Oil and Gas tells young Environmentalist: "Your *** is grassed now buddy"

[notorious bum]

Environmentalist Tim DeChristopher Found Guilty of Sabotaging Oil and Gas Auction; Faces up to 10 Years in Jail

http://www.democracynow.org/2011/3/4...ound_guilty_of

A federal jury in Salt Lake City has convicted environmental activist Tim DeChristopher of two felony counts for disrupting the auction of more than 100,000 acres of federal land for oil and gas drilling. DeChristopher was charged in December 2008 with infiltrating a public auction and disrupting the Bush administration’s last-minute move to auction off oil and gas exploitation rights on vast swaths of federal land. A student at the time, DeChristopher posed as a bidder and bought 22,000 acres of land with no intent to pay in an attempt to save the property from drilling. He faces up to ten years in prison. DeChristopher joins us today to talk about the verdict. [includes rush transcript]

TIM DeCHRISTOPHER: Well, it wasn’t actually my participation that invalidated the auction. It was my participation that drew a lot of attention to what was going on in the auction. But there were other complaints against the auction and lawsuits against the auction, which once the new administration came in, they invalidated almost the entire thing and admitted that they weren’t following their own rules in the first place. And it wasn’t because of my participation, but because of the way that they had operated and locked the public out of the decision-making process for public land, that the auction was invalidated. But again, that’s something that the jury was not allowed to know. The verdict in this case was a pretty much foregone conclusion, because we weren’t allowed to tell the jury any of that stuff.

JUAN GONZALEZ: And on what basis did the judge exclude this other important information, like, for instance, the fact that you were raising the money to actually pay for what you had bid for?

TIM DeCHRISTOPHER: The judge said that it was irrelevant and that it would confuse the jury, so they shouldn’t be allowed to know it.

10years? really, now? We need to find a white version of Johnny Cockren

[ronin sparthos]

Criminal Justice System: Working as intended.

[Rhinox]

You fuck with people with money to invest in political clout you get fucked in the ass repeatedly.

sucks2bepoor

[Penthesilea]

Criminal Justice System: Working as intended.

Careful, that's the call of the Swampass, soon to come in and start lawyering you up.

[Egon]

So a guy breaks the law and goes to jail. What's the big deal?

[Salodin]

Does it count if the government was breaking the law to hold the auction in the first place?

Was he even breaking the law if he was raising the money to pay for the land any ways?

[Egon]

When you bid on any auction, you can't be like "Oh I can't pay now but I'll have the money soon!" It being a federal auction makes it even worse. The point of having an auction is to get the money very quickly. I used to go to auto auctions all the time. If one argues that the 10 years is a little to long, that is probably to keep others from pulling the same stunts. This country is just too broke to be dealing with these crazy people.

[Stumblingdrunk]

This country is just too broke to be dealing with these crazy people.

Because the longer we jail him the less it costs the government?

[Plow]

wow I almost forgot how amazing egon is

[Kuya]

Because the longer we jail him the less it costs the government?

Oh snap

[Egon]

Because the longer we jail him the less it costs the government?

Hey I'm always a fan of an express lane for execution. But that would just get even more people's panties in a wad. Also I'm sure it would cost less to send 1 guy to jail for 10 years than having to deal with more people making false bids on federal/state auctions. Insurance always costs money.

[Kuya]

Hey I'm always a fan of an express lane for execution.

Of course you are. You are, of course, a born again christian.

[Egon]

I'm no longer allowed to talk about that. It has gotten me banned twice, since all of the open minded members of BG already know everything about Jesus.

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[Kuya]

It's like we're in nazi the germany

[aurik]

Hey I'm always a fan of an express lane for execution. But that would just get even more people's panties in a wad. Also I'm sure it would cost less to send 1 guy to jail for 10 years than having to deal with more people making false bids on federal/state auctions. Insurance always costs money.

You sure? Because the cost of litigation is pretty significant.

[Egon]

You sure? Because the cost of litigation is pretty significant.

Oh I agree, it is a lot. Almost pointless to argue because none of us would know which would cost more. The cheapest would be a bullet in the head. That said, modification to human behavior is usually worth the price tag because the returns are never ending.


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[notorious bum]

I like where this is going. Bravo, sir.

[Egon]

I like where this is going. Bravo, sir.

Just doin' my job.

[Kerberoz]

People like this (and PETA, Sea Shepherd, etc) only serve to paint environmentalism in a bad light and discourage normal, rational people from helping out responsibly, for fear of being lumped in with the crazies. Fuck him.

[notorious bum]

Well, pussy-footing around and precariously holding protests doesn't quite have the same effect. This dude took a risk for the greater good, which is exactly what is needed to make any sort of progress in this country when these corporations have this govt. under control, lock-stock-and-barrel.