AR-News: (US-az) Bill would subject ecoterrorists to criminal laws

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[from Arizona Daily Sun]

PHOENIX -- Environmental groups that illegally interfere with everything
from animal research to logging would be subject to the same criminal laws
and financial sanctions as members of the Mafia and the Taliban under the
terms of legislation given preliminary approval Thursday by the House of
Representatives.

On a voice vote, lawmakers agreed to redefine the definition of criminal
racketeering to include ecological or animal terrorism. That law allows
the government to go after the assets of not only those who commit certain
crimes but the organizations that support them. 
...
"If you spray paint a building and it costs $250 or more (to repair) you
could be labeled an animal or ecological terrorist,'' she said. "It
belittles the term 'terrorism.'"

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http://www.azdailysun.com/non_sec/nav_includes/story.cfm?storyID=86435

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