Banner Event Sept 8 Culver Overpass Irvine

After lugging the banner to the place where northbound traffic could see the sign, we unrolled it and battled the wind for about 8 minutes. Suddenly, a police car arrived and we were told to take down the sign immediately by two armed police officers. About a minute later, a second police car arrived and a third, civilian-dressed officer demanded we remove the sign. Dustin engaged the police in a discussion about laws relating to peaceful demonstration and he produced a copy of the code. The police maintained their "non-negotiable" attitude. Dustin demanded they provide a copy of the legal code which supported the alleged prohibition against our banner demonstration. After several minutes, one of the officers came back saying he couldn't find it. The civilian dressed officer said it was a safety issue. Later, he said we would need to get a permit from the business license department. This is rather odd because why would they issue a permit to allow us to be a "safety hazard." I am trying to get more information, but the Irvine police department has not responded. It appears to be a case of harassment.

During the argument about whether or not it was lawful for us to peacefully demonstrate at that location, we tried to educate them on the mission of the Zeitgeist Movement.