(Image: Chalk sticks via Shutterstock)Ted Asregadoo speaks to Mark Karlin, editor at Buzzflash at Truthout, about the recent court ruling on Jeff Olsen – who was charged with 13 counts of vandalism by the San Diego city attorney for writing protest messages against Bank of America on public sidewalks. Mark addresses the wider legal implications of the case.
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