This is a victory for free expression and the rights of journalists to write the truth -- even if it offends thin-skinned bureaucrats who inhabit local police departments. Politech members have written to the city of Key West saying that such a censorial attitude means they'll take their business, charters, and tourist dollars elsewhere. Thanks in part to your correspondence, I suspect, the local officials copied on this message decided to back down. Tom Walker's article from today's edition of keysnews.com: http://stories.keysnews.com/cgi-bin/LiveIQue.acgi$rec=6640?CurrentNews And one by another reporter: http://stories.keysnews.com/cgi-bin/LiveIQue.acgi$rec=6638?CurrentNews "Police arrest newspaper editor for criticizing Florida cops" http://www.politechbot.com/p-02184.html "Miami Herald reports Florida cops knew law is unconstitutional" http://www.politechbot.com/p-02185.html -Declan ******** Date: Tue, 03 Jul 2001 16:39:30 +0700 Subject: arrest of publisher in Key West From: Tom Walker <twalkerat_private> To: <declanat_private> Declan: as of about 4 p.m. Tuesday July 3, the Monroe County State Attorney's Office has "declined to prosecute" Dennis Reeves Cooper, publisher of Key West the Newspaper. Story tomorrow on www.keysnews.com Tom Walker Staff writer Key West Citizen ******** Date: Wed, 04 Jul 2001 12:59:32 -0400 From: Flip Ferrari <flipat_private> To: Declan McCullagh <declanat_private>, politechat_private, Officeat_private, postmasterat_private, SSolaresat_private, Attorneyat_private, JAvaelat_private, BDillonat_private, JWeekleyat_private, TomOat_private, merilimccoyat_private, cpcjrat_private, HBethelat_private, JAnthonyat_private, carmenturnat_private, emcat_private Subject: Re: More on arresting reporters and Florida case, by Paul McMasters My bad. (forgot the ~) proper url for key west the newspaper main page is: http://www.kwtn.com/~kwtn/ latest news: case thrown out of court at arraignment, city commission waffles about what to do about the whole thing. (see fridays paper for commission report by katha sheehan, and i assume an editorial by cooper) Flip webmaster, kwtn.com. ******** ------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLITECH -- Declan McCullagh's politics and technology mailing list You may redistribute this message freely if you include this notice. To subscribe, visit http://www.politechbot.com/info/subscribe.html This message is archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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