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that is narrated? The jury doesn’t have the full benefit
of knowing exactly what happened there?

A Mr. Tyson, when we went there we went there
with the intention of picketing, having a peaceful
picket.

Q That’s not my question. The jury has seen a
sanitized version of what happened that day. There’s a
lot more that happened and isn’t true that you were there
to provoke them by calling them cock suckers, mother
fuckers, I fucked your mother, isn’t that true?

A Mr. Tyson, that is so far from the truth.

Q So if you weren’t doing that, you weren’t
calling those names to provoke them?

A Absolutely not.

THE COURT: Yes, you may.

BY MR. TYSON:

Q Okay, Mr. Minton, let’s talk about the
picketing activities, okay. Would you agree that when
somebody is protesting or picketing that they are not
allowed to do whatever they want? Is that a fair
statement?

A That is correct, yes.

Q So if I was to picket outside a car dealership
because they sold me a lemon, would it be fair to say it