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Maryland May Prosecute ACORN Sting Video Makers
Newsbusters ^ | September 12, 2009 | Noel Sheppard

Posted on 09/12/2009 8:08:34 PM PDT by Bob Eimiller

By Noel Sheppard | September 12, 2009 - 15:26 In a shocking twist to Thursday's ACORN sting video story, the Baltimore city state's attorney is considering charging the two people that exposed the activity.

As NewsBusters has been reporting, Hannah Giles and James O'Keefe caught on video several ACORN representatives giving them advice as to how to get a loan to purchase a house to be used as a brothel whose employees would be under-aged illegal immigrants.

Despite the long list of laws possibly broken by these ACORN representatives, the Baltimore city state's attorneys office is looking into whether or not Giles and O'Keefe violated statutes concerning taping people without their consent....

(Excerpt) Read more at newsbusters.org ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: acorn; hannahgiles; prosecute; video
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To: WKUHilltopper

61 posted on 09/12/2009 9:22:15 PM PDT by ATOMIC_PUNK (Impeach the Traitor and his Minions !)
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To: sgtyork
Yes and Hitler used to say the ends justify the means.
62 posted on 09/12/2009 9:22:30 PM PDT by org.whodat (Vote: Chuck De Vore in 2012.)
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To: org.whodat

Yep, I used to interview prisoners in the state pen. Murderers, rapists. Not one of them were guilty, they were all entrapped. Every single one was innocent.


63 posted on 09/12/2009 9:23:51 PM PDT by sgtyork (The secret of happiness is freedom, and the secret of freedom, courage. Thucydides)
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To: Bob Eimiller

I’m with you. If there is any hope for our republic, every red-blooded and able-bodied American should be ready and willing to descend on Baltimore to tear the place apart if those corrupt clowns pursue this.


64 posted on 09/12/2009 9:24:00 PM PDT by Konacoast (Troops out of Iraq! Let's send 'em to D.C. where our real enemies are.)
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To: freespirited

Obviously the inept states attorney is as stupid as the Acorn pigs.


65 posted on 09/12/2009 9:24:24 PM PDT by Bob Eimiller (appeasement "it's the idea that if you feed the alligator he will eat you last." Winston Churchill)
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To: org.whodat

Good research, Thanks. About what I expected.


66 posted on 09/12/2009 9:25:30 PM PDT by sickoflibs (Socialist Conservatives: "'Big government is free because tax cuts pay for it'")
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To: Bob Eimiller
Obviously the inept states attorney is as stupid as the Acorn pigs.

...or maybe financially connected to them

67 posted on 09/12/2009 9:26:53 PM PDT by BookmanTheJanitor
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To: ATOMIC_PUNK

Great cartoon.... That day is coming. Does that tarred and feathered politician look like Pelosi?


68 posted on 09/12/2009 9:27:10 PM PDT by Bob Eimiller (appeasement "it's the idea that if you feed the alligator he will eat you last." Winston Churchill)
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To: Bob Eimiller

I dont want to be anything close to adamant because I’m not a lawyer, but I do believe the law in question is a telecommunications law. It applies to “oral communications” e.g. phone conversations and “electronic communications” (obviously not videotaping).

I believe the prosecutor is just trying to intimidate. Real professional. NOT.


69 posted on 09/12/2009 9:28:45 PM PDT by freespirited (Liberals are only liberal about sex & drugs. Otherwise, they want to control your life. --DHorowitz)
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To: org.whodat
RE :”So you say the voice recording of a camera is different, good one, maybe you could get the supreme court to buy it.

I didn't say this, Its the voice recording that I said was illegal. There is an out for voice recording crimes I seem to remember. But the part about disclosing the recording to FNC might be the part they try to move on.

In any case this is political poison for Obama.

70 posted on 09/12/2009 9:36:11 PM PDT by sickoflibs (Socialist Conservatives: "'Big government is free because tax cuts pay for it'")
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To: Bob Eimiller

Obama likes prancing around being important...but he seems to really dislike people knowing about his “accomplishments” and personal history, as evidenced by his refusal to let the public access his school records et al.


