(A)narchists Enter Belly of the Beast – Seattle, 5-6-13

‘Pack the courtroom’ was the word that went out on various local (A)narchist websites in response to criminal charges filed against a few suspects arrested for actions in the most recent Seattle May Day demonstrations. Whether this display of support for those suspects  would alter the course of their prosecution was necessarily speculative, but if success was to  be measured by some being denied access to the jailhouse courtroom due to its seating capacity having been reached, the indication could be seen in the faces of about a dozen youthful self professed (A)narchists grouped in the jailhouse plaza at 5th & James during the 2:30 pm court docket. DSCN0392crp DSCN0384 DSCN0386crp DSCN0388crp DSCN0389crp The surrounding 1984 style architecture along with the arrogant dismissal of procedural Constitutionally mandated safeguards inside was inescapable. It resembled a gorgon-like hybrid of the Nuremberg trials setting, the Israeli courtroom that held the Eichmann trial, a scene from Hannibal Lector, the movie BRAZIL, and 1984’s room 102. This was King County’s version of Dr. Moreau’s Island, the place where human vivisection was practiced. From the outdoor jailhouse courtyard, Inmates began whistling and calling from their cells/cages inside the multi-tiered structure. The (A)narchists, in turn, hooted and called back in solidarity with those incarcerated inside. The upper reaches had the look of an abattoir complete with its own stairway to heaven. Its courtyard had the smell of money replete with expensive tile artwork, some in the form of dark objects rising from the concrete. It was landscaped, but felt lifeless nevertheless. Here, human spirits were dashed upon the stones before returning to the dust from whence they came. It could have doubled as an abortion clinic without a face-lift. DSCN0432crp DSCN0435crp DSCN0436crp DSCN0410crp DSCN0411crp DSCN0412crp DSCN0414crp DSCN0416crp DSCN0417crp DSCN0419crp DSCN0421crp DSCN0422crp DSCN0423crp DSCN0424crp DSCN0425crp DSCN0426crp DSCN0428crp DSCN0429crp DSCN0430crp DSCN0431crp

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Chad Bylsma

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(A)narchist ‘Maddy’ Pfeiffer hiding in the Scrum

 

Slimmer, Shorter Hair

The bus trip to the Bremerton ferry terminal was uneventful. The vehicle was replete with full-time surveillance video cameras that recorded every whisper and could see in the dark…no expectation of privacy here. In fact, there was virtually no expectation of privacy from the time of boarding the bus until returning home later that evening. The dominant state security apparatus had seized virtually all public spaces within its lethal coiled embrace. After being required to leave any/all camera gear behind in a coin operated storage locker in the public lobby/entrance, a visit to one of the two courtrooms was revealing. Thick bullet proof partitions and barriers crisscrossed the court at every angle. A glass cage suitable for Hannibal Lector was in one corner, an impregnable cubicle in which heavily chained defendants stood in the other. Presiding over this entire orchestrated exercise of deprecating the humanity of what appeared to be the most violently dangerous miscreants in the world judging from the looks of the expensive security features, was a robed judge pronouncing platitudes as pained tearful relatives/dependents of the accused looked on while their lives/homes/future was usurped. Yet this was not a courtroom that conducted murder trials. This was what awaited those accused of petty misdemeanors.  The courtroom which conducted arraignments and preliminary hearings for those charged with more serious felonies was locked. One can only imagine what security looked like in that venue. Perhaps defendants were immobilized, strapped to tables, or forced to don 200,000 volt stun vests their interlocutors could activate with the press of a remote button.

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Cameron?(red hair dreads) w/p@ls

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Cameron?(red hair dreads) w/p@ls also seen in Seattle Occupy footage

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Cameron?(red hair dreads) w/p@ls at 5-6-13 Seattle County Jail Courthouse plaza

Cameron(?) @ 1:10, unemployed, identifying to photojournalist in interview

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When the woman bailiff in courtroom #2 that morning was told little/nothing could be heard of the proceedings, she demurred by stating speakers had been connected the previous week for the benefit of the mainstream press attending those hearings. She offered no explanation about the lack of the same on this occasion, simply rolling her eyes when it was mentioned. She refused to allow a camera, at least by this photojournalist, into the courtroom, usurping 6th and 1st Amendments determinations properly belonging to an elected judge.

