and "G8 protesters at IU happy with result" ($) on June 9:IU student Clara Taylor, 23, of 1106 S. Madison St., was charged with misdemeanor battery after she scuffled with the plainclothes police officer who was ejecting her from the building where the conference was taking place.
She was held at the Monroe County Jail with bond set at $500 surety and $500 cash.
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Robin Tala, who organized the IU protest, said it was intended to express solidarity with protesters who will be at the Sea Island meeting next week.
"I think it's very elitist, and the whole world should be involved in this, not just the eight wealthiest countries," he said.
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Friday's protest started around noon when 30 people met outside the IU Main Library. Some wanted to deliver a "positive message" about the G8. Others wanted to disrupt the conference.
Eventually, about 15 people walked into the meeting and asked to be heard. Rugman invited them to make a statement, and Kirton agreed to meet with them later.
As the group was leaving, about 1:30 p.m., other protesters were making noise outside.
Detective Greg McClure of the IU Police Department said Taylor was walking through the halls, opening and closing doors.
He said he told her to leave and was removing her from the building. She resisted, he said, snatching his eyeglasses and throwing them down, breaking the frames. Police took her to jail, and doors to the building were locked from the outside.
Tala said he was glad conference organizers agreed to meet, but he was upset that Taylor was arrested.
"She was totally peaceful," he said. "She was not aiming to disrupt anything."
Such gentle treatment! These people bust into an academic conference and are allowed to speak. Then one of them, a thief who'd been let out because of the laxity of our system, breaks a policeman's glasses, and is only charged with misdemeanor battery. And the protest's organizer lies about it.... Clara Taylor, 23, an IU student, was arrested after a scuffle when an IU police detective was removing her from the building. She was released from jail Saturday on $500 cash and $500 surety bond.
Taylor pleaded not guilty Monday. Also, prosecutors reinstated a conversion charge against her for taking property from Kohl's department store in April. The charge had been tentatively dropped under a pretrial diversion agreement. A pretrial conference on both cases was set for June 21.
What do you suppose would happen if a conservative group tried something like that? Suppose they showed up at a diversity session and asked for a chance to speak, and one of them fought a policeman? Maybe conservative groups should try--- the tactic has certainly worked well for the Left.
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