Photo: Tacoma Port Protest arestees

author : Sandy Mayes topic : Port Militarization Resistance | Port of Tacoma

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From left to right are Karen Weill, Caitlin Esworthy, Jeff Berryhill, and Wally Cuddeford, following the arraignment of the latter three in Pierce County Superior Court on March 6, 2007. The three had been attacked by riot police while peacefully demonstrating against George Bush's troop "surge" at the Port of Tacoma on March 4, and then ironically charged with felony assault. The charges were summarily dropped at the start of the arraignment.

Karen Weill, a member of their legal team, was charged with obstruction at the Port of Tacoma on March 5. Although the Prosecutors Office had initially declined to file charges against Weill, it did so almost two weeks later, after learning that she was part of the legal team representing many of the other Port of Tacoma arrestees.

Photo by Sandy Mayes