Sunday evening presents a rare opportunity for people from Helena and the surrounding area to express our feelings to our Congressman, Greg Gianforte, who will be hosting a fundraiser with Donald Trump Jr. at the Montana Club on 6th Avenue Sunday evening.
The Gianforte/Trump event is scheduled for 5:30 Sunday night, so we’re encouraging people to arrive around 4:45 to peacefully assemble with signs and other messages for our Congressman who is so reticent about meeting with the common folk.
The Montana Club is located at 24 West 6th Avenue and I hope we can get a good crowd out there to express our First Amendment views.
Cool, good idea. Suggest now conservatives organize protests for all democratic meetings or maybe nobody cares. Oh well……
Good luck.
Montana Code Annotated 2019
TITLE 45. CRIMES
CHAPTER 5. OFFENSES AGAINST THE PERSON
Part 2. Assault and Related Offenses
Malicious Intimidation Or Harassment Relating To Civil Or Human Rights — Penalty
45-5-221.?Malicious intimidation or harassment relating to civil or human rights — penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of malicious intimidation or harassment when, because of another person’s race, creed, religion, color, national origin, or involvement in civil rights or human rights activities, the person purposely or knowingly, with the intent to terrify, intimidate, threaten, harass, annoy, or offend:
(a)?causes bodily injury to another;
(b)?causes reasonable apprehension of bodily injury in another; or
(c)?damages, destroys, or defaces any property of another or any public property.
(2)?For purposes of this section, “deface” includes but is not limited to cross burning or the placing of any word or symbol commonly associated with racial, religious, or ethnic identity or activities on the property of another person without the other person’s permission.
(3)?A person convicted of the offense of malicious intimidation or harassment shall be imprisoned in the state prison for a term not to exceed 5 years or be fined an amount not to exceed $5,000, or both.
You are seriously suggesting that attending an event to protest a member of Congress is a crime?
My God, you people are cowards.
A code Gianforte knows well.
Really Dude??? I think you are reading waayyy too much into a peaceful protest against a political candidate who is too afraid to face his own constituents, and the joke progeny of the current occupant of the White House. The congressman, by the way – is the body-slammer.
This is the right of the people to assemble – NOBODY suggested cross burning or painting swastikas on anything. You need to take a chill pill.
Just a reminder. Just be careful. With phones with video recording and anyone can bring charges. Do you have the time and money to fight the charges like Jane Fonda? She just got busted again lately. Times are changing. Be civil and respectful. I seen at one meet where there were shouting and air horns being used. I advised the police there is a law for noise abatement and they advised the protesters to stop or be charged.
45-5-221.?Malicious intimidation or harassment relating to civil or human rights — penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of malicious intimidation or harassment when, involvement in civil rights or human rights activities, the person purposely or knowingly, with the intent to terrify, intimidate, threaten, harass, annoy, or offend.
No Mark, not anyone can bring criminal charges. In fact, local citizenry cannot bring charges, that is the job of the county/city attorney IF they deem it worthy of prosecution.
Oh god, give a break from your fear monger Ins.
Oh god, give a break from your fear monger.
Any thought about the visit of Barr in Kalispell?
I just saw the news story on Barr’s visit, at Daines’ request, to Pablo and Kalispell. Pivot much from Barr’s boss’s and Daines’ buddy’s impeachment hearing?
Corrupt Bill Barr and coward Steve Daines will not be available to the public during their visit.
Do you think perhaps the intention by some to disrupt gatherings of elected officials is the reason they no longer hold these open meetings? Hmmmm
No one disrupted any meeting. Mr. Gianforte is just contemptuous of us and afraid of us.
Local cowardly enabler plays victim card. Film at 11.
The cited statute does not apply here. The protest is not because of Gianforte’s or Jr.’s race, creed, religion, color, national origin, or involvement in civil rights or human rights activities.