NP Michael Moore/woman arrested at film

[barbara100]

Woman arrested at '9/11' film

By Jennifer Moroz

Inquirer Staff Writer


A Chester County Democratic committee woman was arrested Saturday night for
allegedly causing a disturbance while handing out voter registration cards
at a local showing of the movie Fahrenheit 9/11.

Lani Frank, 49, of Berwyn, was handing out the cards about 10:15 p.m., as
moviegoers at the Downingtown Regal Cinema Stadium 16 poured out of the
documentary that slams President Bush and his decision to go to war in Iraq.

State police said they got a call reporting a disturbance. When troopers
showed up at the cinema, just off Route 30 in East Caln Township, Frank had
moved from the theater lobby to the parking lot.

"She continuously refused to leave the area and continued to cause a
disturbance and left the troopers no choice but to arrest her," Cpl.
Lawrence Wallick said.

Police charged Frank with disorderly conduct, a summary violation akin to a
traffic citation.

Last night, Frank said she would fight the citation. Frank, who said she was
acting as an individual and not as a representative of the Democratic Party,
denied causing any disturbance.

"All I was doing was offering a convenient way to acquire a government voter
registration form," she said. "I made no mention of candidate, of party, of
how they should vote."

She said she had questioned the troopers' authority to stop her from handing
out the cards in a public parking lot and refused to leave when asked
because she believed she had the right to be there.

A theater manager declined to comment when contacted last night.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Otto" <ottosell at yahoo.de>
To: "barbara100" <barbara100 at jps.net>; "Pynchon-L" <pynchon-l at waste.org>
Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2004 10:15 AM
Subject: Re: NP Michael Moore


> Sorry, but your newspaper won't let me in. Please quote from the article.
>
> Otto
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "barbara100" <barbara100 at jps.net>
> To: "Pynchon-L" <pynchon-l at waste.org>
> Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2004 6:17 PM
> Subject: Re: NP Michael Moore
>
>
> > I think many people will register to vote after seeing the movie. I
heard
> > reports of voter reg booths set up outside theaters all over the
country.
> > One woman passed out voter reg cards inside the theater and was thrown
out
> > by management. When she took to the parking lot, the police were called
> and
> > she was threatened with arrest.
> >
>
http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/local/states/pennsylvania/9029209.htm?1c
> > How antidemocratic is that?
> >
>
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