Street Violence has escalated-a new dimension: Boredom motivated Assaults.

A ‘game’ some call “knock ’em out” where city youth sucker-punch/taze random pedestrians has resulted in some victims shooting their assailants a la Charles Bronson’s “Death Wish” (movie title). Whether motivated by boredom, turf wars, political pretexts, hostility toward photojournalists, or anti-state rhetoric, street violence is becoming increasingly pernicious and debilitating for equal access to our public spaces/venues. Citizens are beginning to resort to self-defense because they cannot rely on the police or our justice system for protection/public safety.

White youth attacks elderly black man for notoriety

Adversarial Justice

On the evening of 3-5-13 as City of Olympia officials debated the fate of civil rights for the homeless, Alex Daye, Peter Bohmer, and several others (including Dillingham and Russel) were arrested for ‘trespassing’ in an act of solidarity and civil disobedience to an unjust City ordinance essentially criminalizing the homeless who had nowhere to go.

In the ensuing months, TESC professor Peter Bohmer entered a negotiated plea to ‘tresspass’ (the phony charge of ‘assaulting’ a police officer was summarily dismissed) in exchange for a deferred prosecution providing he had no further arrests over the following 12 months.

Gary ‘Tahoe’ Jones, Coyote Scofflaw, et ux & their attorney(s)

The trial set for 11-18-13 in Thurston’s District Court for 6 remaining defendants, who refused anything less than a jury trial on the tresspass charges against them, was preceded by the preliminary matters recorded in this 11-4-13 clip. The proceedings lasted a total of perhaps 20 minutes. Judge Buckley presided. Each defendant had a separate attorney but their matters had all been joined for a single trial since each of the 6 (remaining) had refused to negotiate a plea or accept a bench trial.

defendant Gary ‘Tahoe’ Jones, one of Olympia’s homeless

Some discussion with the court was had regarding objections lodged by the State such as the number of peremptory challenges the defense would be allowed (normally 3) during jury selection. The prosecution wanted ‘parity’, i.e. an equal number of peremptory challenges for itself (18) as the TOTAL Judge Buckley decided the defense was entitled to (3 per party), thereby limiting the State to 3 rather than the 18 they sought. The court also vacillated momentarily before electing to allow each defendant’s attorney 30 minutes of questioning the jury panel during voir dire (for a total of 3 hours) while emphasizing it wasn’t requiring each counsel to use that maximum and hinting it would be pleased in the interest of expediency if they did not.

Dubious Courtroom Denizens

Judge Buckley entered bench warrants for 2 no-shows (Dillingham and Russel) despite one attorney’s attempt to excuse their absence by dint of a misunderstanding as to their required attendance. The judge would have none of it, smiled wryly, and entered a bench warrant for their arrest and a $2,500 bail requirement for their release. Les Ching, a one time city prosecutor and now defense counsel in private practice looked subdued and annoyed during the proceeding. When his client’s name was called, he had no explanation for his absence and admitted he had no means of communicating with him (Dillingham) except by e-mail. When the judge issued a bench warrant for his client’s arrest, Les asked the court for permission to withdraw from the case and it was granted. A best guess is Les may have been representing Dillingham pro bono. In any event, he looked unhappy as he took his leave from the courtroom.

Tahoe exits for temporary hallway huddle

One defendant whispered in this reporter’s ear during the proceedings. Apparently some hallway discussion between the defendants and their counsel had been had regarding his presence. An online discussion had precipitated an earlier thinly veiled threat by Alex Daye to prevent the photojournalist from covering the trial under the pretext of summoning him as a witness since he had been present during the arrests, camera in hand. When the reporter responded reasonable notice was required, the whispered rejoinder was that the trial had been ‘bumped’ (to the 18th) and there was plenty of time to provide such notice, but the group had decided to ‘allow’ the photojournalist to cover the trial instead. Since the anticipated defense rested on an appeal to principles of civil disobedience rather than on procedural/factual ones, the choice was well considered given that public appeals to principles of civil disobedience fall on deaf ears if they are not heard! Further footage will be gathered and posted here during the anticipated 2-day trial to begin 11-18-13.

Tahoe, et ux, confer with defense counsel

Tahoe & Co.

11-4-13 Oly 6 Preliminary Proceeding

LACEY, Wash. – Hundreds of people filled an auditorium Wednesday night to hear new recommendations about medical marijuana.

