Adam and Pete from Liberty on Tour Arrested in Denver

August 30, 2010 by Ian
Filed under: Update

For refusing to show their papers. Curtis was also arrested for the same “crime” this weekend on the Seacoast.

Kit

So, they did everything they were asked to do in order to comply with the place's requests, and then got the cops called on them anyway? Sorry, but if someone is respecting your wishes and going along with your requests, having them harassed by police seems to be a poor way to return their respect.
Lance

Denver is a mean place..

I hope that Pete and Adam are OK.
KBCraig

I hope the irony of Liberty On Tour being arrested for free speech wasn't lost on those passing by.
http://freetalklive.com/ Ian Freeman

Are you kidding? Those people were busy with important things like getting to their football game! Bread and circuses, anyone?
KBCraig

I don't know, ian. From what little conversation I could pick up from the videos, it sounds like people were asking why they were being arrested, and were asking whether they were really required to show ID.
Rachel

If you are on private property you should respect a request for ID.

Adam and Pete would have their cameras and all would be on their merry way.

Not to mention you might want to respect vendors selling beer on the private property that you are attempting to give it away. Seems like a douche bag move.

Do you really need to bribe bread and circus football fans with alcohol to accept liberty reading material anyway?
theKINGofKEENE

…why do I keep hearing that old Warren Zevon song in my head???…You know, that one entitled: "Things to do in Denver When You're Dead"???…wtf???…~tKoK.
Paul

Rachel, that's not private property. It's "owned" by the Denver Metropolitan Football Stadium District, whose members are appointed by the mayor and confirmed by city council.

And, giving stuff away is "disrespectful" to people who are selling it? That's silly — how about the people on the receiving end? Don't you think it's "disrespectful", to refrain from giving to your neighbors, for the sole purpose of trying to help vendors extract more money from them? Should food kitchens shut down so as to provide more business for restaurants?

Pete and Adam have no obligation to choose their behavior so as to benefit vendors over everyone else. Those vendors need to incorporate the occasional nice guy handing out beer into their business model.

On the other hand, government has been all about using violence in order to ensure business for their buddies and special interests …. so no big shocker here.
PROSE-ESQUE

…was that "free beer" brewed by Adam & Pete themselves, or did they *BUY*, with FEDERAL RESERVE NOTES, some commercially-licensed brew made by Coors, etc.???…Looks like Adam & Pete spent too much time hanging out with Ian…You wanna give out free beer???…Ok by me…You wanna pass out Liberty literature???…Ok by me…You wanna watch the game?…Ok again, but, BUT, you wanna do *ALL* that stuff at once, & then not show "ID", whatever, whatever, whatever…"go limp"…Hey, at least the cop locked the tourbus door behind him…To me, this whole thing only shows HOW STUPID YOU ALL ARE!…But, of course, especially so how stupid the STATE is!….No, I really *DON"T* think they should have been arrested. The cops were wrong…Are Adam & Pete gonna sue???…Yes?…No?…They should…OH!…That's right, they don't wanna participate in the system???…Why not just cap a cop???…*THAT* would be *JUSTICE*…Honestly, I really can't decide whether to laugh or cry over this bullshit…Maybe they should have dispensed the beer from *INSIDE* the locked doors of the "TourBus"…Yes, there are no easy answers…How difficult can we make the questions???…there seems no limit to the imaginations of the "activists", and even less, limits to the STUPIDITY OF BUREAUCRAPS & COPS!!!…Why not carry handcuffs, & when the cops pull out their cuffs, *HANDCUFF YOURSELVES*???… I bet the charges get dropped…I HOPE the charges get dropped…God, I hope the charges get dropped…
Peacemaker/

Much Ado about nothing.

In a totally free and honest society, it's all harmless and almost not worth mentioning (someone giving away free stuff while promoting their cause/biz).

But in this"you can't do this, you can't do that" circus of laws and ignornace created by tryrants enforced by monkeys with guns, the BOOBs run wild.

Good idea to give a bunch of lawyers power and control to tell us what we can and can't do? If you want it, fine, but don't force it on me.

One thing is for sure: When you brainwash people with years of Government crap (oh sorry, "Education") you can absolutely turn honest peaceful people into a bunch of dishonest ignorant Pigs.
theKINGofKEENE

…people are *BORN* dishonest, ignorant pigs. In spite of the best PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM's EFFORTS, too many of *YOU* insist on remaining dishonest, ignorant pigs. I received much of my moral education through *PROTESTANT*CHRISTIAN* Sunday school, Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, the Military, and *PUBLIC*HIGHER*EDUCATION*…Remember the "Law of Unintended Consequences"…I'm not alone. The Natural State of "Man" – all persons – is *HONEST*FREEDOM*…And, *THAT* takes *Responsibility*, but that's another thing…~tKoK.