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- College Park Georgia Chapter 12 - OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Sec. 12-18. - Picketing.
(a) Definitions. The following words, terms, and phrases when used in this section shall have the meanings ascribed to this subsection, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
"Picketing" or "picket" shall mean a peaceful demonstration by one or more persons outside a business, governmental agency, or organization to protest the entity's activities or policies.
"Sidewalk" shall mean that portion of the public right-of-way which is designed primarily for the use of pedestrians and may be paved or unpaved.
"Street" shall mean the entire width between boundary lines of every way publicly maintained when any part thereof is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular traffic, including that portion between the shoulder of the roadway and the curb.
(b) Persons engaged in picketing shall observe the following: (1) No picketing shall be permitted upon any public street or right-of-way designed primarily for vehicular traffic. (2) Persons engaged in picketing shall remain on the outer limits of any sidewalk being used for that purpose (i.e. upon the side nearest the street), and shall keep moving at all times. (3) No person, while picketing, shall impede or hinder pedestrian or vehicular traffic upon any sidewalk, street or public way. (4) Persons engaged in picketing shall maintain a distance of ten (10) feet from each other, and shall at no time prevent free and unimpeded movement of invitees and owners onto and away from any private property, or any person onto and away from any public property. (5) It shall be unlawful to picket after sunset and before sunrise anywhere within one hundred (100) yards of a residential property line. (c) Any person violating any provision of this section shall be guilty of an offense. - Ігри
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Welcome to the City of College Park Georgia where Free Speech isn’t free because we charge a $10 fee.
College Park Georgia Chapter 12 - OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Sec. 12-18. - Picketing.
(a) Definitions. The following words, terms, and phrases when used in this section shall have the meanings ascribed to this subsection, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
"Picketing" or "picket" shall mean a peaceful demonstration by one or more persons outside a business, governmental agency, or organization to protest the entity's activities or policies.
"Sidewalk" shall mean that portion of the public right-of-way which is designed primarily for the use of pedestrians and may be paved or unpaved.
"Street" shall mean the entire width between boundary lines of every way publicly maintained when any part thereof is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular traffic, including that portion between the shoulder of the roadway and the curb.
(b) Persons engaged in picketing shall observe the following: (1) No picketing shall be permitted upon any public street or right-of-way designed primarily for vehicular traffic. (2) Persons engaged in picketing shall remain on the outer limits of any sidewalk being used for that purpose (i.e. upon the side nearest the street), and shall keep moving at all times. (3) No person, while picketing, shall impede or hinder pedestrian or vehicular traffic upon any sidewalk, street or public way. (4) Persons engaged in picketing shall maintain a distance of ten (10) feet from each other, and shall at no time prevent free and unimpeded movement of invitees and owners onto and away from any private property, or any person onto and away from any public property. (5) It shall be unlawful to picket after sunset and before sunrise anywhere within one hundred (100) yards of a residential property line. (c) Any person violating any provision of this section shall be guilty of an offense.
“Is that where the homeless water fountains are?”
The reference of discrimination went over their heads
Thanks for your work.
God bless.
YES IT DID GO RIGHT OVER BOTH OF THEIR HEADS...two adult black women who both work IN A LIBRARY where there is SO MUCH INFORMATION ABOUT THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT AND WHAT HAPPENED TO BLACKS! What Jeff asked them SHOULD HAVE immediately meant something to them and they should have understood what he was making a point about and why for crying out loud!
@@moparman1962 Yes, it made me sad that they didn't understand.
But they totally understand reparations
@@MajesticRidez hell, as a white guy I want someone else to give me money too. 😂
@@theconstitutionalist5617 🤣🤣🤣
How ridiculous!!! Pay the town $10 admission and you will be allowed to hold a sign. HOW REDICULOUS!!!
Not only is this ordinance a 1st amendment violation, but also an ADA violation. How is a person whose mute/has speech impediments supposed to get out their message if only verbal delivery is allowed?
Interesting point.