Kristi Weeks with the Department of Health discussed the proposals.
Read draft recommendations

“Home grown marijuana is no longer necessary,” said Weeks.

As she went on to address other recommendations, like eliminating collective gardens and establishing a registry maintained by the Department of Health, her comments were not well received.

Casey Young was upset about the recommendation to limit medical marijuana possession amounts to three ounces.

“Three ounces is nothing,” said Young. “We really don’t like your recommendations.”

Another man stood up and said, “we are chronically ill here. We are sorry that is inconvenient for you and that’s inefficient, but we don’t want to be apart of your profit making scheme.”

The Washington State Liquor Control Board said the comments will be considered before the board brings final recommendations to the Legislature by January 1.

SI0AX comments: [lame daughter explanation]

“I had to play the video twice and Google ‘civil standby’ to understand what happened.

It turns out the daughter had witnessed her parent’s divorce or something (maybe domestic violence). So, she and her mom move out without getting their things. Her mom sends her daughter to go get their stuff. She goes to her dad’s house (the home owner).

Her mom recommends a ‘civil service’ which is where a police officer stands by to insure people make a deal in getting their stuff back without violence.

It turns out the daughter didn’t make her presence known (she wanted to avoid her dad). So the officer (Hull) walks right into the house and the daughter’s dad (home owner Earl Lewis) is like “Why are you here?” Officer Hull is like “No reason”.

The officer then sees the Earl’s gun and tries to arrest him. Earl had a roommate living with him (Danny). So Danny sees this and starts video recording, making Officer Hull start playing it cool, who then tells him why he is there (‘civil standby’ for Earl’s daughter,  Amanda). Officer Hull calls backup. Deputy Kenneth Brown responds.

A month later, Earl goes to pickup his daughter, Amanda, who is living with her mom in another house (owned by a guy named Nick Jackson). As it turns out, Amanda is not there.

Earl’s ex-wife, p*ssed off, tells him to leave, which in turn p*sses off Nick (it seems likely the ex-wife is now dating the homeowner, Nick.) Nick gets p*ssed off at Earl (possibly because he knows he is her ex and that she talked sh*t about him.)

Then Nick gets a ‘heart attack’. The ex-wife calls 911; Deputy Kenneth Brown responds, like last time. Brown is p*ssed off at Earl recording (he recalls how Officer Hull was recorded last time). Then, after Nick’s ‘heart attack’ goes away, he gets even more p*ssed off at Earl video recording and attacks him.

Immediately, Deputy Kenneth and Nick “team up” against Earl. Deputy Kenneth arrests him while Nick kicks him in the face (Deputy Kenneth doesn’t mind, of course, ‘cuz he is also p*ssed off at Earl and it is revenge for the last recording.

They charge Earl for “assaulting” Deputy Kenneth and Nick.

I don’t know if I understood correctly though. A lot of stuff I put is speculation to help make this less difficult to understand. Earl doesn’t seem like a violent person unlike Deputy Kenneth and Nick.”

Sonny Free responds:

“All charges were dropped against the thug deputy by the DA’s office and he is still a deputy being a thug and throwing his weight around. That’s the problem in TN. Sheriffs and police chiefs are afraid of their own men and women they hire. No sheriff in TN will stand up against his own deputies because of fear of what they will do. It has always been that way. Remember, sheriffs are elected by the people and deputies are hired; a chief is appointed and city cops are hired. So, the Indians have the power and the chiefs have none. This deputy’s boss probably wanted to fire him but out of fear [or the police guild] he wouldn’t and the deputies know that. So, he will continue to be a thug, IMO.”

US Dept. of Justice Corruption Exposed

by Susan Duclos

In the video below Alex Jones interviews Robert Mazur, the man who successfully infiltrated the Medellin Cartel in Columbia, also known as the Infiltrator for the work he has done during his career. Mazur reveals corruption in the US Department of Justice (DOJ), as he exposes the mega bank system and their laundering money for crime syndicates with complete impunity by the US DOJ.

Obama’s good buddy and Attorney General Eric Holder has been plagued with scandals, the list including discriminatory hiring practice, Fast and Furious, Fort Hood, AP surveillance, targeting reporters, Marc Rich Pardon, Weather Underground pardon, threatening free speech,  opposition to second amendment rights, New Black Panther intimidation case, Arizona immigration law, etc… the full list can be found at RedState.