When an effort was made to bring this violation of due process to the presiding judge’s attention, it was quashed. In fact, from the minutes the courthouse had opened that morning, multiple phone calls were placed in an attempt to get permission to photograph the court proceedings. All efforts were stonewalled, even after successfully negotiating the lengthy frustrating phone maze labyrinth with a month’s worth of cellular air minutes. A county with impressively huge resources proved incompetent and indifferent to insuring procedural safeguards for the accused or allowing the proceedings to be meaningfully covered by an independent photojournalist. The smell of corruption was intense. The smell of incompetence was stronger yet. The 6th Amendment rights to a truly open public trial at each and every step of the proceedings was ignored and the public’s right to have non-corporate media voices observing criminal proceedings was arrogantly violated.

Opting to photograph who showed up in the jailhouse plaza in support of the accused, the weather proved to be warm, cloudless, and inviting. Springs are like that. It started out slow but picked up as 2:30 pm drew nearer. The jailhouse guards assured the excluded photojournalist NO hearing was scheduled this day for any of those accused of Seattle May Day transgressions. But as time wore on, KOMO arrived, then KIRO, KING 5, and the Seattle Times, et ux. Each, in turn, entered the jailhouse and proceeded on to the courtroom, camera gear in tow, with barely a ripple.

This reporter was advanced on by 3 jailhouse guards for even poking his head into the entryway where the public telephones were. When asked why the double standard, the guards offered the silly explanation that the photojournalist hadn’t received ‘credentials’ from the State. The fact no such process exists for the reason that if it did, it would render 1st Amendment guarantees for freedom of the press moot apparently didn’t occur to them or their supervisors.  As it turned out, one of the main complaints by (A)narchists relating to how corporate media has been bought and paid for was reflected in how the State’s muscle treated an independent photojournalist with mind-numbing arrogance/incompetence.

With plenty of time on their hands before the 2:30 pm courtroom proceedings began, the corporate newsmen began to interview the excluded photojournalist, each in turn as they arrived on site. The light was good, their rigs were massive, and they arrived in paired teams. At one point, the diesel engine of a nearby armored car collecting court/county loot proved disruptive.

The inmate noise from the upper tiers of the jailhouse grew as the day wore on. The argument by many (A)narchists for the elimination of jails/prisons seemed especially relevant in this setting. The brute police power of the State seemed particularly oppressive on this occasion. The competence of those officials charged with serving the public at large was egregiously absent. The zoo was now being run by the monkeys, each convinced their authority made them infallible. The idea of anti-hierarchy felt profoundly relevant at this moment, but all the sadder from not being properly nourished to where it could survive public scrutiny by its most youthful and more vacuous proponents. It remained more of an extension of punk culture than a serious political position on this day in Seattle.

10-5-11 Seattle Westlake Park eviction: Name? Do YOU know it or the case #?

SEATTLE – Protesters and Seattle police officers clashed at Westlake Park as officers tried to remove protesters at Occupy Seattle. Many of the protesters ignored orders to pack up their tents and move out of the city park.

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10-5-11 Seattle’s Westlake Park

Police officers on bicycles and in paddy wagons arrived around 1:20 p.m., telling protesters who camped out overnight to move their tents to allow park workers to clean the park. A few protesters at the scene were rolling up their tents while others still remained.

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Mark Taylor-Canfield of Seattle’s Sac Lunches is interviewed by media.

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Joshua Ryan Patterson (aka: Irwin-Patterson) court documents, police report, and finding of probable cause can be seen by clicking HERE. Mr. Patterson has a long convoluted history with the court system, but in this instance, the case # is: 13-1-09605-2

