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Once again I have to question who the real terrorists are.
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I submitted it to Digg to maybe get a little more exposure:
http://digg.com/politics/Penn_activist_facing_8_years_in_prison_for_video

The whole thing is complete bullshit, and I’m afraid he probably doesn’t stand a chance because the whole thing stems from him handing out the jury nullification info, which the courts don’t want people to be aware of. The judge that handles his pretrial hearings will probably put him through hell.

What a screwed up system we have.

It would be poetic justice is the jury in this case thought he was guilty but used jury nullification to acquit.

Haha, yes it would.

My thoughts are with George & his family, although I’ve often disagreed with him about tactics in the past, we share the same goals. Hopefully they’ll drop these ridiculous charges – I think eventually they will, but they’re going to probably try to make his life hell for a little while, first.
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The defense will cost him over $100,000. He’s screwed.

What a bunch of bullshit.

And today, Obama signed something called the Press Freedom Act (http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2010/05/17/protecting-press-freedoms-worl...) which is supposed to help id countries where press freedoms aren’t observed. Um, how about we look within our borders? The people in US Government (actually, all governments) are hypocrites. Look at Twitter and Iran. The State Dept asked Twitter to wait on taking the service down for service, but yet at last year’s G20 — people are still being prosecuted for using Twitter to plan peaceful protests.

This might be the most glaring case of retalitory prosecution I’ve read about in quite some time.

Its downright ugly. Is the ACLU going to get involved?

I hope everyone’s going to put their money where their mouth is on this one. We have to bail out our own people when this happens.

This is beyond unacceptable. To quote myself, I really think this might be part of the “violent death throes of an aggressive criminal organization that senses its own impending collapse.” Thanks for helping spread the word about this, Carlos.
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That’s a seriously draconian set of restrictions. They’ve obviously targeted him for “special treatment,” from the prosecutor down to the captain/lieutenant of the federal court officers.

Notes for future demonstrations:
- Keep your hands at your sides and in plain view at all times.
- Be polite, and only say “No sir/ma’am” or “I want a lawyer” or “Am I free to go?” or “Are you detaining me?”
- Police and court officers are not your therapists – do not engage with elevated emotions or tone of voice, otherwise you’ll become a target
- Have two or more people with camcorders backing you up at all times. At least one should be off the premises, with a nice long lens and 1080p HD capability.

“Defendant may not publicize names, images or locations of officers or release information to anyone else”

But we sure as hell can.

Even better would be a regular, massive camera presence at the Allentown courthouse.
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interesting that defendant may not publicize names or images, but the prosecution can. If anyone has information about who these people are, I’ll gladly help hold them accountable.
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If you read the documents on the Libertadedia link it has the names of the two officers involved in the complaint.

“Specifically, he is accused of resisting Deputy U.S. Marshal Enrique Trevino and Court Security Officer Claire Burns and striking the latter.”

So we know who the thugs involved are, then.
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Have you ever heard of Errant Sovereign Handbook? Google It. Read It. Read It Again. Then Read it again……ya get my drift?

Where do I donate.

Right here: http://donnelly.chipin.com/donnelly-legal-defense

Thank you for covering this, Carlos. I have never met Donnelly in person, but he seems like a very peaceful person. It is very unfortunate that he is in this situation.

Carlos, I know that George doesn’t hold himself out to be a professional journalist, but do you think the SPJ might be able to help him, as they did you?

I’m off to hit the chip-in now.

I sure hope they do. Maybe their attorneys could argue that none of this would have happened if the federal officers hadn’t illegally harrassed George in the first place. By snatching George’s camera without cause or a warrant, the officer was, himself, committing assault.
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Who do I call to vent my frustration over his treatment?

Excellent!
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His fund is not building fast at all. Everybody needs to help out here, his need is extreme.

I agree. I think it costs around $2,000 just to put a lawyer on retainer and have them start working on your case. George is only at $1,600. I think I read in one of the court documents that he has another court appearance scheduled for later this month. He needs a lawyer, and he needs one right now, if he hasn’t gotten one already. To get one he needs a lot of money, and he needs it right now.

Allentown, PA’s police department requires only a GED or high school diploma. Of course the police department would no doubt be filled with former high school jerks who could not hack it in a modern, adult society without some form of authority over people.

Obviously, George would prefer to get a private lawyer rather than have to rely on someone court-appointed. But if he’s facing a max. possible term of 8 yrs and is basically indigent, shouldn’t a lawyer already have been appointed? Be that as it may, I’ve contributed to the legal defense fund and will encourage others to do so.

