Posted on 04/23/2020 6:34:52 PM PDT by rintintin
In San Diego, a woman who police say organized a weekend protest could face a misdemeanor charge for allegedly encouraging others to violate stay-at-home orders meant to slow the spread of COVID-19.
A police spokesman said the department forwarded the case to the San Diego City Attorney’s Office for review on Tuesday. The move comes after some, including civil rights activists, questioned why police did not cite protesters last weekend for ignoring the orders.
A misdemeanor conviction could result in up to six months of jail time and fines of up to $1,000. As of Monday, the City Attorney’s Office had not received any cases related to violations of the orders, a spokeswoman said. The office declined to answer questions Wednesday about whether the case had been received or charges had been filed.
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Bad act by police.
Can you say ‘jury nullification’?
I can...
And they didn’t do squat about online Antifa organizers for the last three years. Spit.
yeah disparate treatment, no protests allowed for citizens, but sanctuary cities for illegal aliens..calif $ucks
Is that what you call a “political prisoner?”
And, the ACLU will rush to her defense in.....oh, nevermind.
FTP
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
The Calinazi state strikes again
So “civil rights activists” now what the Police to cite people for protesting when the government doesn’t want them to. They had no problem with BLM, Anti-trump, Anti-Bush, etc. protests.
Just got off the phone with a friend in the Bay Area. He tried to buy stuff at the cashier at Safeway. He had his mask on backwards and they would not take his credit card. He complained and the store called the Sheriff. The Sheriff was there in minutes ... my friend had just left and saw the Sheriff pull up looking for him. So is that what Calif has come to ? Arresting someone for not wearing their mask in the approved way ?Can you say police state ?
> Can you say ‘jury nullification’? <
Sorry, pal. That’s not possible here. Notice that they want to charge her with a crime carrying six months of jail time. The US Supreme Court has ruled that you can request a jury trial only if you are charged with a crime carrying more than six months of jail time.
So this lady will be hauled before a judge, then stuffed away. She cannot demand a jury trial.
The 6th Amendment is quite clear. You have the right to a jury trial in ALL criminal cases. The word “all” is even in the wording. Nope, says the Supreme Court. A jury trial only if the penalty is more than six months imprisonment.
It makes me sick.
Communism
More like policing as usual.
That's not constitutional. Then again, lawyers generally don't care.
The California ‘Committee for Public Safety’ Stazi.
This would be a California State law prosecution. As I recall, a jury trial can be demanded in almost any criminal (or civil) proceeding conducted pursuant to California law.
“And they didn’t do squat about online Antifa organizers “
That’s because the California rulers are good with fascist Antifa.
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