Name Court Case Number Judgment Record Court Information
1 Patterson, Joshua R
Defendant
King County District 2Z0381803 05-28-2012
2 Patterson, Joshua R
Defendant
King County District 3Z0016039 01-24-2013
3 Patterson, Joshua R
Defendant
Renton Municipal CR0046301 03-07-2008
4 Patterson, Joshua Ryan
Juvenile Respondent
Clallam Superior Ct 11-8-00081-2 04-19-2011
5 Patterson, Joshua Ryan
Juvenile Respondent
Clallam Superior Ct 11-8-00063-4 03-18-2011
6 Patterson, Joshua Ryan
Juvenile Respondent
Clallam Superior Ct 08-8-00008-1 01-09-2008
7 Patterson, Joshua Ryan
Juvenile Respondent
Clallam Superior Ct 08-8-00110-0 05-08-2008
8 Patterson, Joshua Ryan
Juvenile Respondent
Clallam Superior Ct 08-8-00112-6 05-07-2008
9 Patterson, Joshua Ryan
Juvenile Respondent
Clallam Superior Ct 07-8-00247-7 10-22-2007
10 Patterson, Joshua Ryan
Juvenile Respondent
Clallam Superior Ct 07-8-00111-0 05-04-2007
11 Patterson, Joshua Ryan
Juvenile Respondent
Clallam Superior Ct 08-8-00148-7 06-03-2008
12 Patterson, Joshua Ryan
Juvenile Respondent
Clallam Superior Ct 08-8-00111-8 05-07-2008
13 Patterson, Joshua Ryan
Juvenile Respondent
Clallam Superior Ct 07-8-00110-1 05-02-2007
14 Patterson, Joshua Ryan
Juvenile Respondent
Clallam Superior Ct 08-8-00303-0 10-13-2008
15 Patterson, Joshua Ryan
Juvenile Respondent
Clallam Superior Ct 10-8-00232-9 10-14-2010
16 Patterson, Joshua Ryan
Juvenile Respondent
Clallam Superior Ct 07-8-00212-4 09-12-2007
17 Patterson, Joshua Ryan
Juvenile Respondent
King Co Superior Ct 11-8-00766-1  Available 03-10-2011
18 Patterson, Joshua Ryan
Juvenile Respondent
Clallam Superior Ct 10-8-00117-9  Available 06-09-2010
19 Patterson, Joshua Ryan
Juvenile Respondent
Clallam Superior Ct 11-8-00094-4 04-27-2011
20 Patterson, Joshua Ryan
Juvenile Respondent
Clallam Superior Ct 10-8-00133-1 06-29-2010
21 Patterson, Joshua Ryan
Juvenile Respondent
Clallam Superior Ct 11-8-00032-4 02-11-2011
22 Patterson, Joshua Ryan
Defendant
King County District 213011665 05-02-2013
23 Patterson, Joshua Ryan
DEFENDANT
King Co Superior Ct 13-1-09605-2   05-06-2013

Daniel T. Satterberg, prosecuting attorney; W554 King Co. Courthouse, 516 3rd Ave, Seattle, WA 98104; (206)296-9000, fax (360)296-0955

(A)narchist Eric Bacon discusses Seattle’s Operation Sack Lunch


(A)narchist Eric Bacon discusses Seattle’s… by pinbalwyz

Eric discusses his organization’s efforts to use environmentally responsible methods of feeding the poor, comparing its differences with Food Not Bombs, and how it interfaces as an NGO with agencies such as the Dept. of Health.

Pay particular attention to the last minute, or so of the clip as the guy who has been particularly camera shy this afternoon in the jailhouse courtyard at 5th & James stalks, circles behind the photojournalist, then casually saunters off as he realizes he has been noticed. Notice the reaction of his comrades at this moment. Like a shark bumping its quarry to determine if it is prey. The behavior was reminiscent of what happened during the assault-robbery of a photojournalist at the Evergreen State College (TESC) campus on 4-20-13 @ ~11:30pm in the Seminar II, Bldg ‘C’, 3rd floor location. See http://amicuscuria.com/wordpress/?p=9505 for details

(A)narchists Hoot Solidarity to Inmates During Courtroom Vigil

Having been told the courtroom was ‘full’ and contrary to some mainstream press reports alleging no (A)narchist supporters came to the Seattle’s King County jailhouse courtroom in solidarity with defendants accused of felonies arising from the City’s 2013 May Day demonstrations, over a dozen sat in the jailhouse courtyard at 5th & James in a show of support.

Inmates from the upper stories of the jailhouse began to whistle to the (A)narchists below which prompted hoots and shrieks of solidarity in response. One Afro-American demonstrator answers an inmate’s plea to “get me out of here” with “We’re working on it!” The same street radical is later heard challenging the photojournalist for wearing an American flag themed tie and disparaging him as a ‘Nazi’Fascist’ sympathizer for doing so. A spirited exchange of views follows if somewhat pandering to the camera and a bit disingenuous.

