California man faces 13 years in jail for scribbling anti-bank messages in chalk

RT ^ | 6/26/13 | staff

[veracious]

“The evils of tyranny are rarely seen but by who resists it.”
— John Hay, 1872

“It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong.”
— Voltaire (1694-1778)

[zeugma]

Last time I got to voir dire before a trial I was one of the top 12 potential jurors (based on seating position). One of the lawyers asked whether anyone had heard of jury nullification and I gave too detailed of answer, so I got sent home before the trial.

Sounds to me like you got the opportunity to explain the concept to the other jurors.

[MamaTexan]

The case is about vandalism, not about the actual message.

Vandalism is destruction of property, so the perpetrator would be liable for compensating the victim for the amount destroyed and whatever fines or jail time connected with the act.

NOTHING was destroyed here, so this is a mega overreaction by the judge IMHO. It sound more like this guy is being made an example of for thumbing his nose at a big bank more than anything else.

Wonder who this judge does HIS banking with, anyway?

[Scrambler Bob]

Don’t mention 1st A?

My next chalk missive will start and end with:

“1st Amendment, Free Speech”

Let hizonner try to exclude that!

I did pass 1st grade, including “Chalk Awareness Techniques”.