Two young people indicted for owning anarchist literature

41  2012-09-19 by [deleted]

http://thesoundandnoise.com/2012/09/14/young-persons-called-to-private-grand-jury-for-owning-books/

Leah's statement: http://nopoliticalrepression.wordpress.com/2012/09/13/leah-lynn-plantes-statement-and-demonstrations-in-support-of-grand-jury-resisters/

Matt's statement: http://nopoliticalrepression.wordpress.com/2012/09/12/statement-in-opposition-to-state-grand-juries-and-in-support-of-its-resisters/

"Reportedly, the FBI search warrant was for black clothing, paint, sticks, computers and cell phones, and ‘anarchist materials or literature.’"

12 comments

5  Weltall82 2012-09-19

computers and cell phones

is what they're really after, bty.

5  [deleted] 2012-09-19

 1. False flag some arab terror allah akbar shit.

 2. Get new "crush them" powers.

 3. Crush the fuck out of the weird babby ows and tea are about to have.

Calling it.

5  herpaderp2026 2012-09-19

Wait. You can't own "anarchist" literature? You can get in trouble for reading now?

4  thephrygiancap 2012-09-19

good ole thought crime for ya.

3  allthingsfantastic 2012-09-19

Oh boy.

3  alllie 2012-09-19

This does show that anarchists need to be loners. Allying with anyone opens you up to agent provocateurs and spies.

5  [deleted] 2012-09-19

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2  alllie 2012-09-19

This brings to mind the drug rules I heard long ago: Never buy drugs from anyone you don't know. Never sell drugs to anyone you don't know.

Anarchists should have the rule: Never tell your anarchist plans to anyone. Never let anyone tell their anarchist plans to you.

These days only lone wolves have a chance at succeeding at any activist action.

2  thephrygiancap 2012-09-19

Security Cultures are important.

3  alllie 2012-09-19

Very good advice.

0  hb_alien 2012-09-19

Two young people indicted for owning anarchist literature

No, they weren't. They're suspected of vandalism. If they were simply going after litaerature they could arrest half of Portland.

And, yeah, the Grand Jury decides if there is enough evidence for indictment, so unless the Grand Jury has made a decision yet, they haven't been indicted.

8  [deleted] 2012-09-19

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-1  hb_alien 2012-09-19

I was just saying the headline is inaccurate. I suspect they're being railroaded, but the feds probably wouldn't bust them unless they had something on them. Unless it was one of those informant tips gone wrong, again.

4  mothereffingteresa 2012-09-19

Unless it was one of those informant tips gone wrong, again.

In political cases, that's not unlikley.

2  thephrygiancap 2012-09-19

Security Cultures are important.

4  thephrygiancap 2012-09-19

good ole thought crime for ya.