(A)narchist Argues American Flag Symbol of Oppression @ Court Vigil

The black (A)narchist in the video clip was seen on 9-13-12 at the Seattle federal courthouse plaza participating in a demonstration of support for the Grand Jury Resisters (Leah Plante and Matt Duran) subpoenaed to appear that day. He spent time manning the sound system to hurl egregious juvenile insults at the numerous riot gear clad police, federal protective service officers, and U.S. Marshalls.

Here, he temporarily adopts an only slightly less insulting tone to challenge the reporter for wearing an American Flag themed tie, arguing it reveals the photojournalist must be a Nazi/Fascist or one of their sympathizers and an oppressor siding with the ‘enemy’ against the ‘people’. The fact the vast majority of Americans would sooner be rid of his comrades than the reporter isn’t discussed. The exchange devolves into preening and playing to an audience.

10-5-11 Seattle Westlake Park Arrests

10-5-11 Seattle Westlake Park Red-Haired (A)narchist Obstructing Police @ 3:45

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18 Responses to (A)narchists Enter Belly of the Beast – Seattle, 5-6-13

  1. admin says:

    by LINDA BYRON / KING 5 News (lbyron@king5.com)

    Posted on May 6, 2013 at 11:45 AM

    Despite a call to arms on a website for Puget Sound Anarchists, three people who went before a judge Monday accused of May Day violence were on their own. No one came to support them. Instead the courtroom was packed with journalists.

    On May Day, hoods, masks, bandanas and other disguises gave anonymity to many of those wreaking havoc in the streets of Seattle. Nearly a week later, in the light of a courtroom at the King County jail, the identities of at least some of the alleged perpetrators were revealed.

    Josh Wollstein of Tacoma was in the middle of the melee at 5th & Olive as protestors stopped marching, blocked streets and threw rocks and bottles at police. He admits to turning over a trash can.

    “I feel it would be incredulous to say that I did not add to the chaos, I did. I was caught up in the moment. I do not feel that I am a bad person,” said Wollstein following his brief court appearance.

    But Wollstein wouldn’t say if he hurled anything at officers. Despite wearing the trademark black clothing on May Day with a baseball cap, sunglasses and dark bandana covering his face, Wollstein said he’s no anarchist.

    “Absolutely not; when I was a teenager I was deluded by utopian dreams of anarchy and freedom for all and we don’t need any rules. That does not a modern society make,” he said.

    Wollstein said he took part in the May Day protests as an anti-capitalist and libertarian. He’s charged with felony rioting and will be formally arraigned on May 20th.

    Asked if he damaged property or assaulted anyone, Wollstein responded: “I hurt no human being that I know of. At this point, I will be pleading not guilty and as such I don’t want to incriminate myself or corrupt the case.”

    Wollstein was for the most part complimentary of police.

    “I did see some tackles I didn’t think appropriate but overall very good conduct. I respect them,” he said.

    Wollstein said he was “disappointed” there was no show of support in court for him and other May Day suspects.

    Twenty-eight-year-old Raymond Thomas Miller of Shelton also appeared in court on a felony assault charge, and is accused of violently shoving a police officer. Following his court hearing Miller was asked if he shoved the officer.

    “That I am not aware of, to my knowledge that did not happen,” Miller said.

    Miller said he was just in Seattle shopping with his girlfriend and got caught in the chaos. His arraignment is scheduled for May 20.

    A third man who appeared in court was given unconditional release because prosecutors failed to file charges following his arrest.

    Joshua Ryan Patterson of Olympia remains in jail with bail set at $20,000. He’s charged with 3rd degree assault. According to charging documents, Patterson was seen wearing black clothing, with a bandana covering the lower part of his face, and was about to throw a large rock at police when he heard other officers yell, “He has a rock.”

    Patterson was allegedly arrested with the rock in his possession as he tried to duck back into the crowd.

    Marcel Lamar Davis is charged with 2nd degree assault and is in jail with bail set at $60,000. According to court documents, detectives observed Davis passing large rocks to demonstrators and throwing rocks at a line of uniformed officers.

    Gerardo Arturo Hernandez of Seattle was charged with 3rd degree assault with bail set at $5,000. Prosecutors allege Hernandez threw a glass bottle that struck a police officer in the leg.

