Animal Rights Group Convictied For Making Threats [homes vandalized, threatening e-mails, faxes..]

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[Sub-Driver]

Animal Rights Group Convictied For Making Threats

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(AP) TRENTON, N.J. An animal rights group and six members were convicted Thursday of inciting violence against a company that tests drugs and household products on animals.

The Philadelphia-based group, Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty, maintained its actions were protected under the First Amendment guarantee of freedom of speech.

The government charged that SHAC waged a five-year campaign of threats, harassment and vandalism against Huntingdon Life Sciences and posted information on the SHAC Web site about the lab’s employees and those who do business with Huntingdon.

Many of those targeted saw their homes vandalized, and they and their families received threatening e-mails, faxes and phone calls.

The federal jury deliberated over three days after a three-week trial.

SHAC and six of its members were charged with animal enterprise terrorism, stalking and other offenses. The charges carry two to five years in prison and fines up to $250,000.

[Sub-Driver]

give them the max......

[Michael Goldsberry]

posted information on the SHAC Web site about the lab’s employees and those who do business with Huntingdon.

[domenad]

Hah! A can of SHAC fu gets opened on these nuts. Lovely lovely lovely. Can we designate them as what they are, a terror group?

[manglor]

Those stupid leftists think the 1st amendment is a blank check to say anything at all without repercussions.


Remember the Miranda rights? Anything you say can be used against you in a court of law.

[jazusamo]

"SHAC waged a five-year campaign of threats, harassment and vandalism"

Many on the left try to equate President Bush with Hitler. They should look at this group of "protesters" and understand that the tactics they're using are identical to the Hitler Youth group.

[Issaquahking]

Animal rights jerks get there's ...finally! ping

[Freedom_no_exceptions]

the tactics they're using are identical to the Hitler Youth group

Adolf Hitler = vegan, funny-looking failed artist
Pamelyn Ferdin = vegan, funny-looking washed-up actress

Hmmm....

[Petronski]

Adolf Hitler: bizarre little moustache
Pamelyn Ferdin: bizarre little moustache



It's uncanny. ;OP

[Arm_Bears]

Animal Rights Group = Domestic Terrorists

[Clioman]

Can't wait to hear these jerks begin to squeal when they meet their new cellmates -- amorous, but ill-smelling 300-lb. creatures answering to names like Tiny, Moose or Skeeter...they're about to experience some real 'animal rites.'