You Are (Probably) a Federal Criminal

[Requia ☣]

 

Good to know.

[BabylonHoruv]

I'm a big fan of the jury nullification concept, and because of that would not mention it if picked for jury duty.  They haven't picked me yet though.

[Cain]

I'm already on US watch lists.

Its good, having friends who have friends in the FBI.  Also, thanks, Amazon, for now ensuring I will always be searched at airports, because I bought a book about Sayid Qutb and Terrorism research trends in the same purchase order.

[LMNO]

Just as an aside, I'd like to point out that it is, in fact, incredibly stupid to mail a highly explosive material without some sort of warning label on the package.

[Elder Iptuous]

Just as an aside, I'd like to point out that it is, in fact, incredibly stupid to mail a highly explosive material without some sort of warning label on the package.

I don't know what's involved in shipping sodium, but when i ship out boxes of ammunition, all i'm required to put on the box is


i wonder how much he shipped?

[Bruno]

How in the hell did they catch him in the first place?

Do they have Sodium sniffing dogs now?

[Jenne]

What fomie said about Tommy Chong's case is spot-on.  I've also been a voice in the wilderness re: the injustice system here ever since my dad was arrested, pled out and is serving 15 (but not the max).  The state of CA took a man who's only ever had 3 traffic tickets and made him into someone who knows his way around a prisonyard.  Such a waste to take someone in their 40's and do this to them, when they are much more productive in society making a living wage.

The punishments don't stop once you are on parole, btw.  Ever check out what it's like to BE on parole?  I think that contributes to a higher rescidivism rate, personally.

[Bruno]

Why did they go after your dad?

[Jenne]

Embezzlement.  His partner was doing things he had no idea about, and the things he did know about, he got lawyers to help him fix, but they did it in a shady manner and his hands were subsequently caught in the cookie jar.  I've always maintained that if he'd had a college business degree, he'd have known how deep he was getting into that mess.  But he was a self-made millionaire, and a lot of shit went by the wayside in the pursuit of happiness.

[Bruno]

Damn, that sucks Jenne. How much longer does he have?

[Jenne]

Thanks, Jerry.  And he has anywhere from a year and a half to less than 6 mos in and then a year on an ankle bracelet if you believe the latest rounds of rumor and innuendo.  The budget crisis in CA has forced the governator's hand...they are planning to let non-violent offenders out soon with less than a year or whatever on their records...so he could be paroled soon.  But like I said above, parole =/= freedom, by any means.  Just entails less celltime, but they control your live to the nth degree still nonetheless for quite a while yet.

Still and all, better paroled than in prison.

[the last yatto]

that reminds me mah good friend still has my I Chong book

[Requia ☣]

I should point out that Jury Nullification is a real problem too, I know of a case as recent as 2003 where a jury convicted a murderer (who had confessed) of assault instead of murder because it was a hate crime case and they thought the guy had done a good thing by killing a transexual.

[Epimetheus]

Apparently, putting an official government seal on an official looking flier is against the law.

What about official-looking, but fake, government-looking seals?

[the last yatto]

the beast has logo detection software