71 posted on 09/12/2009 9:39:25 PM PDT by AndyTheBear
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Are they ignoring the actions to aid and abet prostitution?

Or are these being investigated as well?


72 posted on 09/12/2009 9:41:52 PM PDT by D-fendr (Deus non alligatur sacramentis sed nos alligamur.)
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To: Bob Eimiller
Analysis of Maryland interception law done at time of Linda Tripp/Lewinsky controversy:

www.rightgrrl.com/tripp/woods.html

I cannot vouch for the accuracy of the article,whether or not there are Maryland cases interpreting the statue, or whether the statute has been amended since the article was written. But there are a number of legal wrinkles, such as, what is an intercept,what is an acquisition, etc., that make the legal issue unclear in this context(at least to me, a retired lawyer).

73 posted on 09/12/2009 9:42:24 PM PDT by nvskibum
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To: nvskibum

Can you say “Jury Nullification”?

It would be against good public policy to convict.


74 posted on 09/12/2009 9:46:06 PM PDT by Zoe Brain (Rocket Scientist, Naval Combat System Architect)
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To: freespirited
So the question is whether “oral communication” includes videotape.

It would make sense that it did in this case. They were certainly communicating orally.

75 posted on 09/12/2009 9:46:56 PM PDT by AndyTheBear
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To: Zoe Brain
It would be nice for these two heroes not to have to face a jury...the costs would be ruinous, even if they could be assured of an acquittal, especially if felony charges were filed.
76 posted on 09/12/2009 9:48:41 PM PDT by nvskibum
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To: Bob Eimiller
As far as I'm concerned, it's racism. Google the corrupt broad. Color matters above the law to these bozos.

Nam Vet

77 posted on 09/12/2009 9:49:30 PM PDT by Nam Vet (Obozo (the health expert) thinks innuendo is an Italian suppository.)
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To: Bob Eimiller
If they do prosecute they would be insuring that this becomes the story that destroys ACORN. Most of the media has been able to ignore the story up to this point. A public trial with all of ACORN's dirty laundry being exposed and the idiots caught on tape having to take the stand and testify would be hard for the media to cover(up).

I would bet the states attorney office has already gotten a call from the ACORN agitator Obama (President O'Acorn) to just let this blow over. I doubt if they really think they can keep these videos from being played. They will treat it like they did today's protests. Ignore it, downplay it, marginalize it, let Fox News and talk radio be the only ones to talk about it. Just a few bad people like the ones that already got caught in all of the other ACORN fraud cases. That's their story and they'll stick to it.

78 posted on 09/12/2009 9:51:06 PM PDT by eggman (Obama's Spread the Wealth will work just as well as Spread the Liabilities (sub-prime mortgages))
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To: Bob Eimiller
If they do prosecute they would be insuring that this becomes the story that destroys ACORN. Most of the media has been able to ignore the story up to this point. A public trial with all of ACORN's dirty laundry being exposed and the idiots caught on tape having to take the stand and testify would be hard for the media to cover(up).

I would bet the states attorney office has already gotten a call from the ACORN agitator Obama (President O'Acorn) to just let this blow over. I doubt if they really think they can keep these videos from being played. They will treat it like they did today's protests. Ignore it, downplay it, marginalize it, let Fox News and talk radio be the only ones to talk about it. Just a few bad people like the ones that already got caught in all of the other ACORN fraud cases. That's their story and they'll stick to it.

79 posted on 09/12/2009 9:51:09 PM PDT by eggman (Obama's Spread the Wealth will work just as well as Spread the Liabilities (sub-prime mortgages))
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To: Senator Goldwater

If this @ss tries to prosecute, I will personally help raise money to battle the Obama bastard!


80 posted on 09/12/2009 10:00:03 PM PDT by Stayfree
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