CREATORS OF THE FAKED PLANNED PARENTHOOD VIDEOS CHARGED

[BigBearJohn]

Last edited Mon Jun 5, 2017, 01:07 AM - Edit history (3)

http://www.greenvillegazette.com/p/creators-of-the-faked-planned-parenthood-videos-charged-with-15-felonies-sentenced-to-prison-166153/

SEE ALSO:
http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/29/politics/planned-parenthood-video-charges/index.html

SEE ALSO IN THE NEW YORK TIMES:

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/29/us/planned-parenthood-video-charges.html?_r=0

Two of the individuals responsible for the anti-abortion and anti-planned parenthood recordings of Planned Parenthood employees have been charged with 15 felonies, according to The Associated Press. The two were heavily involved in the recordings that attempted to expose what they believed to be damning evidence against the very popular healthcare organization, although many view their efforts as a bid to mislead and smear the company.

The names of these two are Daniel Daleidan and Sandra Merrit. The two set up a fake biomedical research company which they called the “Center for Medical Process.” The two have been charged with 15 counts of recordings of individuals without first receiving their consent, and one of criminal conspiracy. If Daniel and Sandra are convicted, they will face several thousands of dollars worth of fines or even several years in prison.

Their fake company, the Center for Medical Process, had released several videos showing Planned Parenthood in the act of selling fetal tissue as medical waste to the fake firm.
Planned Parenthood has since defended their statements, saying they were not selling baby parts, but instead negotiating for transport reimbursement of the tissues, which they say are used for medical research into solutions for HIV/AIDS. However, many Republicans including the former HP CEO Carly Fiorina and Senator Ted Cruz of Texas continue to express that they disagree, and that baby parts were being sold.

[malaise]

1. Have they been sentenced yet?

Still these charges are great - off to the greatest page. They did a lot of harm.
Where's the other criminal they hang out with- O'Keefe? I'm sure I read a few days ago that he was in big trouble

[Auntie Bush]

3. I hope so....he deserves years in prison.

[malaise]

6. Here - truth is they're al ReTHUG operatives and peddlers of fake news

http://www.snopes.com/2017/06/03/james-okeefe-federal-lawsuit/

[AntiFascist]

15. Breitbart funded James O'Keefe n/t

[SaschaHM]

4. They haven't even been convicted yet.

[spanone]

2. K&R...

[former9thward]

5. Very strange and false headline.

No one has been sentenced to anything. Not even a trial has been scheduled.

[petronius]

8. Yeah, this is not a high-quality news source. Looks like a blog that repackages news

stories, with varying degrees of accuracy and clickbait headlines...

[Orcrist]

7. Good

Well deserved.

[jmowreader]

9. Clickbait. Don't do that.

Charged, convicted and sentenced are three different things. You can be charged and not convicted; convicted and not sentenced to prison.

[BigBearJohn]

20. See also

http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/29/politics/planned-parenthood-video-charges/index.html

[WhiskeyGrinder]

10. Why post a months-old story with a false headline and inaccuracies throughout?

You might want to consider self-deleting.

[Warpy]

11. Charges in Harris Co. TX were dismissed over last year

Charges were refiled in April of this year by the California AG.

California is unlikely to be as soft on crime as Texas is.

[L. Coyote]

12. Some PO box in Panama hiding the identity of the site

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MarkMonitor is the hosting service, Reno, NV.

[PatrickforO]

13. The forces of Christian hatred.

Don't give a shit about life at all, once it is out of the uterus.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

14. At the very least you should change the title in the OP

No one has been convicted yet, and certainly not sentenced to prison. All those who clicked on the recommend button must not have bothered to read beyond the headline.

[BigBearJohn]

17. I copied the title from the article itself

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

23. Keeping a completely misleading title in place

is not a good thing. And that second article you linked is also a couple of months old and only talks about charges. No convictions, no sentencing.

[BigBearJohn]

19. See also

http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/29/politics/planned-parenthood-video-charges/index.html

[SCantiGOP]

22. I deleted my post

I just felt like bitching.
I was complaining about the sloppy work in the original story that you quoting.

[kwenu]

16. They've only been charged not convicted or sentenced.

I can't stand bad journalism. Is it so hard to check off Who?,What?,When? and Where? The State of California charged them with recording without consent which is apparently illegal in California but not in many other states.

I'm guessing the recordings happened in California? Does anyone know? If not, I can't imagine how the charges will stick. Nevertheless, I'm not unhappy they are forced to spend money defending what they did.

[Quixote1818]

21. I saw this the other day and could not find any other news on this. I think this is fake

I believe the article has some of the names wrong as well.

[BigBearJohn]

24. Have you seen the article by CNN? OR by the New York Times? (below)

http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/29/politics/planned-parenthood-video-charges/index.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/29/us/planned-parenthood-video-charges.html?_r=0

[malaise]

25. Nice

still they haven't been sentenced YET.

[Alice11111]

26. It is legally significant that they were charged w 15 counts.

It would scare the hell out of most people to be charged with things that could lead to prison or huge fees.
Then, you have to have pre trial, discovery, continuances, which could go on for two years before a trial. Then, you get to the sentencing phase.

Look at Bill Cosby. It was a big deal when he was charged.
I think this is a big deal. They may get off for political reasons, but it will bring a LOT of attention to what really happened. At the very least, it will show that Planned Parenthood didn't do what it was accused of. Most people still believe the story spread by the RW, evangelicals and Ms. Lying Carly Fiorina.