And what if i stand there wearing a t-shirt saying “god bless homeless vets” but not a paper sign? :))))) are clothes with messages considered signs? :))
yes, also not only verbal is allowed, but the person who hold the sign MUST ALWAYS BE MOVING, non-stop. So if you are disabled, this city officially hates you, denies you picketing even for 10 bucks. Because if you pay 10 bucks and do not 'always move' - you violate their law.
Excellent points here 👏
Great point
The sheer number of people not only willing, but eager, to participate in a CLEAR violation of someone's civil rights is DISGUSTING.
Free Speech cost much more than $10. It cost the lives of a lot of service men who died fighting for their country.
The public employee's that called 911 need to be included in the lawsuits as well.
I agree...IF they work for the city, county, state or federal government (We, the citizenry and taxpayers) and they state in their official capacity to any auditor that the auditor CANNOT DO the constitutionally protected activity he/she is peacefully doing on or in public property...THE GOVT WORKERS are harassing and trying to VIOLATE someone's rights themselves, cops or no cops, and the city or other government should STILL BE LIABLE for their unlawful actions.
It’s not the ordnance that’s the problem. It’s the mega-privileged bullies who work for government who believe they can tell citizens where to stand that are the problem. It’s the cops who go out on a line to forcibly remove law-abiding citizens at the whim of these privileged workers. It’s the supervisors and trainers of these workers who dropped the ball and allowed these miserable people to exercise their power without guardrails or accountability.
Great job on this Jeff. Your mega-polite behavior really serves to show people just how bad our governments are in 2023, where zero provocation still begets ill treatment.
You know you’re living in a police state when you have to pay $10 to complain about your government😢
It’s crazy how people don’t even know their own rights and are more than willing to give them up because a sign makes them feel uncomfortable.
You're too nice Jeff. You give these people more than they deserve. God bless you.
“Please move from this city owned property to that city owned property. It changes the how the law works, sir.”
Unbelievable.
I thought the same thing. How is that any different.
I just can't get over someone telling another adult what to do and how to do it.
That was really something.
Jeff has some balls on him.
Standing up to the relentless pressure, not backing down and giving it right back.
Utmost respect.
This is not his first goat rodeo. He knows how to defend himself in court, and he knows how to sue and win in federal court.
Only in America would they commercialise a public right to petition their government.
Has anyone ever asked these small town officials if their town is part of the United States? Because they are soooo certain ANY bylaw they pass is the primary and top law of their town.
Is this town part of the United States?
Does this town recognize the United States constitution?
Does this town follow the laws of the United States and uphold citizens rights and freedoms?
No? Huh…. Why isn’t that bigger news?
"You can't hold that sign up outside a library" because, Lord knows, we don't want people reading anything anywhere near a library! Stupid beyond belief!
When i organized a protest, about 500 people showed up, chief of police called me a few days before to ask if i was going to get a permit. I told him that on principle that I could never lower myself to get a permit to engage in constitutional activities, as that would imply i need permission to exercise my rights.
Every city property should be forced to post a sign that says “This is public property”
Where has the compassion, empathy and unity gone from small communities? wow
I as a black man am ashamed of those two women.They think theyre "on the plantation"
Also why did the cop KEEP saying "I dont have a problem with it" as if HE is the sole arbitrator of right and wrong damn the Constitution.
Thats like a cop being behind you at the donut shop and tapping you on the shoulder and says"I dont have a problem with you buting donuts"...well Id hope not,Its legal and none of your concern
Jeff, once again standing a post for freedom ❤❤❤❤
My husband is a disabled vet who loves your heart ❤❤❤❤
He wants to stand a post again, but is unable to.
Props Jeff
Of all the people ,government employees should be giving back to their community. They can take our money without us having a say. But we can’t get them to give some of their over inflated salaries to someone homeless!
Actual , , mr. policeman, I am more than welcome to stand ANYWHERE in public, thank you very much.
Just following orders. They always enforce anything written on a piece of paper, except the Constitution.
