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a decent reason why I should let you do it, and please be
respectful. Don’t take it any farther afield than this
trial has clearly gotten.

MR. DENIS DE VLAMING: Judge, is the Court
going to allow him to ask about racism?

BY MR. TYSON:

Q Mr. Minton, would you agree that if you found
somebody prowling around in your living room in the dark
and they have got a picket sign in their hand, that
doesn’t mean they are picketing? Would that be a fair
statement?

A If you found somebody prowling around in your
living room?

Q In your living room at night, you wake up and
there they are, I am picketing?

A That would be --

Q First amendment right, I am picketing?

A It’s not their right.

Q So there are certain time, manner, and place
limitations on picketing, would you agree with that?
For lawful picketing, time, manner, and place?

A I wouldn’t see that time is a particular issue.
Manner, I wouldn’t see as a particular issue. Place, you