Tag: Wisconsin State Capitol Police

Earlier today the Wisconsin Department of Administration unveiled its new Open Book website which will give interested parties “easy access to State of Wisconsin expenditures, or the amount of money we spend to do business.” Not surprisingly, there were a lot of folks who were keen to see how our…

Wisconsin State Capitol Police Chief Dave Erwin: bought and paid for by Gov. Scott Walker. Gov. Scott Walker’s administration rewarded the new hardline Capitol Police chief and his top deputy with double-digit pay raises earlier this year after moving the pair on paper to phantom jobs for two weeks and…

Via Facebook… In Rothschild’s account of his arrest he notes that he did nothing more than attempt to take photos, which apparently State Capitol Police believe constitutes Obstructing. I interviewed Sharon Puttmann, who was holding a sign that said, “United in Purpose, United in Song,” which I took a picture…

Wisconsin State Constitution (Article 1, Section 4) states: The right of the people peaceably to assemble, to consult for the common good, and to petition the government, or any department thereof, shall never be abridged. Apparently Wisconsin State Capitol Police officers, who the last time I checked swore an oath…

Watch as one of the Wisconsin State Capitol Police’s “finest” tells citizens who gathered in the State Capitol that they’re subject to arrest simply for gathering to exercise their Constitutionally-protected rights. Video courtesy of The Devil’s Advocate Radio.

Watch as Gov. Scott Walker’s palace gua….I mean the State Capitol Police drop a veteran’s U.S. flag onto the ground and then step on the flag in their haste to arrest the man. Yeah, stay classy Capitol Police…stay classy!

This is absolutely ridiculous. The first trial since Capitol Police launched a crackdown on protesters at the state Capitol ended Tuesday with a guilty verdict and a $50 fine for a man who was ticketed for drawing with chalk on a sidewalk on Capitol property. Jason Huberty, 37, a frequent…

Everyone – regardless of political beliefs – should be bothered by this… But the police officers are not happy to have their own photographs taken. Two Isthmus employees — web editor Kristian Knutsen and design artist David Michael Miller — were warned this week that they were “obstructing” police officers…

Apparently the first amendment right to free speech has limits in Gov. Scott Walker’s Wisconsin. Watch as the parents of two children who brought signs to the Wisconsin Capitol are issued citations by a Wisconsin State Capitol police officer for holding up signs outside the Capitol’s designated “protest area.” Scott…