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Article #63776Re: 5 years and $80K in fines for Criminal Jaywalking
From: Jim Robinson
Date: Fri, 15 Oct 1993 20:29
Date: Fri, 15 Oct 1993 20:29
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Bruce Jonathan Schuck (schuck@fraser.sfu.ca) wrote:
>samuel@cs.ubc.ca (Stephen Samuel) writes:
>>A provincial judge today sentenced 44 forest protectors to a total of
>>5 1/2 years in jail and approximataly eighty thousand dollars in fines
>>for being on a public roadway.
>The charge was criminal contempt and they got off easy.
To be more precise, each individual was sentenced to between 30 and 45 days
for knowingly breaking the law. Personally, I think civil disobedience is a
proud and noble tradition. *But*, a person not willing to take the
consequences of his actions should really think twice before involving
himself. Hence, although I have no real opinion on the Clayoquat dispute
(I disbelieve both sides), I have a hard time getting worked up about
these sentences.
--
Jim Robinson
robinson@mdd.comm.mot.com
{ubc-cs!van-bc,uunet}!mdivax1!robinson
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