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October 17th, 8:11PM, Saturday CRIME: Theft and Destruction of Ojai and Ventura
leaves stack of the VIEW on washing machine. Wanders length of hall with hands in pockets,
until eyewitness disappears in doorway, then hangs a U-turn and removes his hands from
pockets as he approaches wash stand. Suspect picks up stack of the VIEW from washing machine
and again tucks them under right arm, picks up stack of the Breeze in his left hand and
carries both toward exit, depositing Breeze on Carlson's display case, in the spot designated
for the VIEW. Exits building, turns left under cover of darkness of night with VIEW under
arm. EPILOGUE: Eyewitness finds stack of approximately
70 copies of the Sept. and Oct., 2009 Issues of The Ojai and Ventura VIEW in city trash
offenders. The bill was signed into law in 2006 by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. The law
made legislative findings regarding the importance of free newspapers and that the unauthorized
taking of such newspapers to be detrimental to the public interest. This activity interferes
with First Amendment rights by "(3) Depriving the public of the opportunity to read or enjoy
the newspaper, and (4) Harms a business competitor." -- REWARD --
The Ojai and Ventura VIEW is offering a Reward to anyone else providing electronic/photographic
evidence of the Theft or Destruction of VIEW papers. Ron Rowe and Mary Long will personally
present a bottle of hand-picked Charles Shaw Cabernet or Merlot. For More information stay
tuned ! When the public's access to information is
restricted or censored, the public suffers. When an individual, or government, or other
media source or media/government cohort seeks to restrict the Press and First Amendment
right to Free Speech, the public suffers. When this is done in the midst of an election,
the voting public and ultimately our democratic and free way of life suffers. With the U.S.
in such recent dire straits, the free discussion of ideas now more than ever, is necessary
to provide a way out. - Joel Anderson, editor, The Ojai and Ventura
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