Yesterday there was a rally in support of HB 2 and a series of Moral Monday orchestrated protests, which of course ended up in arrests because that’s how Moral Monday rolls.

The Moral Monday orchestrated ‘volunteering’ to be arrested for a pre-planned civil disobedience event really and truly is getting old. Like a toddler throwing themselves on the ground screaming for attention.

Moral Monday called it a “sit-in”. The first round didn’t go as planned though:

It appears the folks who are protesting at the Capitol building may be leaving after police decide not to remove/arrest them. #wral #ncga

— mark binker (@binker) April 25, 2016

Funnily enough, thousands of HB 2 supporters packed the Halifax Mall, yet no arrests:

View from the podium of the now over 4000K pouring in to Halifax for their lunch breaks. #StandWithNC #Hb2 pic.twitter.com/f8JDfHls1l

— NC Values Coalition (@NCValues) April 25, 2016

Supporters of HB 2 arrested: 0
Opponents of HB 2 arrested: 45

News and Observer said it was 54. I only found 45.

Wake Mugshots was particularly helpful in identifying said arrestees.

Rev. Barber wasn’t arrested, he sent in his hand selected peons in to do that for him. One arrestee in particular does stand out —  Mara Keisling.

HE is a male, who identifies as a transgender female. HE is also the Executive Director of the National Center for Transgender Equality and the author of the theatrical, Captain Literal style letter to NC legislators.  Note HIS address given at the time of arrest is in Washington, D.C., not North Carolina.

Also note, she’s quite proud of breaking the law — in the Governor’s offices:

It wasn’t the first time Keisling participated in an act of civil disobedience that day. On her Facebook page, Keisling posted a photo indicating she used the women’s public restroom in the governor’s office, which she says was in violation of House Bill 2. According to a report in Buzzfeed, Keisling informed law enforcement officials she had used the facility against the law, but they declined to act action against her. – The Washington Blade

They declined to take action?

Is Keisling saying HE made an announcement to the room daring anyone there to arrest HIM?  Doubtful – in fact the Buzzfeed report pretty much confirms that’s a bunch of crap. Like HIS idiotic letter, this claim is also just a stunt.

Back to the arrests.
The charges were as follows for the majority:

• 120-32.1(B) VIOLATING LEGISLATIVE BUILDING RULES
• 143-138 VIOLATION OF FIRE CODE

One of the arrestee, James Weatherly Neeal, was charged with resisting a public officer.

Here’s the list of names; a lot of old white folks on it. Go look them up at Wake Mugshots yourself.

1. BRIAN DWIGHT AMMONS
2. SAMUEL SCOTT BASS
3. LAUREL ANNE ASHTON
4. DEBORAH CAYER
5. JOHN EARL CHASE
6. TIMOTHY DONALD CONDER
7. ALTHA JANE CRAVEY
8. MARY ELLEN DOOLEY
9. ELIZABETH MARTHA EVANS
10. LAURA MICHELLE FOLEY
11. ERIC ANTHONY GLOVER
12. PATTY JO HANNEMAN
13. CLAUDE DORSEY HARRIS
14. MAGARETHA GEORGANN HAR HERMAN
15. HEATHER LYNN HIGBY
16. ROBERT MICHAEL HOLLISTER
17. ARTHUR LEE JOHNSON
18. ROLLIN PAUL KIBBE
19. EMILY KILPATRICK KEEL
20. RANDALL JAMES KEENEY
21. MARA R KEISLING
22. STEPHEN ANDREW KNIGHT
23. GREGORY RICHARD JARRELL
24. ERIK TERRENCE JOHNSON
25. KENNETH WILLIAM JONES
26. LAURA AMBER ARNETT MCCRAE
27. PETER SCOTT MCKINNON
28. JAMES WEATHERLY NEAL
29. PATRICK MICHAEL ONEILL
30. ALBA NICOLE GARRI ONOFRIO
31. BRENDAN ARTHUR ORSINGER
32. NASTASHA VANESSA OSTROM
33. RITA JULIA PEEPLES
34. HARRY ROBERT PHILLIPS
35. DANIEL AARON REINHOLZ
36. DESARAY HELEN SMITH
37. SUSAN AUSTIN STANCILL
38. TAYLOR BRUNTON SMITH
39. KASHAY RYSHINE DIAM TAYLOR
40. SHAWN MARIE TRIMBLE
41. JOHN RICHARD WESTON
42. FENTON PRIEST WILKINSON
43. DENISE ANNE WOODS
44. CLINTON WALTER WRIGHT
45. ANTHONY JOHN QUARTARARC