Man Who Wrote Anti-Bank of America Slogans NOT GUILTY!
Is it me or is the media purposely not reporting positive news against the tyrannical government? The man that was facing 13 years in prison for writing in water soluble chalk, anti Bank of America slogans was acquitted of vandalism and hate speech despite the Anti-Constitution Judge telling him he cannot site the First Amendment or any part of the Constitution during the trial!
SAN DIEGO - A 40-year-old man was acquitted Monday of 13 misdemeanor vandalism charges that stemmed from protest messages written in chalk in front of three Bank of America branches in San Diego.Jeffrey David Olson's attorney argued during the trial -- which garnered national attention -- that his client was engaging in a legal protest and was not maliciously defacing of property.Olson could have faced up to 13 years behind bars if convicted of all counts. Jurors began deliberating Friday.Defense attorney Tom Tosdal argued that vandalism law required jurors to find something was "maliciously defaced.""His purpose was not malicious. His purpose was to inform," Tosdal said of his client.Olson did not deny that he scrawled anti-bank messages and artwork outside the banks last year. His messages included "No thanks, big banks" and "Shame on Bank of America."The prosecution of Olson brought condemnation of the City Attorney's Office from Mayor Bob Filner, who called it a waste of time.Tosdal said it was an "enormous waste of public resources." He said bank officials demanded the prosecution because they didn't like his client's message.However, Deputy City Attorney Paige Hazard told jurors that there are ways to get one's message out, and the defendant intentionally chose to break the rules.If he'd used the chalk just a couple of times, he wouldn't have ever been caught, but "he went back again and again and again," she said.Hazard said Olson had to make "a real nuisance of himself" to attract the attention of law enforcement.
Will Marysville Outsource Their PD This Year to Save the City From Bankruptcy?
Marysville, Ca.- The City of Marysville is at the Federal Bankruptcy door and if the leaders don’t grow some balls and clean house and outsource the PD, it is a very strong possibility the City Will have to file for bankruptcy.
I have it on a fairly good source that the Police Department is on the table as a possible way to save the city from bankruptcy and maybe outsourced to the Yuba County Sheriff’s Office.
I was telling the Marysville City Council that We needed to think about outsourcing the PD back in 1996 when I was a member of the City Council, and was basically made out to be crazy by the local media and the other council members who never ever were leaders, they were followers of the City Staff and now the poor taxpaying citizens will pay the price. Even if they do outsource the PD it will probably be too little too late to save them from the inevitable. – RW Gless
Man Faces 13 Years In Prison For Writing Anti-Bank of America slogans!
Jeff Olson, the 40-year-old man who is being prosecuted for scrawling anti-megabank messages on sidewalks in water-soluble chalk last year now faces a 13-year jail sentence. A judge has barred his attorney from mentioning freedom of speech during trial.
According to the San Diego Reader, which reported on Tuesday that a judge had opted to prevent Olson’s attorney from "mentioning the First Amendment, free speech, free expression, public forum, expressive conduct, or political speech during the trial,” Olson must now stand trial for on 13 counts of vandalism.
In addition to possibly spending years in jail, Olson will also be held liable for fines of up to $13,000 over the anti-big-bank slogans that were left using washable children's chalk on a sidewalk outside of three San Diego, California branches of Bank of America, the massive conglomerate that received $45 billion in interest-free loans from the US government in 2008-2009 in a bid to keep it solvent after bad bets went south.
The Reader reports that Olson’s hearing had gone as poorly as his attorney might have expected, with Judge Howard Shore, who is presiding over the case, granting Deputy City Attorney Paige Hazard's motion to prohibit attorney Tom Tosdal from mentioning the United States' fundamental First Amendment rights.
"The State's Vandalism Statute does not mention First Amendment rights," ruled Judge Shore on Tuesday.
Upon exiting the courtroom Olson seemed to be in disbelief.
"Oh my gosh," he said. "I can't believe this is happening."
Tosdal, who exited the courtroom shortly after his client, seemed equally bewildered.
"I've never heard that before, that a court can prohibit an argument of First Amendment rights," said Tosdal.
Olson, who worked as a former staffer for a US Senator from Washington state, was said to involve himself in political activism in tandem with the growth of the Occupy Wall Street movement.
