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@RuiCarneiro America. Where you can be convicted of providing material support to terrorism even if you had no part in said action.
Where you can be convicted of providing material support to terrorism even if you never stepped foot in the city of said action in your life.
Where attending a noise demonstration against the American Gestapo is terrorism.
America. Where standing against fascism is terrorism.
@Spirit just horrific all around. A lot of these precedents have been set and been in the works for some time, even before Trump as much as many people won’t want to admit it. But there are definitely new terrifying precedents set and… I just am heartbroken and so angry. I can’t imagine how they’re all feeling right now. Nothing just about this country
Jurors have reached a verdict for 9 defendants regarding the Prairieland Detention Center noise demonstration in Texas.
This case marks the first time the government has filed terrorism charges against “Antifa." Legal experts have been raising alarms over prosecutors’ theory — arguing defendants, including some who were not even at the demonstration, are part of an organized criminal “Antifa cell” and broader conspiracy.
The first charges in the Prairieland case were filed weeks after the Trump administration designated antifa as a domestic terror group last September.
The nine defendants faced a total of 65 outrageous charges that include attempted murder, aiding terrorists and weapons charges.
The verdict:
Count 1 - Riot
Autumn Hill - guilty
Zachary Evetts - guilty
Benjamin Song - guilty
Savanna Batten - guilty
Meagan Morris - guilty
Maricela Rueda - guilty
Elizabeth Soto - guilty
Ines Soto - guilty
Count 2 - Providing material support to terrorists
Autumn Hill - guilty
Zachary Evetts - guilty
Benjamin Song - guilty
Savanna Batten - guilty
Meagan Morris - guilty
Maricela Rueda - guilty
Elizabeth Soto - guilty
Ines Soto - guilty
Court 3 - Explosive conspiracy (fireworks)
Autumn Hill - guilty
Zachary Evetts - guilty
Benjamin Song - guilty
Savanna Batten - guilty
Meagan Morris - guilty
Maricela Rueda - guilty
Elizabeth Soto - guilty
Ines Soto - guilty
Count 4 - Use and carry explosives (fireworks)
Autumn Hill - guilty
Zachary Evetts - guilty
Benjamin Song - guilty
Savanna Batten - guilty
Meagan Morris - guilty
Maricela Rueda - guilty
Elizabeth Soto - guilty
Ines Soto - guilty
Count 5 - Attempted murder of an officer
Benjamin Song - not guilty
Autumn Hill - not guilty
Zachary Evetts - not guilty
Meagan Morris - not guilty
Maricela Rueda - not guilty
Count 6 - Attempted murder of an officer
Benjamin Song - not guilty
Autumn Hill - not guilty
Zachary Evetts - not guilty
Meagan Morris - not guilty
Maricela Rueda - not guilty
Count 7 - Attempted murder of an officer
Benjamin Song - guilty
Autumn Hill - not guilty
Zachary Evetts - not guilty
Meagan Morris - not guilty
Maricela Rueda - not guilty
Count 8 - Discharging a firearm during a violent crime (three counts)
Benjamin Song - guilty
Autumn Hill - not guilty
Zachary Evetts - not guilty
Meagan Morris - not guilty
Maricela Rueda - not guilty
Count 9 - Discharging a firearm
Benjamin Song - guilty
Autumn Hill - not guilty
Zachary Evetts - not guilty
Meagan Morris - not guilty
Maricela Rueda - not guilty
Count 10 - Discharging a firearm
Benjamin Song - guilty
Autumn Hill - not guilty
Zachary Evetts - not guilty
Meagan Morris - not guilty
Maricela Rueda - not guilty
Count 11 - Corruptly concealing a document
Daniel Rolando Sanchez‑Estrada - guilty
Count 12 - Conspiracy to conceal documents
Daniel Rolando Sanchez‑Estrada - guilty
Maricela Rueda - guilty
We Will Free Us has two articles up about the trial and will be publishing an update soon, including information on how to support the defendants and their families during these grossly unjust times.
The Prairieland 19 trial collapsed on day one in federal court, spotlighting how politically charged protest cases are handled. The case previews aggressive prosecution tactics, the implications it has beyond the courtroom, and what to watch as it moves forward.
We Will Free Us (www.wewillfreeus.org)
الإمبراطوريات لا تحرر
يستبدلون قفص واحد بآخر
Empires do not liberate. They replace one cage with that of another
Democrats are so embarrassing actually. Where is your “political violence” condemnations with the US gestapo? What about the multiple antifascists who have been shot and hurt by Neo-Nazis in recent years whose stories didn’t even make headlines? Do I even need to go on? This specific type of political theater is especially tiring.