By Tresa B. & David A. | Detroit Free Press | Mar 27, 2012 | [Original Article]
"In a sharp rebuke, a federal judge today acquitted seven members of a Lenawee County militia group of plotting to overthrow the U.S. government with weapons of mass destruction...
...U.S. District Judge Victoria Roberts said federal prosecutors failed in five weeks of trial to prove that the Hutaree had a specific plan to kill a police officer and attack law enforcement personnel...
...“It’s a good thing,” he said. “It’s supposed to be hard for prosecutors to prove seditious conspiracy. They’re trying to punish free speech, so it’s necessary to impose a significant limitation on the government’s ability to do that.”... [Read More]
...“ Some of the defendants did say things that perhaps they shouldn’t have said .. but they had a right to say it,” Weiss told the Free Press today, saying “it’s unfortunate that people are getting indicted” for speaking their minds. “It’s the thought police. The government should not be so sensitive that they take away First Amendment freedoms simply because someone says something they don’t like.”...
..."My client got locked up for two years but never gets that time back … The U.S. Attorneys office, the FBI and the U.S. government should be ashamed of themselves,” Satawa said. “This entire case was a very, very sick joke.”...
...“Watch what you say. Even the most innocent of statements can be used against you,” said Meeks, who believes the government unfairly targeted the Hutaree. “If they want to get you, they will...” [Read More]
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