PeaceNikki Rustles Up Some Truth

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PeaceNikki  (1000+ posts)        Mon Oct-17-11 07:31 PM
Original message
Occupy Wall Street To NYC: Drop Charges Against 800 Or We Will March To Court For Every Trial
 Edited on Mon Oct-17-11 07:33 PM by PeaceNikki



There's been around 800 Occupy Wall Street protestors arrested since the movement began, and all of them are ready to head to court.

The New York Daily News reported that the protestors' defense lawyers from the National Lawyer's Guild have asked New York City to drop the charges against the occupiers or they will refuse to settle and bring all 800 cases to court.

Protestors are also planning on marching to every trial if the district attorney continues to prosecute cases - starting with the November 15 court date already set for 60 occupiers.

The National Lawyer's Guild and Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance Jr. will meet today.


Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/occupy-the-courts-800-pr...
 
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x2136188

Well you all should be sooo proud. That's all you're good for though, isn't it? Clogging up the damn system with BULLSHIT?!

AngkorWot (417 posts)      Mon Oct-17-11 07:34 PM
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3. So they want to place a huge burden on an already strained system?
 Because that's a rather different target than what they're protesting against.

Hmmmm...BINGO! So tell me, angko, why'd you sign up here? Are you beginning to see the kind of shit posted here?

Why do I even ask? Meh...at least someone around there has SOMETHING gong on upstairs.

[thundley4]

The judges can always tack on some fines and fees to recover more of the court costs.  Let the defendants pay.

[Tantal]

Generally, in misdemeanor cases, if you plead, you get a fine. Take it to trial and it's jail time.

[Bodadh]

Oh give it a rest kids. If we give you all memberships to Gamefly will you all finally take a shower?

[Aristotelian]

AngkorWot is talking faaaaar too much sense for a DUmmy in there.

AngkorWot
9. Does the Supreme Court handle municipal trespassing and resisting arrest cases?
Part of the point of civil disobedience is dealing with the consequences and the punishment.

AngkorWot
The protestors were arrested for a variety of reasons ranging trespassing to blocking traffic to resisting arrest. And the whole point of civil disobedience is to make a show of doing it. Claiming innocence after the fact is rather... counterproductive, to put it mildly.

He/she/it seems to be implying that some actual sacrifice might involved, rather than just a bit of posturing...as you might imagine, it doesn't go down well.

[Karin]

formercia  (1000+ posts)       Mon Oct-17-11 07:52 PM
Response to Reply #3
23. The Police should have thought of that first
 They thought it would be an easy wad of cash if the protesters that were arrested just paid their fine and went home.

Be careful what you wish for.

Perhaps they will be more selective from now-on.

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 AngkorWot (422 posts)      Mon Oct-17-11 07:53 PM
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24. I don't think the police get paid that way.

The thread is all over the map, and they are twisting logic into new, bizarre shapes to justify whatever point they're trying to make. 

One guy said that the Supreme Court made corporations into persons, so it's open season on courts.