Greed isn’t a new imperative for Simpson Timber co. But transparently thumbing the eyes of its neighbors may be. The privately held corporation has decided to charge $250/yr. for vehicle permits to enter its forest lands in Mason County–limited to a couple of hundred. Other permits will allow entering on foot for $125/yr., also limited editions.

The corporation enjoys property tax rates of 10 cents (sometimes as low as 5) on the dollar for what residents would pay for the same holdings without the commercial timberland exemption law passed in the 1930’s in response to industry lobbyists. The company owns roughly 20% of the acreage in Mason County (i.e. by far the largest private holder) but, pays almost nothing in property taxes. Still, sympathy for the Devil requires a sober look at what would become of these vast tree farms without such tax incentives…massive housing tracks and shopping centers a la Lacey, WA? There’s also the issue of some miscreants using Simpson land, et al, as their personal free dump site (including Simpson itself!). This is likely a result of the exorbitant fees associated with the County’s official dump site.

Readers can read more about this obnoxious policy, including reactionary comments from local residents at KMAS Radio’s web site.

Kathleen Flenniken

Matthew Nienow, guest poet

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Timberland Regional Library District, 415 Tumwater Blvd. SW, Tumwater, WA 98501

(360) 943-5001 or 877-284-6237 · www.TRL.org

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Media Contact: Leanne Ingle, Communications Specialist, 704-4508; 877-284-6237 x-2508

Spend an evening with the Washington State Poet Laureate & guest

Kathleen Flenniken & Matthew Nienow will share poems, discuss poetry at Shelton library, 6 p.m. Nov. 21

Washington is a hotbed of first-rank poets says Kathleen Flenniken, the Washington State Poet Laureate. Flenniken will be at the Shelton Timberland Library (William G. Reed Public Library) on Thursday, November 21 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. to prove it.

Flenniken will read from her work and talk about poetry and will also discuss tips and techniques for writing and publishing poems. She will be joined by Matthew Nienow, winner of a 2013 Ruth Lilly Poetry Fellowship from the Poetry Foundation.

Kathleen Flenniken

Flenniken’s most recent book of poetry, “Plume,” is a meditation on the Hanford nuclear site located in her hometown of Richland, Washington. It was recently chosen for the Pacific Northwest Poetry Series. Her first book, “Famous,” won the Prairie Schooner Book Prize in Poetry and was a finalist for a Washington State Book Award.

Flenniken’s goal as Poet Laureate is to visit all 39 Washington counties, especially areas that may have limited access to the arts and that are hardest hit as arts funding lags. She said: “I hope to build interest in reading and writing poetry. I didn’t start myself until my 30s, partly because I just hadn’t been exposed to the different styles and voices and possibilities in contemporary poetry. Poetry is like music—there are so many kinds, and we only need to know how to find the kind we need… I hope to pass that joy of discovery on to new audiences.”

A lifelong Washington resident, Flenniken was raised in Richland and currently lives in Seattle. She holds engineering degrees from Washington State University and the University of Washington, and a Masters in Fine Arts (MFA) from Pacific Lutheran University. She is president of Floating Bridge Press, a nonprofit organization dedicated to publishing Washington poets, and teaches poetry writing to students of all ages. Her website is http://kathleenflenniken.com. Flenniken also maintains a blog called The Far Field that features Washington poets and poetry: www.kathleenflenniken.com/blog.

Matthew Nienow

Nienow holds an MFA from the University of Washington and a degree in Traditional Small Craft from the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding. His work has appeared in the Beloit Poetry Journal, New England Review, Poetry and two editions of the Best New Poets anthology (2007 and 2012). He has received awards and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, the Elizabeth George Foundation and Artist Trust, among others. He lives with his wife and two sons in Port Townsend where he builds boats and custom wooden paddle boards.

The Washington State Poet Laureate

The role of the Washington State Poet Laureate is to build awareness and appreciation of poetry, including the state’s legacy of poetry, through public readings, workshops, lectures and presentations in communities, schools, colleges, universities and other public settings in geographically diverse areas of the state. The appointed poet laureate serves a two-year term. Flenniken’s term is 2012-2014.

The Washington State Poet Laureate program is a partnership between Humanities Washington, www.humanities.org, and ArtsWA, www.arts.wa.gov, and is funded by the National Endowment for the Arts and Humanities Washington.

The Shelton Timberland Library is located at 710 W Alder Street. For more information, please contact the library at (360) 426-1362 or visit www.TRL.org.

