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New RNC charges highlight vindictive prosecutorial tactics

Submitted by smiley on Tue, 07/14/2009 - 12:28
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from the open publishing wire: Recently, the City of St. Paul filed new charges against four individuals arising from incidents that occurred during the 2008 Republican National Convention. Nearly a year has passed since the RNC, so this begs the question: why has the City of St. Paul suddenly decided to file these?  

The answer isn’t surprising: some, if not all, of the individuals charged may eventually file their own civil lawsuits against the City for various violations of their rights during the first week of September. The new charges are simply vindictive attempts to head these suits off at the pass through intimidation … a tactic by now overly familiar to those of us who have observed the workings of the courts in RNC cases.

Related: Jason Sparks Sentenced 60 Days for Breaking Bank Window (Star Tribune) | Dave Mahoney Sentenced | Charges Against Elliot Hughes -- Tortured at Ramsey County Jail on Sept. 1 | Brad Crowder Hearing July 21 | Re:Activism Twin Cities Sept. 1 Anniversary Planning Meeting

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