Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Man accused of bringing 'You're being robbed' signs into banks featured in Rolling Stone's 'threat assessment.'
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Wednesday, September 12, 2012
The story of Nature Dave has caught the attention of Rolling Stone. On Aug. 6, Easton resident and Occupy Easton member Dave Gorczynski was arrested after he allegedly brought two signs -- one of which bore the slogan "You're being robbed" -- into two city banks. Attempted robbery charges against him were dropped, but he still faces criminal mischief and terroristic threat charges. Gorczynski and his attorney argue that the signs were a form of protest. The intended message isn't "I'm robbing this bank," but "this bank is robbing you." District Attorney John Morganelli has said bank workers and customers had no way of knowing that, and had every reason to be afraid. The arrest became national news and found its way into the Aug. 30 edition…
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Change.org petition asks prosecutors to drop all charges against "Nature Dave" Gorczynski.
A little over a week ago, Easton police arrested 22-year-old Occupy Easton member Dave Gorczynski after he allegedly brought two signs -- one of which said "You're Being Robbed" -- into two city banks. Gorczynski -- also known as "Nature Dave" -- his supporters and his attorneys all say the signs were meant as a form of protest, the message being "You're being robbed by this bank," rather than "I'm here to rob this bank." Eventually, Northampton County District Attorney John Morganelli decided Gorczynski wasn't at either bank to rob it, and dropped the attempted robbery charges against him. He said that the other charges -- two counts each of terroristic threats and disorderly conduct -- would still stand, saying that whatever his …
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
District Attorney withdraws attempted robbery charges against man accused of bringing "You're being robbed" signs into banks. Other charges still stand.
Northampton County's chief proseuctor has withdrawn robbery charges against a man accused of bringing a "You're being robbed" sign into two Easton banks earlier this week. But John Morganelli said Wednesday another set of charges -- terroristic threats and disorderly conduct -- still stand against David Gorczynski, otherwise known as "Nature Dave." And although Gorczynski, his attorney and his supporters have called his signs a form of political protest, Morganelli said a sign in a bank reading "You're being robbed" is the equivalent of yelling "fire" in a crowded theater. While his message might have been "This bank is robbing you, the customer," no one in the bank -- where workers and customers face the threat of actual robberies -- …
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Dean A Curtis
9:36 am on Wednesday, September 12, 2012
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