I love how the cop shifts gears after Jeff states the various lawsuits in various cities. He went from no no no... to 'you said you were going to be here about 30 minutes?' 😆
I adore how the officer admits, regarding their ordinance's definition of picketing, "you're not doing that," but still alleges he's picketing.
A black women calling 911 to violate a man's civil rights Unbelievable..
Land of the free…it’s a crime that towns, cities, and police have no shame in violating the Constitution. They are so afraid that the “wrong type of people” will stand on public property and say things they disagree with, that they try and ban free speech, freedom of religious expression, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, and freedom to petition the government for redress of grievances. I hope you are able to take this to court and correct this terrible and incorrect application of law. Thank you for what you do!
God bless you.. we support you and stand by you. Thank you for peacefully expressing and exercising our rights !
Jeff great line homeless water fountains,you have ladys of color aware of the segregation in the south following the discrimatory rules that the town instigated,real rich! great job Jeff the officer was reluctant to write you up to bad you would have had another case to win.
Jeff and Sarg go back and forth for like 10 minutes......
Jeff: "I actually just sued the City of Alpharetta for a similar ordinance and won."
Sarg: "alright we'll be getting out of here have a nice day!"
How can city governments ignore the U.S. Constitution? Their city’s ordinances don’t override it.
Absolutely disgusting behavior by these people. A wonderful sign honoring and bringing awareness to our vets and told it looks like panhandling and trying to run a vet off. Vets should be honored everyday no where they go and gave the honor and respect they deserve. Absolutely shameful display of behavior. If it wasn’t for these vets they have sacrificed so much and their lives so you can walk around free. As a military family I am appalled. At least these people are being shown to thousands of people and who they truly are! Terrible look for the Mayor and the community.
I've said it before, I'll say it again: Jeff you are a true hero. You are bringing justice back to our country one town at a time. Stay strong brother.
I've watched so many of your videos and I shouldn't be surprised by it but I am still shocked at the mental gymnastics people do to perceive the things you do as threatening. It is astounding
"I sued the city"
"Alright man I'll be on my way"
Once he realized you had resources and weren't just begging for money his entire attitude changed.
12-18 doesn't say you have to be on a sidewalk to picket. It says if you are on a sidewalk picketing, you can't hinder pedestrian traffic. Basically the entire ordinance is "don't hinder traffic, don't hinder pedestrians, don't picket near homes after dark". How are they twisting this into demanding Jeff move to a sidewalk?
You are amazing Jeff, the way you stand your ground is to be admired ❤
Jeff kills me 😂. He still took the time to remind her to call the non emergency line. God bless you, Jeff
Well, the ignorance of so many petty officials is to be deplored. Keep on doing what you’re doing and spread knowledge to the uninformed.
How is our government so stupid. How did we ever escape the control of England. 😢
Rescind their 1st Amendment rights and charge them $10,000 a word.
Besides the fact that they know nothing about the rights they swore an oath to protect, kudos to the respectful and professional demeanor of this Sgt.
The number of officers who have no clue that property owned by a city and open to the public (especially the site of city hall) is no different than the sidewalk in front of city hall - both are public property. - Absolutely disgusting!
Jeff, you need to keep the Supreme Court ruling in your pocket so that when they show you the city ordinance you can show them the federal ruling. I'm not sure why you wouldn't have those types of tools in your pocket.
Cop said he wants to go by the ordinance but it say’s specifically that picketing is “protest” and in the same breath says “you’re not doing that”!
Did anyone else notice that the ordinance for picketing didn't even apply to Jeff and the un-law officer actually said so.?? And yet he still tried to regulate him. We're under the Great delusion.
There's no way this ordinance would stand up in court, the only reason it's still there is because no one's challenged it yet.
It needs to be challenged immediately!
The cops need to cite someone for the ordinance before it can be challenged. Most people don't stand up for their rights and will just pay the $10. Its just a bully tactic to generate revenue.
