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AND WE WONDER WHY
These groups should be arrested if they get within 300 feet of a SUV.
FBI.gov - WANTED BY THE FBI: "MICHAEL JAMES SCARPITTI" also known as: "Matthew Hill, John Pierce, Ridge and Tre Arrow." (WANTED POSTER SNIPPET: "Scarpitti is a longtime environmental activist with an extensive history of involvement in anti-logging tree sits and other related protests. He is known to be affiliated with the Earth Liberation Front (ELF), which is a loosely organized movement whose stated objective is to stop the destruction of the natural environment and the exploitation of the earth's natural resources through whatever means are necessary. Law enforcement authorities consider the ELF to be a domestic terrorism group. REWARD The FBI is offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading directly to the arrest of Michael James Scarpitti.") (December 2002)
SAC BEE.com - THE SACRAMENTO BEE: "COURT APPEARANCE FIRST STEP IN EXTRADITION IN COP KILLING" ( ARTICLE NOTE: The suspect is identified as Andrew Hampton Mickel aka Andrew Hampton McCrae, age 23.)
FBI.gov - Field News - Press Release: "LEADER OF 'THE REALM OF CHAOS' PLEADS GUILTY" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: Milwaukee, WI. "United States Attorney Steven M. Biskupic announced today that Joseph D. Konopka, (a/k/a Dr. Chaos)," ... "of Green Bay, Wisconsin entered a guilty plea before United States District Judge Lynn Adelman in the Eastern District of Wisconsin to six different violations of federal law relating to conspiracy to destroy energy facilities, arson of buildings, trafficking in counterfeit goods, intercepting electronic communications and causing damage to a protected computer. Konopka's conviction relates to charges that from February 14, 1998 to January 25, 2001, he conspired to injure or destroy communication facilities, energy facilities, air navigation facilities and buildings used in interstate commerce. More than 50 charged overt acts caused approximately 28 power outages and approximately 20 other service interruptions affecting in excess of 30,000 powere customers, resulting in damages in excess of $800,000. During this period of time Konopka was the self-appointed leader of a loose affiliation of persons called "The Realm of Chaos", which recruited its members from participants in the Internet Relay Chat channel, youths identified as customers of the Infinity Technology network services, or friends and associates of other participants in "The Realm of Chaos". He would then induce young males to engage in property damage and then observe the consequences. The properties included attacks on communications and energy facilities, air navigation facilities, and buildings used in interstate commerce.") (PRESS RELEASE NOTE: "Joseph D. Konopka was born in 1976.) (122002)
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Isn't this kind of like an animal rights guy going out and shooting a bunch of furry little creatures to "remove the economic incentive" from the fur industry?
Because auto dealers want people coming on their lots to look at vehicles, this sorting out the good from the bad gets real dicey.
Now this is irritating. If I had a $40,000 SUV, anyone sneaking up to it had best be preapred to see the business end of a shotgun.
Besides, how does it "remove the profit motive" to burn already bought vehicles? The owners are only going to have to replace them... The companies are going to sell twice to these people! Watermelon idiots...
Sheesh, the only thing we're getting radical about around here is the Steeler game tomorrow.
Am I being picky? Would an AOL caption to a photo of a fire-bombed abortion clinic say, "Pro-life gropu takes credit"?
Or would the phrase "claims responsibility" be used?
And what will happen when they torch the vehicle of a mom who left a sleeping 10 year-old locked in the car for a minute while she ran into the 7-11 for a carton of milk? Will the nuts say that they regret the "collateral damage", but hey, this is war?
