Protesters ask judge to drop charges in BART demonstration

Monday, February 2, 2015
OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- The protesters who chained themselves to a BART train in November asked a judge Wednesday to dismiss the charges.

Fourteen people were arrested for shutting down the West Oakland BART station, the day after Thanksgiving.
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Their attorney said the law under which they were charged, trespassing on railroad property, is so vague it could allow you to be arrested just for talking to somebody at a train station.

The prosecutor said it's clear that chaining yourself to a train and blocking thousands of riders is illegal.

The judge promised a written ruling, soon.

BART is no longer seeking restitution for the $70,000 it claims it lost that day.
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