Felecia Jones knows how family members of American military personnel serving in Iraq feel, because she's one of them.
Her husband, a career Army officer currently assigned to the Reserve Center in Danbury, served a tour there in 2005 and expects to go back. Her two brothers have also been there, and one of them is awaiting redeployment.
That's why Jones was holding a candle at the corner of West and Main streets Thursday night, protesting President Bush's plan to send another 21,500 troops into the war-torn country.
"It's time to bring them back," Jones said. "It's not that I don't support the soldiers, I support them 100 percent. I just don't want to see any more lives lost."
It's as simple as that.
You can read more about anti-war rallies that were held across the country last night by clicking here.
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On September 26, 2007, ten plaintiffs filed suit in response to an arrest of aday laborers at a public park in Danbury, Connecticut. Plaintiffs amended their complaint on November 26, 2007.
The amended complaint states that plaintiffs sought to remedy the continued discriminatory and unauthorized enforcement of federal immigration laws against the Latino residents of the City of Danbury by Danbury's mayor and its police department.
Plaintiffs allege that the arrests violated their Fourth Amendment rights and the Connecticut Constitution because defendants conducted the arrests without valid warrants, in the absence of exigent circumstances, and without probable cause to believe that plaintiffs were engaged in unlawful activity. In addition, plaintiffs allege that defendants improperly stopped, detained, investigated, searched and arrested plaintiffs. Plaintiffs also allege that defendants violated their Fourteenth Amendment rights when they intentionally targeted plaintiffs, and arrested and detained them on the basis of their race, ethnicity and perceived national origin. Plaintiffs raise First Amendment, Due Process and tort claims.
Plaintiffs request declaratory relief, damages and attorneys fees.
On September 26, 2007, ten plaintiffs filed suit in response to an arrest of aday laborers at a public park in Danbury, Connecticut. Plaintiffs amended their complaint on November 26, 2007.
