{"id":1662,"date":"2014-06-10T16:17:57","date_gmt":"2014-06-10T16:17:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/huffsantacruz.org\/wordpress\/?p=1662"},"modified":"2014-06-10T16:17:57","modified_gmt":"2014-06-10T16:17:57","slug":"santa-cruz-eleven-update-wretched-mainstream-media-coverage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/huffsantacruz.org\/wordpress\/santa-cruz-eleven-update-wretched-mainstream-media-coverage\/","title":{"rendered":"Santa Cruz Eleven Update & Wretched Mainstream Media Coverage"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A Week Later The Sentinel Does Drive-By Coverage of the Santa Cruz Eleven<\/strong><\/div>\n
by Robert Norse ( rnorse3 [at] hotmail.com<\/a> )
\nTuesday Jun 10th, 2014 7:43 AM <\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Today’s Scent-Anal finally got around to covering the 6-4 hearing of the Final Four of the Santa Cruz Eleven–in a story that’s buried on-line and nearly impossible to leave comments on (you keep getting displaced by an ad). I suppose we should be grateful there’s any space given to the issue at all. I have so far unsuccessfully tried to leave the following comments on the story–which reiterate past concerns, but, I think, are still strongly relevant. The Sentinel story is by Jessica York and can be found at http:\/\/www.santacruzsentinel.com\/News\/ci_25931032\/Delays-continue-in-vandalism-trespass-case<\/a> .<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

No mention of the $100,000 cost of the case to the taxpayers so far, plus another $100,000 for the upcoming felony trial. Nor any interest in the ongoing foreclosure fraud and crime being perpetrated by Bob Lee’s pals in the Wells Fargo rackets. Nor info about senseless prosecution was and is part of a broader repression against the Occupy movement and stopping similar protests as the war against the poor escalates.<\/p>\n

No analysis of the fact that the D.A. And police have zero evidence of any actual vandalism committed by the four defendants. The abuse of the \u201caiding and abetting’ theory spins the expensive lie that simply because these four along with more than a hundred others were in the building (as I was), they are \u201cguilty\u201d of vandalism.<\/p>\n

Also conveniently forgotten was the original purpose of the peaceful occupation of the now six-years vacant Wells Fargo-leased ban building: to provide a community center and\/or homeless refuge for those outside\u2014only 5% of whom have any legal place to sleep at night.<\/p>\n

The continued case simply provides political cover for Bob Lee’s failed case here and the endless distraction from escalating rents, ongoing foreclosures, and increasing poverty prompted by the massive wealth in equality in the country (and in the county).<\/p>\n

Meanwhile on-going low-intensity terrorism against protesters and the community continues with the 6 PM to 6 AM<\/span><\/span> curfew all around the courts and county buildings (denying the basic right to peaceful protest there) as well as increased \u201cpublic safety\u201d exclusions and visible police-state presence downtown, around city hall, the library, and the parks. No word from the local ACLU on these blatant bites out of the Constitution. Gary Johnson served a 6 month sentence and received an additional 2 years for sleeping on a bench outside the courthouse for a handful of nights (see http:\/\/www.indybay.org\/newsitems\/2014\/01\/06\/18748816.php<\/a> ).<\/p>\n

Recently I’ve learned from Ed Frey, the attorney in Gary Johnson’s case, that there have been new positive developments in his demand to have the case reheard because only 2 of the required 3 judges were present at the appeal hearing. More on that when he posts it or I get more info. Earlier documents in the case are o Ed’s website at http:\/\/www.fullspectrumdemocracy.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Gary’s probation ended in March, Ed tells me, and his on-going commentary often appears at Gary’s website: http:\/\/peacecamp2010insider.blogspot.com\/<\/a> .<\/p>\n

Recent updates & comments on the June 4th hearing are posted at http:\/\/www.indybay.org\/newsitems\/2014\/06\/05\/18756978.php<\/a> .<\/div>\n

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