Now, we have someone who has done this at least twice, and has done it after being caught by the police. This is, in my opinion, a big deal. How many times did he do it before being caught? How many times in the last year or so, after he was arrested?
And WHY was this sealed? As a multiple offender, it should not have been sealed (hence the dismissal of the assistant DA).
Seems to me you aren't officially a multiple offender if you haven't been previously convicted, let alone charged. But, the story is developing...
Ritter himself asserts that the FBI were harassing him -- which would certainly seem logical under the circumstances, since he looks, walks and acts like a traitor, and has done so for four years now. So, if he got off lightly with the authorities, it seems more likely that the intent was to keep him in play than to save his butt. Certainly, this is all working out beautifully from the standpoint of discrediting the "peace movement."