    Joshua R. Patterson May Day protest charging documents:

    http://amicuscuria.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/139864443-May-Day-protesters-charging-documents.pdf

    • admin says:

      As an independent photojournalist who attended this event and was interviewed by several mainstream press teams, it was witnessed the above story is not accurate. There were over a dozen supporters of those charged waiting in the 5th & James jailhouse courtyard because they’d been told the courtroom inside was at capacity. This may/may not have been true inasmuch as many photojournalist news teams for the area mainstream media were photographed entering the facility plus other cases shared the docket and may have had friends, victims, neighbors in the public seating section. A more accurate account of those who arrived in a show of solidarity with the accused can be found at: amicuscuria.com (The Mason County Blog sponsored by Soul Snatcher, Productions as reported by Amicus Curia, investigatory photojournalist) The media has been accused of ‘lying’ regarding the show of solidarity. This reporter was told NO cases were on the days docket associated with charges arising from the most recent Seattle May Day demonstrations. This reporter was also denied access to the courtroom or even the hallways w/his camera by the jailhouse security, though the plethora of corporate media teams with massive amounts of video gear and tripods breezed through. The impression was left that independent accounts, photos, and attendance were being discouraged. A complaint has been registered with the court administration. -Amicus Curia- -amicuscuria.com/wordpress-

  2. ooppoddoo says:

    Thanks very much for your coverage. I read something about packing the courtroom for the M1 2013 arrests on PSA but understand that wasn’t easy to accomplish. Not for anyone. It is interesting, the denial of access to some of the courtrooms, some of the time, for most of the public, and it is interesting to note the commercial media queued up just in case someone in the crowd went batshit. Sad, that, but not surprising after all the vitriol between the professional local protest movement and the main-stream-media, and the SPD, I suppose. Very glad to hear that no one was seriously injured. That matters.

    BTW, May Day, Seattle, was large, successful, and non-violent until nightfall. There were some half-hearted attempts to corral the large march down the wrong streets, but the participants kept it together, and quite frankly the SPD and media turnout was absolutely over-the-top M1 2013 in Seattle. The “anti-something-something” people reconnoitred @ 6-ish on Capitol Hill and had a rousing meander downtown until someone thought throwing some big black lead pipes at SPD might be fun. [Whispers to the wise, it wasn’t; things tanked south shortly after that.] But gosh, it was really very “TOTAL FREEDOM” and all that stuff until some idjits started throwing things.

    And then the percussion grenades…not a favourite of mine, but they did make for some interesting moments. PSA and others are claiming there are comrades with injuries and broken bones from the percussion grenades…but, eh, I mean, who knows, maybe there were. But nothing unusual clocked into Harborview [the local public hospital] after May Day so doubt those claims are real. SPD was definitely targeting the people standing where the projectiles were coming from, so that was interesting if you’re a “famous Seattle ‘anarchist'” [who always manage to NEVER get arrested] but kind of a big ‘whatev’ re: “police brutality”, IMNSHO.

    Heard the police presence was also over-the-top in Olympia this year, and if nothing else, if that kept a bunch of young people from feeling free to do stupid things and smashing stuff that’s in their way? Heh…I’m good with those young people having another day to think twice about why that’s a good idea again. And then, think thrice, hopefully.

    Here’s to another year rethinking revolution in Cascadia. May everyone able stay free.

    • admin says:

      The ‘flash-bang’ balls include CO designed for paint guns aren’t intended to injure, but to get the crowd’s attention. A search of the internet revealed none retailed to civilian consumers. Many (A)narchist arguments are thought provoking. The street violence and threats/assaults targeting photojournalist are not. If anyone was actually injured by the ‘flash-bang’ balls (not saying it’s impossible), please post photos/links here.

  3. ooppoddoo says:

    Oh! Rather appreciated this person’s POV from the street in Seattle on M1 ~ Mayday Rally 2013 Turns Violent ~ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3423C2DKxio

    • admin says:

      This had clean footage, reasonable audio, and gave a sense of what it was like being there, in general. The photojournalist tried to protect herself. Why the young lady in a skirt was being arrested would have been interesting. While the footage was pretty good, the reporting/narrative was lacking. I might have tried approaching within audio range and shouted, “Why are you being arrested?” or asked someone nearby who witnessed why. A police scanner might help in this kind of coverage.

