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If any of the people on this com who're more aware of the subtleties of the US "justice" system than I am, or at least have useful links to share, could help me understand WTH is going on in this case then I'd be grateful.
News via: http://nothingiseverlost.wordpress.com/2012/10/11/leah-lynn-plante-a-third-anarchist-comrade-jailed-for-silence/
Leah's statement on tumblr: http://leahxvx.tumblr.com/post/33298924637
Leah's statement at anarchist news: http://anarchistnews.org/content/we-are-made-star-stuff-statement-leah-lynn-plante
I first heard this story via: http://nothingiseverlost.wordpress.com/2012/09/29/katherine-olejnik/
Write to the three prisoners: http://supportresist.net/letters.html (my postcards are on their way).
News via: http://nothingiseverlost.wordpress.com/2012/10/11/leah-lynn-plante-a-third-anarchist-comrade-jailed-for-silence/
Leah's statement on tumblr: http://leahxvx.tumblr.com/post/33298924637
Leah's statement at anarchist news: http://anarchistnews.org/content/we-are-made-star-stuff-statement-leah-lynn-plante
I first heard this story via: http://nothingiseverlost.wordpress.com/2012/09/29/katherine-olejnik/
Write to the three prisoners: http://supportresist.net/letters.html (my postcards are on their way).
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Date: 2012-10-13 10:48 pm (UTC)Ta!
Date: 2012-10-13 11:31 pm (UTC)Apart from the famous case of McCarthyism that has lent its name to these sort of "witch-hunts", can anyone tell me if this sort of thing happens much?
Re: Ta!
Date: 2012-10-13 11:33 pm (UTC)Re: Ta!
Date: 2012-10-13 11:44 pm (UTC)* Old joke: Q. How do anarchists conspire? A. Very badly.
Re: Ta!
Date: 2012-10-13 11:46 pm (UTC)Re: Ta!
Date: 2012-10-13 11:57 pm (UTC)Disclaimer: my own experience is that most "anarchists" couldn't organise their way out of a paper bag, quite apart from threatening the state, but there have been a few notable exceptions, obviously. ::wryface::
Note to self: rough definition of "Grand Jury" US-style
Date: 2012-10-13 11:50 pm (UTC)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_jury