AR-News: (US IN) RFK Jr. outraged by conviction of environmental watchdogs

[Animalara2003 at aol.com]

By SETH SLABAUGH
seths at thestarpress.com 
MUNCIE - The U.S. Humane Society says it might file a misconduct complaint 
against Judi Calhoun, the deputy prosecutor who prosecuted Abel Alves and Carol 
Blakney.
"This whole trial is an outrage," said Christopher Bedford, senior campaign 
coordinator for farm animals and sustainable agriculture at the Humane Society.
"Carol Blakney was convicted of trespass for sitting in her car on a public 
road," Bedford said. "She should never have been charged. Abel Alves was 
convicted of getting out of his car and taking a picture of a hog barn while 
standing on a public road. He should never have been charged."
Bedford, of Des Moines, was in Muncie for the couple's sentencing Tuesday.
Waterkeeper Alliance President Robert F. Kennedy Jr. issued the following 
statement:
"Every American should be outraged by these convictions. This prosecution has 
been a malicious effort to stifle dissent and intimidate concerned citizens 
into silence. Criminalizing modern citizen watchdogs like Professor Abel and 
Carol Blakney undermines the core value of our democracy. We all should be 
appalled by these kind of strong arm tactics used by livestock factory operators to 
shield their polluting practices from public scrutiny."






full story:

http://www.thestarpress.com/articles/6/015072-7926-004.html 









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