July 7th, Russells court date for not having papers

[kola]

Don't let them hustle Russell.

Are they banning Kanning?

FREE RUSSELL NOW!

[Coconut]

Judges robes:  denied entry.

Audio. Sorry for the parts you can't make out. It was hidden.

[Coconut]

Trial set for Aug 19th (was it 10am?).

Sounds like 10am. even my shotgun mic didn't pick up the judge's whispers so well from across the room.

edit: attached that audio

[Kat Kanning]

I heard 10 am 

[Russell Kanning]

I heard August 19th at 10am.

I will have to rename that mp3 ... this won't be the last "Kanning trial"

[David]

I don't see the point in a trial if nobody is paying anyway. Perhaps waste more of their time? I'll plan on going nonetheless.

Can't speak for Russell, but I think going to trial is important for me because If I can plan when they may arrest me, assuming they choose to, I can get time off of work, and other measures to try to reduce the overall harm an arrest would cause. 

"Perhaps waste more of their time?"
Yup.  Since they insist on wasting Russells, and since there is little he can do about it, increasing the cost of enforcement become a logical nonviolent form of resistance. 
With the tiniest of excuses, to save face, they can drop the charges anytime they want.  They are truly bringing this on themselves by trying to extort money out of people. 

[Russell Kanning]

I took that as a question directed at the system.

[FTL_Ian]

Kat mentioned handouts for the people at the trial.  What sort of things should they cover?

[Russell Kanning]

the blue light gang member from Swanzee had his tazer on
the jackbooted thug from Richmond was looking very paramilitary in his all black outfit

[Kat Kanning]

Swanzey is where they tase you for peeing. 

[Coconut]

Swanzey is where they tase you for peeing. 

It's a "simple compliance device" according to one officer that was at the Dublin party breakup a couple weeks back.

[David]

More of a 'kiss my shiny metal ass' device.  electrified ass. 

[SamIam]

I'm a little confused. Was everyone waiting in line to check in with the hall monitor like you learned in school before walking into "your" courtroom?

I get my camera in these places, because I don't ask, I inform them of my rights. I would have simply walked in. It would be awful hard for one bureaucrat to deal with 10 people walking in together.

Government being instituted for the common benefit, protection, and security, of the whole community, and not for the private interest or emolument of any one man, family, or class of men;

The judge not wanting costumes in the court is the interest of one man or class of men.

therefore, whenever the ends of government are perverted, and public liberty manifestly endangered, and all other means of redress are ineffectual, the people may, and of right ought to reform the old, or establish a new government.

A court room prosecuting tax law crimes where the injured party is an idea, would seem to fit the description of "perverted"


I guess you could also take their rules to heart, and not wear costumes. Wear actual black dresses, and the guys get to go as cross dressers Maybe you could top it off with some clip on ear rings, and a bit of blush.  Although it would suck to get arrested that way.

[Coconut]

I'm a little confused. Was everyone waiting in line to check in with the hall monitor like you learned in school before walking into "your" courtroom?

Yep. There was the room where you entered, and then they took people one at a time to wand them and search their bags before letting them through. When Ian and Menno tried to get their wanding to get into the courtroom is when the bailiff told them they weren't allowed in in the robes.

lol wanding.

[FTL_Ian]

I'm a little confused. Was everyone waiting in line to check in with the hall monitor like you learned in school before walking into "your" courtroom?

I get my camera in these places, because I don't ask, I inform them of my rights. I would have simply walked in. It would be awful hard for one bureaucrat to deal with 10 people walking in together.

I don't think we were ready to get hurt, and they could have gotten violent.  Perhaps you can lead us next time!