Dog Daze of Fall

Family Time

Simple Pleasures

Winter Break

Thanksgiving Dinner

Aerobics

Mass Transit

Dobogan

Olympia, WA (10-30-13) @ TESC Student Activities Office by Amicus Curia

noun
(1)a neglect or violation of official duty by one in office.
(2)a failure by one not an accessory to prevent or notify the authorities of treason or
felony.
(3)contempt against the government, monarch, or courts, as sedition, lese majesty, or contempt of court.
(4)a mistake; misunderstanding.

misprision: in law, criminal misconduct of various types. Concealment of a serious crime by one who knows of its commission but was not a party to it is misprision. Similarly, the failure of a citizen to attempt to prevent the perpetration of an offense can be characterized as misprision. (See also accomplice; accessory; and abettor.)

David Agranoff

[Published by Earth First Journal ‘Informant-Tracker’]:

Informant Status: Agreed to become a government informant as part of a plea agreement related to Earth Liberation Front crimes in Bloomington, Indiana, more than 10 years ago. According to the prosecution at Kruk’s sentencing hearing, Agranoff began, “negotiating with the state on various issues” in 2009. In January, 2012, Agranoff was sentenced to 1 year and 1 day for misprision of a felony (knowing about the commission of a felony and failing to report it to the police). The court recommended he serve his time in a low-security prison camp. He also received 1 year probation.

Current Information: He was transferred to a halfway house in Seattle on 10-15-2012 and was released on 01-03-2013. He is currently residing in the Portland, OR and runs a blog.

Other Potential Misprisioners:

Emmiline Mead & Co.

Emmeline Mead

TESC Professor Pete Bohmer

Maddy Pfeiffer & Co.

‘Maddy’ Pfeiffer

Professor Bohmer did not attend the TESC 2013 Anarchist Convergence where literature extolling violent political acts including poisoning, arson, treason, vandalism, assault and lawlessness was disseminated. A photojournalist was assaulted and robbed during the event. When asked to help retrieve the camera that was taken from the reporter during the strong arm robbery, Peter conceded he could accomplish such a retrieval, but offered to do so ONLY if the reporter refused to have the perpetrators prosecuted. The reporter declined the ‘offer’ from someone he’d known for 45 years.

Remus Cordero/Brad, TESC Misprisioner & Leah Plante

Remus Cordero/Brad, TESC Misprisioner & Co.

Lance @ TESC Student Activities Office

Remus Cordero/Brad, TESC Misprisioner @ TESC Student Activities Office 10-30-13 (afternoon)

Remus Cordero/Brad, TESC Misprisioner objects to photographer in Student Activities public lobby

Remus Corero/Brad, Maddy Pfeiffer & Co. swarm photojournalist in TESC public lobby

Remus Cordero/Brad, TESC Misprisioner attempting to intimidate photojournalist

Maddy Pfeiffer feigning a distaste for the limelight

Maddy Pfeiffer as Drama King feigning antipathy for the limelight

Lance @ TESC student activities public lobby attempting to eject photojournalist

Lance @ TESC student activities public lobby 10-30-13 feigning authority

The afternoon’s presentation by a pair of Nobel laureate economists went well enough until a venture to the TESC Student Activities office revealed Maddy and his companions frequenting the sandwich shop across the hall. After noting their presence and entering their den, they fled the eatery as though the SWAT team had entered, attempting to hide their faces from the photojournalist. The rushed across the hall and entered the Student Activities office. The photojournalist, who recognized them from earlier encounters at various street events/demonstractions, followed. When they came out of the interior offices into the public lobby a few minutes later, the pictures were taken. They reacted hysterically and aggressively to the point of being cautioned not to touch the reporter. They threatened to call the police unless the reporter left, but were told they would be ignored as he had business within the office and invited them to call the campus police (who are quite familiar with them) in any event. Lance appeared to be someone they were relying on to intimidate the photojournalist, but he refused to identify himself when he approached and ordered the reporter to leave. He was ignored, but continued to follow the reporter, physically crowding him. He only left when the office manager asked him to wait outside while she (and, later, her supervisor) discussed the situation with the reporter.

He learned that the student group (Sabot) which had hosted the (A)narchist Convergence the previous spring had been disciplined by being kicked off campus as an officially recognized student group. Maddy Pfeiffer, the reporter learned, was no longer officially part of the SDS student group on the TESC campus. The school’s student activities administrator offered to escort the reporter where he wanted to go in the interest of safety and avoiding another assault.

Remus Cordero/Brad, TESC Student, @ctivist

Brad?