  4. ooppoddoo says:

    Oh! [again]. We’re on the same page re: this; photographing people in public places is not a crime and and there is no right to privacy in public spaces. Hell…there’s almost no right to privacy anywhere these days. However, and I’m not positive about this, but I think you’ve misidentified someone (above). I could be wrong. Lawd knows that’s all Imma gonna say about that. Eh…if it were me, I’d actually really resent a picture of myself with another person’s name attached to it. But that’s just me.

  5. ooppoddoo says:

    ARGH! Disregard last comment. I see where you got the photo and it shouldn’t surprise me that many against political repression are also big on posting pictures of themselves. What a strange world. Ha ha ha…carry on, my mistake.

  6. ooppoddoo says:

    When it rains it pours. My chatter is no exception and I apologize for that.

    Thank you very much for posting the charging documents. Wow. A quick run of a few names shows an unfortunate pattern. To the “anarchists” who are feeling just fine about May Day, 2013, the developmentally-challenged guy who keeps showing up at your “actions” and getting arrested? If y’all had any decency you would’ve made sure he didn’t get into trouble. Again. Just wow. Some comrades, IMNSHO. Heh…totally glad we’re not friends. BTW, still feeling OK about that woman whose car window took a bottle to it and cut her face the evening of M1, 2013? I’m not OK with that at all. And it’s still very weird how some of you geezers never get arrested. Very very weird. Oh, I made an email addy just for talk like this. My nickname is oops and I live in Seattle. I’d love to talk about anything and everything revolutionary and especially all the things that aren’t. I’m not a cop, but for the love god gawd don’t take anyone’s word for something like that. But I’m not ~ mr.ooppoddoo@gmail.com

    • admin says:

      It seems like one needn’t be a cop to incur the animosity of (A)narchists. Like any gang with violent members/acolytes, watch your back around them and be prepared to defend yourself. It’s likely on some future occasion when whatever self professed (A)narchist resorts to street violence, it will mushroom out of control. People will be shocked, but it will have been foreseeable.

  7. Alfanz says:

    You film these rebels without their permission. You basically gather intel for the state.
    No wonder you’re not welcome places.

    • admin says:

      The state is quite capable of (and does provide) its own intelligence. What this publication does is inform the public, and it urges the public to expose these petty traitors and violent criminals at every opportunity, to remove their anonymity which was properly intended as a shield for the exchange of ideas and differing viewpoints, but the miscreants now use as a sword to war upon the state, society, liberties, property, and justice itself. They are, by their own pronouncements, at war with the state, seeking to destroy society and civilization itself while respecting no law other than “Each may do as they wilt shall be the whole of the law.” These malefactors should be taken at their word, prosecuted as the petty traitors they are rather than petty criminals, and invited, in the interest of demonstrating their hypocrisy, to give up their U.S. citizenship.

      It’s been said, “A reporter has no friends.” That’s true, at least if the reporter is any good. “Journalism is printing what someone doesn’t want published. Everything else is public relations.” -George Orwell-

      Whether any given reporter is ‘welcome’ in a public venue is immaterial. Whether they will be assaulted for showing up, cameras in hand, is very relevant. By issuing fatwas against them, assaulting, robbing, and injuring them, the violent street radicals have revealed their true nature which is understood by the overwhelming majority of citizens to be enemies of the people.

      Let there be 1,000 points of light (cameras)–almost everyone has one today. See something?–send it! Post it! Only YOU can take back the streets from these thugs who rob, stab, assault, and intimidate ordinary citizens in our public spaces. Take away their anonymity for the same reason we have street lights in our parks and thoroughfares. An anonymous violent thug is much more dangerous than one well known and identified by the community. Take their picture/video, record their voice/conversation, post their true name, aliases, and haunts. Do not allow them to steal your property, the commons, or your ‘rights’ (which some of them deny exist). These are domestic terrorists selling the pretext “property is theft”. If the public does not stop them (which they will), the body politic will be left with nothing after these hoards of marauding locusts have done their work. Advise your children of the risks involved in associating with this cult of hate mongers who argue the ends justify the means–reasoning used by every Nazi who ever lived.

