[Peace-discuss] This is an outrage

[C. G. Estabrook]

[At the same time, here's what is considered to require jail
time.  --CGE]

  War Protester Sentenced for Trespassing

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (AP) - A peace activist was sentenced Monday
to six months in prison for splattering his own blood at a
military recruiting station to protest the then-looming war in
Iraq.

Daniel Burns was the first of four activists to be sentenced
this week for splattering their blood onto the windows, walls,
pictures and an American flag at the Army and Marine Corps
recruiting station on March 17, 2003.

The so-called Saint Patrick's Four were convicted for damaging
government property and entering a military recruiting station
for unlawful purposes.

U.S. District Judge Thomas McAvoy said he wasn't punishing
Burns for protesting, but for how he protested and what he did.

"The court doesn't question your motivation," he said. "I know
you didn't go there with evil purpose in mind. You went in
good conscience. But what you did clearly violated the law."

Burns, 45, was fined $250 for contempt and ordered to share
payment of $958 in restitution for cleaning up the damage at
the recruiting station near Ithaca.

The four were acquitted of the most serious charge -
conspiracy to impede an officer of the United States, which
carried a maximum sentence of six years in prison.


---- Original message ----
>Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 23:22:19 -0600
>From: Karen Medina <kmedina at uiuc.edu>  
>Subject: Re: [Peace-discuss] This is an outrage  
>To: peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net
>
>How could this happen! This guy is barely getting a slap on 
>the paycheck. I thought it was horrible when he was going to 
>get 3 years instead of life. He brutally killed a man with 
>his own hands and didn't even notice that the man was dead at 
>first. 
>
>-karen medina
>
>---- Original message ----
>>Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 22:42:12 -0600
>>From: "C. G. Estabrook" <galliher at uiuc.edu>  
>>Subject: [Peace-discuss] This is an outrage  
>>To: peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net
>>
>>  Jury Orders Reprimand, No Jail for Soldier
>>  Jan 23, 11:09 PM (ET)
>>  By JON SARCHE
>>  ...