City Hall Tells Dallas Occupiers to Get Insurance or Else. They're Leaning Toward "Or Else."

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By Jim Schutze Tue., Oct. 11 2011 at 1:28 PM
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Categories: Get Off My Lawn

... Everybody in the Occupy Dallas encampment I talked to at about noon today was aware of what just happened in Boston. They're braced for the same thing here if the city tries to toss them out.

A city permit issued late yesterday allows the Occupiers to stay in Pioneer Park near City Hall but requires that they post a million-dollar liability insurance policy by 5 p.m. today. The Occupiers I spoke with told me they think the insurance requirement is bogus, and they don't intend to do it.

They've been talking to lawyers about City Code and First Amendment rights. At their headquarters tent, Michael Prestonise told me: "For special events permitting, their rule is that an event that has over 5,000 people will require a million-dollar insurance policy, and an event that has 2,500 to 4,999 will require a half-million dollar insurance policy."

He said the maximum number of people taking part in the Pioneer Park protest is far below the 2,500-person trigger for insurance. "Since they don't mention anything below 2,500, we are taking the position that it doesn't apply to us," Prestonise said ...

http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2011/10/city_hall_tells_dallas_occupie.php

[Ellipsis]

1. While I understand this isn't the point ...the cost would be less then 1000 bucks for that

Who'd write it?

[formercia]

2. Tell City Hall to read the First Amendment to the US Constitution.

When Texas Secedes, they can write their own, Until then....Fuck off.

[onethatcares]

5. why does the fact that it's Texas not surprise me?

the land that wants to secede, but whos people cling to the Constitution and the 2nd amendment like white on rice except when it relates to those that
might have a different view point.

[lumberjack_jeff]

3. Right. Disobedience is kind of the point of civil disobedience. n/t

[bemildred]

4. Next time, don't bother asking for a permit, just show up. nt

[SteveM]

6. Insurance? If I could afford health insurance, I'd get that. nt

[jwirr]

7. I would guess that the insurance company the insures Dallas is

pushing them. And that may be the problem in many cities.