On October 3, 2011, Olson first appeared outside of a Bank of America branch in San Diego, along with a homemade sign. Eight days later Olson and his partner, Stephen Daniels, during preparations for National Bank Transfer Day, the two were confronted by Darell Freeman, the Vice President of Bank of America’s Global Corporate Security.
A former police officer, Freeman accused Olson and Daniels of “running a business outside of the bank,” evidently in reference to the National Bank Transfer Day activities, which was a consumer activism initiative that sought to promote Americans to switch from commercial banks, like Bank of America, to not-for-profit credit unions.
At the time, Bank of America’s debit card fees were among one of the triggers that led Occupy Wall Street members to promote the transfer day.
"It was just an empty threat," says Olson of Freeman’s accusations. "He was trying to scare me away. To be honest, it did at first. I even called my bank and they said he couldn't do anything like that."
Olson continued to protest outside of Bank of America. In February 2012, he came across a box of chalk at a local pharmacy and decided to begin leaving his mark with written statements.
"I thought it was a perfect way to get my message out there. Much better than handing out leaflets or holding a sign," says Olson.
Over the course of the next six months Olson visited the Bank of America branch a few days per week, leaving behind scribbled slogans such as "Stop big banks" and "Stop Bank Blight.com."
According to Olson, who spoke with local broadcaster KGTV, one Bank of America branch claimed it had cost $6,000 to clean up the chalk writing.
Public records obtained by the Reader show that Freeman continued to pressure members of San Diego’s Gang Unit on behalf of Bank of America until the matter was forwarded to the City Attorney’s office.
On April 15, Deputy City Attorney Paige Hazard contacted Freeman with a response on his persistent queries.
"I wanted to let you know that we will be filing 13 counts of vandalism as a result of the incidents you reported," said Hazard.
Arguments for Olson’s case are set to be heard Wednesday morning, following jury selection.
Obama Orders a Study on Guns But Gets a Shock and Not What He Wanted
A gun report ordered in by Obama has ended up highlighting the fact that legal guns are actually saving lives and diffusing crime. Woops!
In a recent study orchestrated by the CDC and carried out by the Institute of Medicine and National Research Council, it was found that individuals involved in violent crimes who defended themselves using techniques other than carrying a gun were more likely to be injured when compared to those who were carrying a concealed firearm.
All-in-all, the Obama ordered report ended up finding more pros than cons in regards to the right to an open or concealed weapon. The report also reminds us of the numerous causes of gun deaths, citing that most gun deaths are at the hands of those who used a gun for their suicide — not homicide. The report highlights the poor state of America’s suffering mental health. The report states that suicide by guns outweighs the amount of deaths caused by violent crimes by 61%.
Read more: http://www.storyleak.com/woops-obama-ordered-gun-report-guns-save-lives/#ixzz2XcpgxCjR
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WHAT THE HELL IS THE MATTER WITH YOU?
I have sat in silence far longer than I can bear over the IRS and NSA Crimes against Freedom and the Constitution. My blood boils at the apathetic complacency that the AMERICAN SLAVES wear like those people from HG WELL’S Time Machine that watched one of their own fall into the stream and start to drowned, without so much as a glance to see what was happening. GOD DAMN each and everyone of you who think this is nothing to Rebel about!
When any IRS TOP RANKING DEPARTMENT HEAD TAKES THE 5th AMENDMENT and you don’t think something is Very, Very, Very, "to the tenth power" wrong, than you are as brain dead as an ICE CUBE!
And to sit aside as if nothing is wrong when the NSA is basically looking up your BUTTHOLE without a warrant every time you get on the computer or phone, is so unbelievably sad that my disgust and contempt for you can’t be measured on any earthly scale.
WHAT THE HELL IS A MATTER WITH YOU BRAIN DEAD ONCE FREE AMERICANS?
Are you that chain trained that you just don’t care if you DIE tomorrow or your Kids Are Killed in the name of the American Government’s Security and supreme power?
WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU PEOPLE THINKING? Everything will be ok if you just pretend it isn’t really happening?
YOU CAN’T Be that STUPID …. Can You? Isn't it time to fight the tyranny?
