A year after the 1999 pepper-spray confrontation, Zozobra 2000 passed with Potter’s House members preaching on Washington Avenue undisturbed, and a Santa Fe police officer calling them well-behaved.
In 1999, Santa Fe police pepper-sprayed Potter’s House street preachers at Zozobra, injuring a twelve-year-old boy, a blind man, and two jail guards. A genuinely two-sided confrontation, examined.
In 1992, Mill Avenue street preachers from The Door were briefly mistaken for Rodney King protesters, then cited for disorderly conduct. The First Amendment fight that followed, and what it reveals about a captive-audience strategy.
In 1992 a Potter’s House congregation in Seattle staged a bloody mock crucifixion at a Norwegian Constitution Day parade, drawing over 50 complaints. The Seattle Times report, and why the same tactic traveled from Arizona intact.
In 1992 The Door crashed the Lost Dutchman Days parade after being denied an entry, preaching until police gave them a ten-minute deadline. The Arizona Republic’s report, and the Gilbert Days parade stunts that came before it.
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