Three were charged - co-defendents with the author. At least one was found guilty. The prosecutor chose not to prosecute him.
What’s with “attempted murder” charges. What he describes is common practice now on all sorts of crimes. A friend got stopped going 65 in a 50 (crossing a bridge on an interstate freeway, where the limit is 60 miles per hour on either side of the bridge) . The cops breathalized him, he passed by a decent margin and they still charged him with reckless driving, DUI, failure to yeild (the cop didn’t like where he pulled over). Of course, all they really wanted was a guilty plea and a bunch of money.
This is common here. They brag about how they arrest everyone for DUI if they detect ANY alcohol in your test, despite there being a clear legal limit of .08 or whatever. It’s like the police have made up their own law, and enforce it, not the one passed by the legislature. They also force people to do all sorts of things prior to being convicted: take behavior modification classes, pay for substance abuse counseling, all before you go to trial. All these cost money too.
Innocent before proven guilty doesn’t exist anymore, if it ever did.
There is nothing in the First Amendment requiring you to speak. About anything.