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SLO County District Attorney rejects Tianna Arata petitions

September 1, 2020

Supporters of protest leader Tianna Arata attempted to deliver boxes of petitions to San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Dan Dow on Tuesday, but the DA’s office rejected them.

Arata supporters arrived outside the Palm Street entrance to the San Luis Obispo courthouse, claiming to have more than 500,000 signed petitions calling for Dow not to file charges against Arata. The petitions appear to be printouts of a Change.org petition that has garnered more than 544,000 signatures, as of Tuesday evening.

The DA’s office refused to accept the boxes of petitions and instead issued a statement saying it would not bow to political pressure.

“Our office is not accepting the petitions, as they have no bearing on the law or circumstances resulting in Ms. Arata’s arrest, the DA’s office said in a statement. “While mindful of the complexity and sensitivity of the broader social justice conversation, we would be in violation of our ethical duty if we were to make a filing decision based on public sentiment.

“The District Attorney’s Office remains committed to the fair, objective and fact-based review of the evidence in determining if criminal charges should be brought, and if so what charges. In short, we will follow the law without regard for political pressure or political sentiment.”

Dow has yet to announce whether or not his office will file charges against Arata. The protest leader is scheduled for an arraignment hearing Thursday morning.

Tianna Arata, in the center, stomping on a burnt flag

Arata is asking her supporters to protest during her hearing, according to her social media posts.

In addition to attempting to deliver petitions to Dow, Black Lives Matter activists also held a protest outside the courthouse on Tuesday.


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As for all the wasted money paid to mail this boxes to the Court House, all you have to do is ‘RETURN TO SENDER” do not accept them, they could contain dangerous hostile items.


So the Mail room should “Return them all to Sender” end of petitions


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Equal justice for all is part of her slogan so you ask you will receive a trial by your peers in equal justice court. What ever the out come the people should adhere to it.


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Funny how they all Hate America, Spit, step, stomp, tear and burn the American Flag that give these radical none working people to live and have the freedoms many Americans died to defend.


They smile and defile the very Nation that gave them freedom and all the public free aid they currently live on. How dare they, if they do not like the Nations they are free to leave it, and do NOT come back. When they cussed and yelled at people eating out doors including young children ” F??? Your comfort zone” odd as we all work and pay taxes and many have died to keep America Free, while this group of uneducated, welfare users want others to work and pay their Public Welfare.


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