“Athens 8” Criminal Protesters Receive Slap on Wrist by OH Court
Eight loud, obnoxious and anything-but-peaceful protesters were arrested in February near Athens, OH for trespassing and illegally blocking the entrance to an injection well site (see Break the Law in OH, Get an Award – Anti-Drilling Nuttery on Display). The eight alleged criminals--charged with criminal trespass--have successfully pleaded their crimes down to disorderly conduct and let go with a slap on the wrist by an Ohio court.
One of the protesters, a "sustainable" organic farmer, Gilbert (Kip) Rondy, someone who operates "unheated greenhouses" (apparently that's a badge of honor instead of a sanity test), read a statement to the judge that attempts to excuse his and the other protesters' lawless actions by saying they had to do it to protect Mother Earth. This one will give you a chuckle like it did us...
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