Antinuclear

“Violent” 82 year old anti nuclear nun could get 5 years’ gaol

Prosecutor Kirby   – “their action was a “crime of violence.” Kirby got worked up enough to hiss, “Their description of nonviolence is not right. They are willing to die for what they believe. That’s violence.”

Unarmed Octogenarian Nun Called ‘Danger to Community’ by Prosecutors Nuclear Security Unmasked
by JOHN LaFORGE,    AUGUST 08, 2012 “……. something our nuclear war mafia hates as much as vampires hate daylight — is that the gravity of the Y-12 shut-down, along with the government’s wish to keep the interveners behind bars, moved prosecutors to up the charges. The three were at first charged only with federal trespass.

On Aug. 3, prosecutors added a felony count — “willful and malicious destruction or injury to a structure, conveyance, personal or real property” or its attempt — which carries a max of 5 years in prison, 3 years’ probation, and/or a $250,000 fine.

While convictions in these cases are historically slam dunks, it could
be hard to prove that steel fences and factory buildings were “injured
or destroyed.” It may be as hard a case to make as the one attempted
by prosecutor Kirby Aug. 3, when she argued that the peaceniks should
be kept in jail because they are “dangers to the community” and
“flight risks.”……
Mag. Shirley had earlier told the prosecutor that to keep the three in
custody, she needed to show evidence of a crime of violence, a serious
drug crime, a prior felony conviction, a minor victim or use of a
firearm, a serious risk of flight, or obstruction of justice. ADA
Kirby came back a day later with felony charges…… Prosecutor Kirby
then spoke at length, dictating fearsome pretexts to keep all three in
jail, even asserting that their action was a “crime of violence.”
Kirby got worked up enough to hiss, “Their description of nonviolence
is not right. They are willing to die for what they believe. That’s
violence.”

Mag. Shirley explicitly rejected this screed, noting that the
willingness to risk one’s life does not make one violent. Ultimately,
he decided that prosecutors had failed to show that the defendants
posed any danger and released them subject to a long list of
conditions.

To see if nuclear weapons can be put away as a danger to the
community, trial is set for October 9 in Knoxville.
http://www.counterpunch.org/2012/08/08/nuclear-security-unmasked/

August 9, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Uncategorized