http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/02/11/grand-jury-refusers-so-what-can-i-do-about-it Comments On: Grand Jury Refusers: So What Can I Do About It? by Brendan Kiley en-us Copyright 2013 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:01 -0700 Mon, 20 May 2013 06:15:00 -0700 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss
Unfortunately, that piece has no original reporting in it-- it's just a collection of quotes publicly available on the internet strung together with polemic.

Of all the paid journalists still working on this story, none seem to have gotten any closer to answering the question, and I'm guessing most of them* are no longer actively investigating the Leah Lynn-Plante side of the tale.

* Whether or not this includes The Stranger's Theater Editor, I have no idea.
Posted by robotslave]]> Tue, 12 Feb 2013 10:28:17 -0800 The Stranger http://dissenter.firedoglake.com/2012/10…
Posted by Rob in Baltimore]]> Tue, 12 Feb 2013 10:01:30 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Brendan Kiley]]> Tue, 12 Feb 2013 09:19:31 -0800 The Stranger Posted by You_Gotta_Be_Kidding_Me]]> Tue, 12 Feb 2013 09:08:46 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Rob in Baltimore]]> Tue, 12 Feb 2013 03:54:51 -0800 The Stranger insane. That someone should be locked up simply because he or she minded his own business and declined to participate in some prosecutor's investigation---no trial or conviction? What the hell is wrong with you people?

If you think someone has done wrong, you allow him or her to face the accuser in a fair trial before a jury of peers; you don't fucking torture until compliance is achieved.
Posted by Phil M]]> Tue, 12 Feb 2013 00:15:14 -0800 The Stranger
Posted by robotslave]]> Mon, 11 Feb 2013 20:54:08 -0800 The Stranger Posted by vegancookies]]> Mon, 11 Feb 2013 20:36:30 -0800 The Stranger really have a good laugh.
Posted by Unbrainwashed]]> Mon, 11 Feb 2013 17:49:16 -0800 The Stranger
#20, the "immunity" is immunity from prosecution for any self-incriminating statements they might make. That removes any 5th amendment issues. Of course, you already knew that. They still refused to talk, so that put them in contempt of court. Which you, and they, and their lawyers also knew. So you can knock it off with the faux-ignorant act here.

Yes, there's an international banker network. So what? We're supposed to call off every investigation until your hobby horse is attended to? Sorry, but that's not the way it works. But then you know that, too. And you also know that there's an anarchist network in this part of the country, and that they've done a hell of a lot more than break a few windows.

I have no sympathy for these punks, and hope the federal prosecutors will keep squeezing them for as long as it takes. They should impanel grand jury after grand jury after grand jury after grand jury, and if they won't testify then they can go to jail after jail after jail after jail. And if you don't like it, you can post comment after comment after comment after comment.


Posted by Unbrainwashed]]> Mon, 11 Feb 2013 17:45:39 -0800 The Stranger
Second, they were provided with immunity, so that they could testify without implicating themselves, they chose not to, it's their choice to be in prison right now as a protest, they could leave if they'd just answer some questions for a judge.

Third, this so called "principled and noble cause" they're defending was breaking a bunch of windows which caused tens of thousands of dollars in damages that we're now all paying off in our federal taxes. They're not bringing down the system, they're a bunch of immature lunatics who imagine they're going to create change by shattering the windows of the big bad government and corporations.
Posted by SeriouslyPeople?]]> Mon, 11 Feb 2013 17:04:44 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Brendan Kiley]]> Mon, 11 Feb 2013 17:02:59 -0800 The Stranger Posted by ishf]]> Mon, 11 Feb 2013 17:00:57 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Rob in Baltimore]]> Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:14:41 -0800 The Stranger
There is an "anarchist network" in the northwest? Really now. I'm sure they are very, very well organized (/snark). Is there not also a "international banker's network" that has done many BILLIONS of damage over the last 5 years? Why are not many bankers now sitting in solitary? Gravity of crime does not appear to be the root issue here.
Posted by treacle]]> Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:04:31 -0800 The Stranger Posted by delirian]]> Mon, 11 Feb 2013 15:52:48 -0800 The Stranger
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012…

Posted by resistingranny]]> Mon, 11 Feb 2013 15:48:43 -0800 The Stranger
Their fifth amendment rights haven't been violated. That's what immunity is all about. And it's not just breaking a few windows. There's an anarchist network in the Northwest that has done many millions of dollars worth of damage all over the place. That's what the investigation is about, but the Stranger won't talk about that, either.

Reading the Stranger is sort of like when the Russians would scrutinize pictures of officials in Pravda for hints of what was really going on. You look through the propaganda to parse the subtleties. A good tactic is to see what the story did not cover, because the writer was too afraid to bring it up.
Posted by Unbrainwashed]]> Mon, 11 Feb 2013 15:37:21 -0800 The Stranger Posted by resistingranny]]> Mon, 11 Feb 2013 15:13:14 -0800 The Stranger Posted by delirian]]> Mon, 11 Feb 2013 15:12:19 -0800 The Stranger Oh my! Does that answer your question?
Posted by delirian]]> Mon, 11 Feb 2013 15:08:02 -0800 The Stranger "No person shall be ... compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law;"

Totally fucked up that they can be put in frickkin solitary for not answering questions about who knows who in whatever social network. Clear example of the state's overreach.

@12 - I'm sorry Mr. sgt_doom. I appreciate your viewpoints and information, but saying that the apparent solution is to "Do a Dorner..." is totally bananas. So we all should shoot a few people, probably some cops?, and then lead the police on a massive manhunt? How will that effect positive change again? You've really lost me.
Things can and do change for the positive in this country. I recognize the clear threats to the liberty of the place that, among others, incoming immigrants recognize as the one of the freest countries in the world. We have our issues and hypocrisies, and we have our work cut out for us, but "Doing a Dorner" is not a useful answer or solution.
Posted by treacle]]> Mon, 11 Feb 2013 14:43:16 -0800 The Stranger @7 pretty much sums it up --- and if Brendan is still under the impression we exist in a "democracy" and writing one's congress critters, or this matter, truly accomplishes anything, he really is beyond stupidity!

Do a Dorner . . .
Posted by sgt_doom]]> Mon, 11 Feb 2013 14:14:42 -0800 The Stranger
Those held have no recourse beyond hoping that the court will lose interest or show mercy. Principle is great and all but the screws of compliance are beginning to twist.

Posted by dirge]]> Mon, 11 Feb 2013 14:07:44 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Pope Peabrain]]> Mon, 11 Feb 2013 13:59:06 -0800 The Stranger