    • admin says:

      ‘Permission’ in a public venue isn’t required. There’s no expectation of privacy, in law, in a public venue. But arguing with the brain dead or those who deliberately wish to ignore the material facts is pointless. Let it be known, however, that those who assault/threaten photojournalists in public venues for taking pictures/video w/o ‘permission’ routinely are prosecuted and convicted. The audio, video, and pictures themselves are often used as evidence to secure the conviction. This site has examples of precisely such penalties.

      http://amicuscuria.com/wordpress/?p=5077
      Donald Phillips, a transient and lying assailant entered a guilty plea when confronted with the fact his threats had been recorded. He then admitted he had lied to the arresting police officer when he denied making such threats. He was never prosecuted for lying to the cop, but could have been.

      It’s now well known among an increasing number of those who track this 5th column of petty traitors among us they lie casually, assault others (even their own), think of property destruction as innocuous or ownership as ‘theft’, and must be defended against before, like rats, they completely overwhelm the neighborhood. Try to have a reliable witness when encountering them (not necessarily an obvious one), let the police, et ux, know where you’re going before you get there, and record/document everything to counter their mendacity.

  8. ooppoddoo says:

    @ Alfanz ~ “rebels”? Calling these people rebels is an insult to rebels everywhere.

  9. ooppoddoo says:

    ^ But that’s not to say I believe the grand jury did the right thing. I have a lot of problems with the state applying pressure in order to make people talk. And I have a lot of problems with the fact the SPD was caught so flat-footed on May Day 2012 that there even had to be a grand jury.

    • admin says:

      It *is* true the federal Grand Jury system is being abused when it is used as an investigative device devoid of an existing indictment/criminal prosecution underway. It was originally intended to serve as a shield against government excess, but has today become a sword toward that end. That’s not to say, however, a witness should never be compelled to testify–far from it.

      It’s been said “A litigant is entitled to every man’s evidence”. Though few relish being forced to testify, justice and due process demand such in the face of refusal by a MATERIAL (one who has pertinent information bearing on the facts of the case/allegations) witness. All subpoenas basically have the force of law behind them, ‘compelling’ witnesses to appear and bear testimony under oath or produce documents, etc.

      Unfortunately, there are many who would rather let an innocent man be convicted, sent to prison, possibly even death row, rather than undergo the risk/inconvenience of testifying. Should an innocent man be put at risk of loss of limb/liberty due to a recalcitrant witness? Not a fishing expedition, mind you, nor broad inquiries into who knows who and what they think/believe as is the current fashion (since Nixon) for federal Grand Juries, but a genuine material witness in a criminal/civil proceeding–YES! Those who refuse to testify to the truth of the matter at issue in such genuine trials should and MUST be held accountable for denying justice to the litigants–including (*ugh*) the state. A court’s first duty is to do justice by ALL the parties! A recalcitrant witness is in a weak position, having denied justice to others, to deplore its denial to him/her self.

      Justice, after all, demands a search for the truth. That’s what trials are for, ideally. Do we really want innocents on death row because some critical witness won’t reveal the truth?…or guilty murderers, rapists, arsonists, robbers, thieves, assailants to go free? With ‘justice’ like that, who needs friends…or government, for that matter? And the latter, it turns out, *IS* the point, isn’t it?

      • ooppoddoo says:

        Very good points ^ . Attacking the Federal Building in Seattle in 2012 brought some real heat to the area, that’s for sure. And because a lot of people got away I guess it’s regarded as a major coup? I suppose that’s true, if the standard is inflicting a small amount of damage and having most of the players get away. But I’ve read since then that any attack on Federal property is taken very seriously, so I guess that was either a very bad idea or a very good one, depending on whether a person is in jeopardy of doing time for it. Anonymous says they never forget. Well, for good or for ill, neither does the Federal Government. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again; I hate to see people doing time for actions that change nothing and aren’t very smart. I know, that’s just my opinion, and obviously other people think such actions are very smart indeed. But why would anyone want to risk doing some real time for breaking some freakin’ windows? Such actions don’t make any sense in the grand scheme of things. If I’m wrong about that, clue me in. It just looks like a small group of narcissistic assholes seeking ego-gratification and a little notoriety in certain communities, nothing more. And I don’t see how actions that include property destruction have done anything positive. Some of the negatives are obvious; Thanks to the few, the rest of us will be more heavily scrutinized. Thanks to the few, a large number of people who used to be involved in direct action protests [over 200 tactics that don’t include property destruction and/or violence] are sitting things out until the smoke clears.

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