Right-wing protester charged in Berkeley riot back in custody

[Julian Englis]

Source: East Bay Times

OAKLAND — A self-proclaimed “American nationalist” arrested after a violent Berkeley riot in March was sent back to jail Thursday after a judge increased his bail because he was found in possession of a weapon.

Kyle “Stickman” Chapman, 42 of Daly City, was remanded back into custody after appearing in court Thursday afternoon for a bail hearing. In a video he posted publicly on Facebook, Chapman is seen off-roading in a truck in a state park in San Francisco. The truck, a Jeep-type vehicle, had Trump and American flags on it. A park ranger pulls it over and arrests Chapman, who is found in possession of a Kubaton key-chain, Chapman explains in one of his videos.

The keychain is a type of self-defense weapon stick, according to the company’s website, which can be lethally used.

Alameda County prosecutors requested a bail increase after the incident.

Read more: https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2017/12/21/right-wing-protester-charged-in-berkeley-riot-back-in-custody-after-video-incident/

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Typical Trump supporter. Lock him up.

[Chrysanthemum]

1. Typical right-wing idiot

Posts video of himself in the act, gets sent back to jail. Just couldn't resist "showing off" his big bad-ass self defying the law.

[iluvtennis]

2. Yep, a genuine asswipe.

[mr_lebowski]

3. I mean, I'm sure this guy's an asswipe and all ...

Are the Courts really going to be THAT trifling? I mean ... a friggin' KEY itself could be 'lethally used' ... if you jam it into someone's eyeball.

To be quite honest, I'm a bit more concerned with someone 'off-roading' in a 'State Park' in San Francisco. Cause I know the area pretty damn well, having grown up in the East Bay and having been ALL OVER SF, about 1000 times ... and I don't really know of a single place you're legally allowed to 'off road in your Jeep' ... unless maybe they mean SF County, as opposed to City of SF. Maybe I'm just not thinking of a particular place where that's legal ...

Busting someone for THIS ... even if they're on probation ... is pretty friggin' bullshit, honestly ... let's not cross the line into full-blown stupid, here ... It's 7" STICK for f***s sake.

[IthinkThereforeIAM]

5. That is the least leathal Kubaton I have seen...

... a quick search found this, mini daggers: [link:&q=0&b=1&p=0&a=1|

[Lochloosa]

6. He was arrested because "clubbing" type instruments are illigal in California.

Most likely the officer ran his license and it came back with the bail violation.

Here's the CA law:

Here's the excerpt from the state Penal Code:

22210. Except as provided in Section 22215 and Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 17700) of Division 2 of Title 2, any person in this state who manufactures or causes to be manufactured, imports into the state, keeps for sale, or offers or exposes for sale, or who gives, lends, or possesses any leaded cane, or any instrument or weapon of the kind commonly known as a billy, blackjack, sandbag, sandclub, sap, or slungshot, is punishable by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year or in the state prison.

I noticed you picked the most "innocent" looking Kubotan. He's a few other ones.

[mr_lebowski]

9. I honestly didn't know there were others ... that was the first one that popped up when I googled

If it in fact looked like one of those, esp. that first one ... then my opinion definitely changes

That being said, no matter how much I don't like a person, completely taking away a person's ability to defend themselves doesn't feel right.

If this was a female, and she had gotten in similar trouble, with similar sentencing, then gotten busted simply for CARRYING a small can of defensive Pepper Spray ... not using it, but having it ... I wouldn't really be down with that. You?

[Lochloosa]

11. As far as I know, pepper spray is not against the law in CA.

And he would not have been in trouble for having it.

So, the answer is no, I would not have a problem with it.

[mr_lebowski]

12. Pretty sure that the Kubaton is also not illegal unless you're on probation/bail and disallowed ...

From carrying any potentially lethal weapons.

I don't think you (presumably) or I would get in trouble in CA for having a Kubaton, IOW.

Not sure where you're coming up with the idea that everyone gets in trouble for having one of those in CA. My understanding from the story is that he's in trouble due to terms of his bail/probation, not for breaking a law that applies to non-criminals.

"The prosecution argued that Chapman was ordered to have no deadly weapons of any kind when he was released after posting bail, which was initially set at $135,000. Judge Yolanda Northridge ruled that while unfortunate that Chapman’s car was broken into, he did not need the weapon to protect himself."

Maybe I misunderstand though.

So, since we're actually dealing with actually potentially deadly weapons, and pepper spray is not one of those ... lets say a female was ordered to carry no deadly weapons because she was released on bail for a violent act, and she was caught with a taser (a device which has killed some people, albeit it's generally associated with self-defense, like a Kubaton key chain) which she claimed was for protection against potential rapists ... would you grant that this was an unfair restriction on her right to self-defense?

Because I would.

Just sayin'

Look I hate this a-hole, Berkeley is practically my home-town ... but people need to be able to defend themselves. If they can't be trusted to have a defensive weapon with which to do so ... then just keep them in jail.

[Lochloosa]

14. Fine. He made the decision to carry something that broke the terms..

Of his agreement. And that is what bail is, an agreement. He did not have to leave jail. He agreed to abide by certain rules. He didn't live up to his part of the deal.

[NBachers]

4. Yeah, I've looked around; I can't find what park he was in.

[hunter]

7. San Francisco is 100% urban.

"Off-roading?" Seriously?

This is a just a dick move, like driving on a golf course or someone's front lawn.

[mr_lebowski]

10. SF City, yes, SF county, almost ...

I definitely don't know of a place even in the County one can legally 'off-road' (esp. not in a damn Jeep) tho ... but at least I can think of some parts where it might conceivably be in the County ... def not The City though ... hell no ...

[hunter]

13. San Francisco City and County are one and the same.

The parks -- city, state, and national -- are all urban parks, the sorts of places people go jogging with their dogs, go for a picnic on a date, or a hike with the kids. I think the hills, rocks, steep Pacific Ocean cliffs, and vegetation make San Francisco's parks seem larger and much less urban than they actually are, but all are roughly equivalent to New York City's Central Park, and nope, not places for off-roading.

[Judi Lynn]

8. Dim-witted a-holes with poor language skills use violence to attack what they can't understand.

Kyle “Stickman” Chapman doesn't want to give up "show business."

They don't grasp they are announcing their stupidity by simply showing up to fight against human rights.

[Initech]

16. Those guys look like they're ready to do battle with termites.

[Initech]

15. May all these criminal fuckers lose their right to vote.

That would be an ironic punishment!