To serve and protect…Bank of America
Back from the US Uncut NYC protest, which I posted a write-up of here. I witnessed an interesting interaction inside Bank of America whilst reporting on the day of action. My cameraman, Zach Roberts, and I followed US Uncut organizer Duncan Meisel into the bank to watch him deliver a fake check to the teller. The fake checks represent what Bank of America should have paid in taxes during 2009 ($1.5 billion). Here’s what happened:
Is that a rule now? If a citizen doesn’t produce his/her ID in a timely fashion, are cops allowed to physically assault them? Also, both Meisel and Roberts actually are Bank of America customers. Is this how BoA treats customers who wish to object to the company’s policies? And last question: are the police now the guardians of BoA instead of tax-funded sentinels charged with protecting the liberties (like free speech) of citizens?
If this “fake check to the teller” strategy is used with B of A, they could probably have the protester who did that arrested and jailed, possibly for years. How? They will tell the court that the protester was serious about using that piece of paper as a check and that it was fraudulent. Since the 1970′s, there has been a trend towards “hanging judges”, and also a trend towards less rational considerations being used in court cases and more emphasis on “papers, papers, papers” and a search for “black letter law.”
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Michael Simmons
26 Mar 11 at 11:50 pm