Next step, use equipment that simulcasts what your camera sees to a remote location.

And that is available. Those butt-breaths HAVE to be reigned in, one way or another (note: I’m not advocating violence here.).

There’s no question who the real terrorists are. It’s anybody that claims the right to force another person to do what they want just because they think it would be a good idea for them.

Personally, I think what little freedom we still have left shouldn’t be taken for granted. The real terrorists want to shut down press freedom so they can rule us without hearing about any complaints.

The real terrorists want to control speech so they don’t have to be criticized or even read about any of their misdeeds on http://www.dirtyphonebook.com or anyplace else. They want total control of the airwaves.

Thanks for bring this to my attention Carlos. This really makes me mad.

No need for violence when you have the only weapons you need.

A camera
And the truth.

I’ve made a small donation. I have a little advice:

1) Find a good lawyer. For a case such as yours, you may be able to find a lawyer who will want to want to work on a pro bono basis.

2) Whether or not you find a lawyer LEARN THE LAW. Learn about your rights (I’m sure you are already doing this) and learn court procedure for protecting your rights.

Learn about court procedure and jurisdiction in particular. http://www.1215.org may be a good place to start.

All the best. Thanks for the good work you have been doing.

Just donated.

The word “fascist” gets thrown around a lot. I think this is an occasions where it is an accurate description of ‘law enforcement’ behavior.

Orwellian, may be even more apt.

What about ‘sovereign immunity’ … ? I was under the impression that federal agents are responsible for arresting those who break the law, not following it themselves.

Email from ACLU. Have George call them.

Thank you for contacting the ACLU. We do not accept complaints or give advice by email because we need to ask you many questions before we can give you any useful information. If you would like to file a complaint or speak with a person please call our intake line at 1-877-PHL-ACLU and leave a short message. Someone will get back to you in a few days.

We have received many emails concerning this person. If you have any contact with him please have him contact us. We need to hear directly from the principals in a case.

best,
info@aclupa.org

The people are on your side George.

Re: regular, massive camera presence. I think this is a great idea, it would be a really cool protest to just organize a group of people to videotape and broadcast webcams of the courthouse more or less 24/7. A publicity stunt like that might get this issue more attention in the MSM.
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Thanks everyone. Really, I’m very grateful and humbled. I’m not supposed to be saying anything, either because of release restrictions or counsel’s advice, but I can’t restrain myself from expressing the deep gratitude and humility I feel in the face of this solidarity. Thank you.
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it was about $1400 last night when I donated, but it’s over $3,500 right now.
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On second thought, please don’t.

You’re also fucked up in the head. Please go away.

SHIT CARLOS!! Its time for some censorship here.

You piped unfiltered Reddit in here?

That may have been… unwise.

Why is it unwise?
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George has always been a bit of a blowhard, even since high school. He claims on his website that he single-handedly fought liberals in high school. Seriously, there were maybe 2 people in his graduating class and 2 teachers that actually cared about politics at the time. Think about it, how many 17 year old, inner-city kids dealing with on-going transit strikes and racial crime just trying to get to school really care about politics?
Also, has anyone ever read : http://www.nytimes.com/1991/11/03/nyregion/campus-life-chicago-student-l...
Unless you were there, don’t believe a single word coming from George’s mouth. He has always painted the picture that he’s been oppressed, he’s been downtrodden, he and his property have been violated. Its almost a form of self-martyrism. I believe his underlying motive was to film this AND be arrested, for the sake of martyrdom and to push his agenda. What I find hilarious is that George now has to surrender his firearm – which must be traumatic since he is an open-carry practitioner. He’s a programmer and small business owner – he CAN afford lawyer fees and could afford his bail, but probably refused to post bail on the grounds that he believed he was kidnapped. Many classmates from his alma mater (Univ of Chicago) are lawyers, but again, he’s playing the “pity me” player in this scene.
However, federal officers in a post-9/11 environment have been trigger happy and yield too much power.

This is not “proving a point”; this is a part of the act of restoring the power of citizens and the rule of law over the government of this republic before it devolves into a full-blown police state. This may at times require willful civil disobedience to unlawful orders issued by police.

This is happening every where, people believe in the myth of freedom until they try to exercise it!
We need to stop consenting to this!

What’s that quote? Something like ‘those who are willing to sacrifice freedom for security deserve neither.’

Learn it, bkdeamon.

NO!

Whose side are you on?