Notice how the tune changed once the info on the filed lawsuits were disclosed???? That’s why they are so important because that’s the only thing they understand. Real litigation and not threats. This was great
I will never understand why people with authority think that authority gives them the knowledge to tell people what the law is , when that person has never read the law and really has little idea what they are talking about. It seems to be universal.
I really admire that cop. He knew what was right, thought about it and made the right decision.
That security guard looked like he was homeless 🤣
A picketing ordinance?!? This officer tried to enforce a picketing ordinance?! That is absurd. Any ordinance that is in direct conflict with the first amendment will never hold up in court. But more importantly, it should not exist to begin with.
Great work, Jeff. Keep standing up for our rights.
Theses little backwoods lawyers think they can make up any laws they want. The sad part is how many of these unconstitutional fines have they collected on, before someone like Jeff calls their bluff. And that's all that Sgt was doing he was bluffing hoping he would pump some fear in Jeff and get him to move.
The city can’t make ordinances that overrule the U.S. Constitution‼️
we used to honor our vets!!! my grandfather survived 3 suicide attacks in the pacific, my uncle served in korea and my father in vietnam so i am bias!!!! i still shake hands and respect all who served, we all used to. i need to ask???? WTF happened over 30 years?????????????????????????????????
You’d think black folks would be civil rights experts. ✌🏼🇺🇸
The sergeant was smart enough to leave well enough alone and by doing that, he kept the city from a lawsuit and also retained the unconstitutional ordinance to be used against some other poor soul in the future.
Yep. They will keep using the ordinance to generate revenue.
The ordinance clearly does not apply because Jeff is NOT "protest[ing] the entity's activities or policies." - and after reading it, the cop still doesn't understand it... - affirmative action...
Cop ran when he heard about those pending lawsuits. 😂😂😂😂😂
This cop literally read out loud the legal definition of “Picketing” as declared by the local Judiciary and then he said “You are not doing any of that”. Meaning your actions do not satisfy the conditions required in order for someone to be adjudicated guilty of this offence. And then proceeds right ahead to discuss punishment for committing the infraction that he (the officer) just admitted wasn’t being committed! 🥴
I love that you work so closely with F.I.R.E. - practically have them on retainer. Keep fighting the good fight, sir.
"to protest the entity's activities or policies. Which you're not doing." Glad he was able to admit that.🤣
We need 500 people to go down there and stand there with signs to let this government in these politicians that they cannot push their county ordinances against our civil rights in our freedoms under the constitution in the liberties under the republic of the United States of America.
There they go again, government building not public!!! lol. Good work Geoff.
I would probably just say, "That Ordinance is Unconstitutional, Ergo it Is Null and Void..." Hahahahahahahaha 😂!!!
An Ordnance cannot supersede the Constitution, and City property is public property because it's funded by taxes...
Officer reads the definition of picketing and then immediately says, 'you're not doing that'.
THEN reads 'Persons engaged in picketing' unironically not remembering three seconds prior where he said you aren't picketing.
He also said his LT was the one that told him about it. Get the LT's name that thinks the first amendment is halted by this city's picketing laws. He also remarks that you can do it on the sidewalk, while 12-18 specifically states you can not.
This is not the appropriate law for what they think is the crime.
What municipality thought they could enact some legal? "Ordinance " without consulting an attorney to confirm the legality of said Ordinance? If they DID consult an attorney AND the (incompetent) attorney approved it , once the municipality discovered the attorney was/is incompetent, WHY would the municipality continue to spend TAXPAYER money on incompetent advise/service . Upon discovery, would the municipality get taxpayer money back ? (Refund)
I wonder how they would feel if the city passed an ordinance saying no blacks could go into the library? They would be appalled and LIVID at an ordinance that was so stupid. Yet they see nothing wrong with abridging free speech, freedom of religion, and freedom to redress your government.
