Critical Mass

July 25, 1997 Ride
San Francisco

Charges

In the Mass arrest at Sacramento and Montgomery, people were told they were charged with: Illegal assembly, Refusal to disperse, and Obstructing traffic. Actual citations gave the following violations

  • 408 PC and 409 PC unlawful assembly and failure to disperse
  • 2800 VC and 22400(a) VC failure to obey a traffic officer and blocking traffic

    No one was told to disperse, and no one was told that they were part of an illegal assembly until after the police had cordoned off the area and refused to allow anyone to leave. The only obstruction to traffic was due to the police lines cordoning off the entire block.

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