Posted on 09/18/2009 7:21:41 AM PDT by jeffq73
Former ACORN workers in the city are planning to file a civil complaint against the makers of the video, according to the website Investigative Voice.City state's attorney Patricia Jessamy said on WBAL's Shari Elicker Show that she could not prosecute based on restrictions for evidence obtained illegally.
Maryland law requires two party consent to be recorded.
Former employees of the beleaguered community activist group ACORN are planning to file a criiminal complaint in Baltimore against the creators of the series of videos that have spurred outrage against the organization, knowledgable sources have told Investigative Voice.The filing could come as soon as Friday afternoon, sources said.
The criminal complaint will allege that recordings of the group’s employees giving advice on how to evade taxes and house underage South American sex workers to journalists posing as a pimp and prostitute were obtained illegally.
The criminal complaint is expected to name both James O’Keefe, 25, and Hannah Giles, 20, along with the owner of the website Breitbart, which initially released the videos.
ACORN is also contemplating a civil suit seeking an injunction aginst O'Keefe and Giles to prevent them from distributing the videos, according to an an email.
Over the past few days, there have been thousands of unexplained server and computer failures all over the ACORN system - probably caused by right-wing hackers who only want to deny food and sheleter to well deserving hookers. Also, for some unexplained reason, all of the backup tapes were erased. Even the hard copies in the file cabinets have mysteriously burned up. For the love of Pete! Stop the harrasment of ACORN!!
But I only did it because the president is a black man!
If this goes to trial in the ‘hood they’ll make sure the get an OJ jury and it’s “case closed”.Otherwise,no way.So will there be a “progressive” prosecutor who wants to make his/her/its “bones” with the moonbats of the People’s Republic of Maryland?
I heard on FoxNews's legal analyst that the two party consent law is for "transmitted" communications. A direct video recording of any kind isn't covered under the law. Otherwise the law would make all taped video surveillance illegal.
Accurate
I hear all the time cases on the news of some guy filming ladies in the store changing rooms, they never get charged cause they’re breaking no law, which maddens me, yet these reporters broke the law?
We had an incident where I work that something similar happened, abd it is in the state statutes
Okeefe and Giles filmed in a common area, so their film would not be subject. The audio is the only issue Maryland is griping about
Where can I contribute to their legal defense fund? These two young people have saved us billions in tax dollars. It would be the least I could do and an honor to do so.
Ya know, if you think about it, if this case goes for ACORN, then, it won’t be long before security camera video can not be used as evidence of the commission of a crime without the permission of the criminal.
She is supposed to be working for the state prosecuting CRIMINALS like ACORN!
I wonder if anyone will really get the data before acorn themselves tries to destroy it all.
United Way gives YOUR money to ACORN.
Special report on the ACORN case by Charlie Gibson at 6:00 tonight.......
Who??????
Not Baltimore City juries - last year they let a cop-killer walk in a case that was iron-clad. Jury nullification at it's finest.
Well said!
Agreed. Ultimately O’Keefe and Giles will come off clean, because the public outcry will be too great.
Plus, I’ve already got my credit card ready to donate to their defense fund. ;-) I’m sure I’m not the only one...
One office doing this is isolated but FIVE offices spread out over the U.S. is a RICO case.
ACORN had to have a training guide for ALL their employees since ALL the employees that got caught were giving the SAME advice.
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