Lucille
10-03-2013, 01:38 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SuEZq7WGSY
September 31 Update and Response to Adam Kokesh
http://shieldmutual.com/2013/09/adam-kokesh-longer-customer/
...Adam Kokesh Responds from Jail
On September 30, a video response from Adam Kokesh was published on YouTube. I was alerted to it the next day. Here is his statement:
[video above]
I’d like to comment on his statement.
1. Adam asks people to distribute jury nullification pamphlets in the days leading up to his trial.
I have noticed an increasing level of desperation in the Kokesh camp over the last few weeks. There are very reasonable concerns that Adam could be sentenced to significant jail time. I am concerned, however, that inexperienced activists are being led into harm’s way.
When engaging in jury rights or jury nullification activism, it is unwise at best to target a particular case. This can lead to jury tampering charges. There is a reason why it is against the Fully Informed Jury Association’s (FIJA) guidelines. Adam is a valuable member of our community but before people go out there and put themselves in line for a spot in a cage, they should be trained and prepared to do it in the safest way possible.
I have been working on jury nullification activism in DC since August. Adam’s circle took note of this. Adam praised my efforts in multiple podcasts in early September. This article on jury rights stems from my efforts. Unfortunately, our efforts to launch pamphleting at DC Superior Court so far have fallen short. Others are now working on this. I wish them the best of luck. I am supporting some of the efforts financially. You should too.
But I want to state very clearly that people need to follow FIJA’s guidelines (and then some) in order to avoid the risk of jury tampering charges. We should not be sending them more bodies to put in their cages. That doesn’t help anything. It just makes it worse. There are government decision-makers who want Adam Kokesh in a cage for a long time. They know that some of us are working on jury nullification and they will want to make an example of any of us who are careless enough to disregard FIJA’s reasonable guidelines. Hell, they’ll want to make an example of us no matter what. Be careful. Veteran activists have a responsibility to educate both themselves and newcomers about how to minimize these risks.
It's very long, so click through if you want to read the rest.
Adam reading supporters' letters from the hooskow:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qICwGkrceCo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azVzwJhih6o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JP1W_WZE39o&feature=c4-overview&list=UU0RJJ_Wm7jyOU9eY10LgcwA
September 31 Update and Response to Adam Kokesh
http://shieldmutual.com/2013/09/adam-kokesh-longer-customer/
...Adam Kokesh Responds from Jail
On September 30, a video response from Adam Kokesh was published on YouTube. I was alerted to it the next day. Here is his statement:
[video above]
I’d like to comment on his statement.
1. Adam asks people to distribute jury nullification pamphlets in the days leading up to his trial.
I have noticed an increasing level of desperation in the Kokesh camp over the last few weeks. There are very reasonable concerns that Adam could be sentenced to significant jail time. I am concerned, however, that inexperienced activists are being led into harm’s way.
When engaging in jury rights or jury nullification activism, it is unwise at best to target a particular case. This can lead to jury tampering charges. There is a reason why it is against the Fully Informed Jury Association’s (FIJA) guidelines. Adam is a valuable member of our community but before people go out there and put themselves in line for a spot in a cage, they should be trained and prepared to do it in the safest way possible.
I have been working on jury nullification activism in DC since August. Adam’s circle took note of this. Adam praised my efforts in multiple podcasts in early September. This article on jury rights stems from my efforts. Unfortunately, our efforts to launch pamphleting at DC Superior Court so far have fallen short. Others are now working on this. I wish them the best of luck. I am supporting some of the efforts financially. You should too.
But I want to state very clearly that people need to follow FIJA’s guidelines (and then some) in order to avoid the risk of jury tampering charges. We should not be sending them more bodies to put in their cages. That doesn’t help anything. It just makes it worse. There are government decision-makers who want Adam Kokesh in a cage for a long time. They know that some of us are working on jury nullification and they will want to make an example of any of us who are careless enough to disregard FIJA’s reasonable guidelines. Hell, they’ll want to make an example of us no matter what. Be careful. Veteran activists have a responsibility to educate both themselves and newcomers about how to minimize these risks.
It's very long, so click through if you want to read the rest.
Adam reading supporters' letters from the hooskow:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qICwGkrceCo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azVzwJhih6o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JP1W_WZE39o&feature=c4-overview&list=UU0RJJ_Wm7jyOU9eY10LgcwA