File spoon-archives/anarchy-list.archive/anarchy-list_2001/anarchy-list.0111, message 443


From: "heather" <heather-AT-teknopunx.co.uk>
Subject: Fw: Ruckus gets 3 years
Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2001 21:37:07 -0000




----- Original Message -----
From: "ELP Support Network" <AnimalEarthLiberation-AT-bigfoot.com>
To: <disco-AT-teknopunx.co.uk>
Sent: Friday, November 23, 2001 6:00 PM
Subject: Ruckus gets 3 years


> Urgent ELP! Bulletin (16th November 2001)
>
> Dear friends
>
> ELP has just learnt that yesterday American eco-activist Rob "Ruckus"
> Middaugh was sentenced to three years imprisonment for his involvement in
> the Mayday 2001 "Reclaim The Streets" celebrations in Long Beach,
> California.
>
> Rob was part of the "black block" which during the celebrations came into
> confrontation with the police.  Because Rob defended himself from the
police
> he was charged with assault on a police officer, refusal to comply with a
> police officer, conspiracy to commit a crime, and riot.  Rob also faced
> charges for alleged probation violation.  In all Rob was looking at
possibly
> 16-17 years inside if found guilty on all charges.  Then Rob was offered a
> plea bargain.  Go guilty and get a 3 year stretch or risk it in court and
> face 16-17 years inside.  Just to "sweaten" the plea bargain, Judge
Richard
> Romero told Rob he was guaranteed 3-4 years in prison for his probation
> violation, regardless of whether he was found guilty or not for the Mayday
> charges.
>
> With no other option Rob took the plea bargain and admitted the assault
> charge and the probation violation.  All other charges were dropped.  Rob
> was sentenced to 3 years for each charge, but the sentences are to run
> concurrently.  He was also given "one strike" for his guilty plea and is
now
> on his "second strike".  Under the "Three Strikes and your out rule" this
> means, upon his release, if Rob is convicted for another "strike" he faces
a
> minimum 25 years imprisonment.
>
> Rob is presently in the Los Angeles County Jail awaiting transfer.  We
know
> he would love to hear from you.  So please send urgent letters of support
> to:
>
> Rob Middaugh #6859467
> PO Box 86164
> Los Angeles 90086-0164
> USA
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> "Any political movement that does not support its political internees is a
> sham movement"
> (Ojore Lutalo - Anarchist prisoner)
>
> Support All Animal & Earth Liberation Prisoners
>
> Earth Liberation Prisoners/Spirit of Freedom
> c/o Cornerstone Resource Centre, Leeds, LS7 3HB, England
> E-Mail < earthlibprisoner-AT-mail.com >
> < www.spiritoffreedom.org.uk >
>
> Earth Liberation Prisoners Newsletter/Urgent ELP! Bulletin
> c/o BM Box 2407, London, WC1N 3XX, England
> E-Mail < AnimalEarthLiberation-AT-Bigfoot.Com >
>
> North American Earth Liberation Prisoners Support Network
> c/o POB 11331, Eugene, OR 97440, USA
> E-Mail < naelpsn-AT-tao.ca >
>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
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Counsel him not to use force to conquer the universe.
For this would only cause resistance." - Lao Tzu

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