Adam Kokesh (above) already won Rebel Of The Week from Young Americans for Liberty. He was awarded that for refusing to 'stand down' while liberties were trampled. Memorial Day weekend, Iraq War veteran Adam and others participated in a silent dance at the Thomas Jefferson Memorial and the DC Park Police went nuts.
Maybe they were strict Baptists (who frown on all dancing). Maybe they were just tired and cranky. Whatever the reasons, their actions were police brutality. A police officer grabbed Adam from behind, lifted him into the air and then threw him down on the marble floor of the monument. That wasn't the end of it. The police officer than put Adam in a choke hold.
And, of course, they arrested him.
If it had been you, what would you have done?
We think a lot of people would have been scared (rightly so) and might have chosen to just say nothing, drop the whole thing, cut the losses.
Adam didn't do that.
He used his Adam vs. The Man (RT) program to address what happened and to address what was going to happen: he was going back to the monument and he was dancing.
He did just that yesterday. And many others joined him. No one was arrested. No one was the victim of police brutality.
Granted, the DC Park Police was fully aware that the world was watching. But he stood up to bullies and, if you're lucky, when you stand up to a bully they back down.
Russia TV reported on yesterday's Dance Party at the Thomas Jefferson Memorial.