[FreedomPoster]

>>the odds that the sheriff will crack down, or that judges and juries would impose significant punishment, aren't good.

If they're doing this stuff on a Federal installation, they're in a Federal Court with Federal judges. Of course, now that I think about it, in the 9th Circuit Court district, that may not do much for us.

[only1percent]

I made the assumption that "outside the gates" was county, not federal land.

Even if that's wrong, though, and they are subject to federal prosecution, Santa Barbara is in the Central District -- federal defendants are tried in US courts in Los Angeles. Even though in theory Central District trials are supposed to draw from the entire district, in practice, especially with trials expected to be long, almost all the federal jurors are people in easy driving distance and mostly government employees, students, the unemployed and retirees, who can have the time off.

Guess what percentage Democratic are the votes of government employees, students, the unemployed, and retirees living within an hour's drive of downtown Los Angeles...