parked in areas they didn't want us in and stated they were going to start towing, they conveniently did this at this time I believe to delay or interfere with our planned 420 pm light up. It work at little, we smoked a little late-. No big deal f...