DOJ: Nun and her co-defendents are "recidivists and habitual offenders" who need long jail terms

[cali]

Yeah, but the banksters are your pals, right Eric?

typical of this DOJ, which as Laelth pointed out recently, is good on some civil rights issues and shitty on everything else.

This just makes me sick.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/19/nun-jailed-break-in-nuclear-plant

[Cali_Democrat]

1. How were they convicted? Did they plead guilty? nt

[cali]

3. read the article.

I'm surprised you're not aware of this case. they were charged with sabotage.

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At the January hearing, four character witnesses for the defendants gave powerful testimony about their strong Christian and pacifist principles, their commitment to helping others, and their dedication to their cause. They, and the scores of supporters crowded into the courtroom, also provided an insight into the close-knit nature of the anti-nuclear faith community.

Mary Evelyn Tucker, director of the Forum on Religion and Ecology at Yale, who has known Rice all her life, compared the nun's use of non-violent protest to the "lineage of transformation" employed by Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King. She said: "To allow Megan to continue the work of her life, the work to alleviate suffering, outside the walls of a prison would be an invaluable gift to the world. To keep her inside, the world would be diminished for lack of her work."

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[Cali_Democrat]

5. That's the hearing.

I'm confused about whether this went to jury trial or they plead guilty.

Article doesn't say.

[cali]

7. sorry, yes they had a jury trial and no

none of them plead guilty.

[GeorgeGist]

2. Eric seems to have an unhealthy hangup about elderly women.

Maybe he was abused by his gramma?

[Cali_Democrat]

4. Abuse is nothing to joke about. nt

[Fumesucker]

6. I'm under the impression that Nuns take a vow of poverty or something similar

So yeah, I can understand how they get no sympathy from Mr Holder.

[woo me with science]

8. I have no printable words here.

Jackbooted monsters. I can't even recognize my government anymore.

[truedelphi]

9. Cali - this week's Matt Taibbi article in Rolling Stone tells us where

Eric Holder came from... remember financial swindler Marc Rich?

Back in the 1988 to 1992 period, Rich was making a fortune by putting together criminal deals with those Soviet bosses who controlled USSR's supply of raw materials.

The people in Russia benefiting from these dealings went on to be The One Percent of Russian Society. Marc Rich would get the local Russian mob bosses to sell him commodities, usually metals, at a mere 10% of the world-market price. And he'd reap big returns, returning a bit of the profits he made to those Russian criminals.

Marc Rich was an exile from the USA, as far too many criminal charges had been filed against him including tax evasion, wire fraud, racketeering, and more.

Had he ever returned to the USA, he could have been put away at least for life.

Until Eric Holder brought him to Bill Clinton's attention n January of 2001. And Clinton offered Rich a Presidential pardon.

And Eric Holder's career has flourished ever since.

Rolling Stone article by Matt Taibbi, Vampire Squid Strikes Again.

[woo me with science]

10. That article alone

could spawn a dozen worthy OP's. Your post should be one of them.

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/the-vampire-squid-strikes-again-the-mega-banks-most-devious-scam-yet-20140212#ixzz2tAfGg9H0

[truedelphi]

20. I wonder about the fate of Rolling Stone Magazine.

Most magazines, if you look at their advertising base, have plenty of ads for credit cards, and other banking services.

Rarely do I see a credit card ad, even a single one, inside Rolling Stone, even though the zine's demographic is one credit card companies would like to tap into.

The Big Bankers are that afraid of, and mad at, Rolling Stone for keeping on the Great Taibbi and his mighty pen.

[Pretzel_Warrior]

11. what specific laws did the banksters commit and what evidence does Holder have to make a case?

That is really the problem. Banksters are way more slick than most bozos that actually commit crimes against laws on the books.

Seriously, breaking into a federal nuclear facility is pretty easy case to prosecute no matter the motives of the people breaking in. Proving that some large banks were actually engage in securities fraud or other crimes? Verrrryyyy difficult.

Perhaps there were other ways for these people to get their point across re: lax security other than sneaking in and vandalizing.

[Luminous Animal]

16. Barbie Holder says: Investigating banksters? Math is h-a-a-r-d!

GI Joe Holder says: Prosecuting peaceful protesters? Vengeance is mine!

Context:
http://sniggle.net/barbie.php

[cali]

22. you're kidding right?

[MisterP]

12. how Salvadoran (Haga Patria: Mate un cura)

[Luminous Animal]

17. Yep.

[Archae]

13. The protestors' biggest "crime..."

They really embarrassed the (har har) "security" at that uranium depository.

Three elderly people got in and just waited for anyone to even NOTICE them for over an hour.

[KeepItReal]

14. The judge is a George W. Bush appointee

Do you need to know any more?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amul_Roger_Thapar

[Luminous Animal]

18. The prosecutors are Obama's DOJ. Do you need to know more?

[truedelphi]

21. But I have heard that

In his third term Obama will really start reforming the DOJ, and seeing to it that basic laws are enforced. We just need patience.

[geek tragedy]

15. overcharging is typical of every DOJ, unfortunately nt

[Luminous Animal]

19. Oh well, what can you do... another political prisoner log on the fire...

Now watch me throw this grape 20 feet in the air then catch it in my mouth!