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 > >&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& "Whenever you advise a ruler in the way of Tao, Counsel him not to use force to conquer the universe. For this would only cause resistance." - Lao Tzu "And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music."-Friedrich Nietzsche- http://www.teknopunx.co.uk for NVDA news and Links "He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would fully suffice." -Albert Einstein "The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws!" --Tacitus (A.D. 55-130) > >
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