Remember where Jeff was. We in the South used to pass laws to deal with those pesky and irritating Civil Rights protestors about 60 - 65 years ago. /sarc off/ I think if you check the date of passage of most of these ordinances and laws in many of the towns Jeff audits, they date from that time period.
I felt like this was more about the cop wanting to please the business and get rid of the nuisance than anything. You did an outstanding job!
I have a hard time understanding how "the business" would be served by having Jeff removed from city (public) property. If "the business" believes Jeff's sign and message are a nuisance, what does that say about "the business"?
Do they fear that Jeff's going to solicit money that "the business" feels entitled to? Or does "the business" hate homeless vets, and prefer that God doesn't bless them? Does "the business" feel entitled to those blessings?
Seems rather odd that the cop tried to use an obscure, unlawful, and unconstitutional city ordinance against Jeff, rather than the readily available 1st Amendment and the plethora of easy to find relevant case law to protect and serve Jeff's rights.
The stupidity of these small-town tyrants is unbelievable.
It is entertaining seeing police act like "I'm just asking" as if that is a command that needs to be followed.
Well, Yes. Your rights ARE free, But can't stop US, the city, for charging you FOR them!
It's Amazing that cops jump through verbal gymnastics twisting tossing every idea against the wall, that THEN they don't come away with an extra leg to strand ON.
He was such a nice polite cop while violating his rights, knowingly!!!
What if the city ordinance said no minorities allowed on city property? That also violates the constitution. A violation of the constitution is a violation of the constitution. Theirs no small violations when it comes to our right. This cities that pass ordinances that violate the constitution need to be exposed.
Six commercials in nine minutes. Ol' Jeff must be RAKIN' in the youtube ad dollars.
The cop was everything he could NOT to put his name on a citation. LOL!!!
How is it possible they think public property and city property are not the same? Especially that you can stand on a public sidewalk but not on city property? Huh? Doesn't the city own the sidewalks too abd aren't they public? 😮
Jeff Gray needs to have a shirt on underneath his shirt that says God bless the homeless vets so when they get rid of his sign or keeps referencing the sign, just take off the top layer and expose the sign on your shirt😂
That’s like pulling up to a gas station and paying to use the air pump
Go on Jeff love your work 👏 Russell from the UK
Most cities and/or towns, do not have a constitutional lawyer on hand to see if their ordinances meet a constitutional criteria, and this is just one more reason why we need audits🤓👍
This town is way too over-ploliced if they have time for two officers to stand around this long persecuting Jeff over a non-crime non-offence. Home of the free HA! We heve not been free for many many years.
The city thinks it can make any “ordinance” it wants without regards to the constitution? 🤔
The cop read the ordinance aloud and immediately misinterpreted it. “See, it’s talking about being on the street.” Yeah, that you can’t picket in the street! …which is also a violation of our First Amendment rights!
How on earth does a cop not understand the steps of city hall is the quintessential public forum. The steps of city hall is one of the clearest litigated case law.
"My masser dun allow no signs on dis here plantation, boy. You betta git before you git the wip, boy"
He said that the sign had to be in regress of the government. Jeff's sign doesn't fall under those guidelines.
“I’m a nice guy” but am also a thorn in the side of hypocrisy and tyranny and oh so necessary, considering what I and we face all over the southeast…
They would enforce it if there was a policy saying no blacks allowed in front of the library, or no books of black authors to be stocked without additional tax/ permit fees 🙄
I encountered the College Park Police once and found they had only one (1) member who had a brain......They had several, who did not.
They probably bought a book of ordinances and haven't bothered to validate them.
That cop was trying to follow the constitution at first till his supervisor put pressure. The cop didn't want to ask him to stop, you tell in his voice.
Sir I thank you for what you do. It seems like a lot of people, especially police, do not like Veterans. I work for the US Department Of Veterans affairs and this is heart breaking to see.
It’s F’d up they want to NOT cite you to keep the ordinance intact…
Boy when he told them about sueing other towns they backed down quick. End Qualified Immunity
"There's what's legal, and there's what's right." -Perry Mason