First Annual Chalk the Police Day 2011 with NVCopBlock org (Raw Video)
Channel: Nevada Cop Block (NVCopBlock.org)
Date: 25/09/2012

Raw video of the inaugural observation of "National Chalk the Police Day" in Las Vegas by members of NVCopBlock.org, which took place October 1st 2011 at UNLV's campus police station. 

National Chalk the police Day is an annual event in which people throughout the country highlight abuses of authority and unnecessary arrests (or worse) by police including for such mundane acts as drawing in chalk, selling lemonade without a permit (even by children), and other victimless crimes. 

In Las Vegas, this year's Chalking will take place Sunday, Sept. 30th at the Las Vegas Metro Police Department's new headquarters. Contact NVCopBlock.org for details.

Last year went a little something like this:
We had been informed beforehand that the UNLV police were preparing for a "massive graffiti attack." During the time we were there, we observed one cop in a marked car parked a block away watching (he also circled around in front of us when we first arrived and then a couple times during the festivities), two undercover cops parked across the street filming with video cameras, and another cop who walked by in regular clothes and pretended to be a passerby in order to ask us what we were doing and what our intentions were in doing it. There was also another unconfirmed report of a potential undercover cop.

It would all seem to be a waste of resources for four friends drawing in chalk on a sidewalk, but at least they were tied up for over an hour and therefore unable to harass and/or arrest any other peaceful people for victimless or non-existent crimes that morning.

Fun was had by all.

Read more: http://nvcopblock.org/550/join-nevada-cop-block-for-the-2nd-annual-chalk-the-police-day-sunday-sept-30th/