9/11
Print Ads
~$1,000,000
Original
9/11 Ad Santa Barbara News-Press
Original
NY Times Ad
Original
Santa Barbara Independent Ad
Yellow
Weekly Planet Ad
NY
Times Ad with Zogby poll.
Village
Voice Ad for 9/11/04 Event
Newsweek,
Forbes, Business Week, Censored
by Reader's Digest and Atlantic Monthly
Harpers
Magazine's Whitewash Cover
USA
Today Ad
2/26/03 LA Times - CANCELLED
BY LA TIMES - after they approved
it, took our money, and past deadline.
See the emails and details
above.
2/22-24/03 in Santa Barbara News-Press
2/27 - 3/5/03 in Santa Barbara Independent
(a weekly)
2/27/03 in Spanish in La Opinion in
LA and, of course, the NY Times
2/28/03 in the Santa Barbara News-Press
3/5/03 in the Weekly Plant/Creative
loafing (entertainment/alternative
newspapers) in Tampa, Atlanta, Sarasota,
Charlotte, Raleigh, Norcross-GA, Greenville/Spartanburg
Impeach
Ad:
3/5 - 3/12 Washington Times
3/7 - 3/10 Santa Barbara News-Press
Civil
Rights and LA Times Refusal AD:
3/7/03 & 3/8 Washington Times
3/13/03 Santa Barbara Independent
Jesus
Ad
3/9/03 & 3/10 - Washington Times
3/13/03 - 3/14/03 Santa Barbara News-Press
Press Release
For
Immediate Release (March 10, 2003)
Contact:
Jimmy Walter (805) 964-5815
AD
CAMPAIGN BY BUSINESSMAN JIMMY WALTER,
FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF WALDEN THREE,
CALLS FOR IMPEACHMENT OF COLIN POWELL,
END TO U.S. MARCH TOWARDS WAR
SANTA BARBARA, CA – March 10,
2003 – As the clock ticks
towards the deadline that U.S. President
Bush announced in his recent address
to the nation, businessman and self-described
humanist Jimmy Walter has stepped
up the pace of the Walden Three advertising
campaign accusing U.S. Secretary of
State Colin Powell of lying to the
United Nations, and charging the Bush
administration with pushing the country
and the world to the brink of an unnecessary
and counterproductive war.
The ads, which began running in February,
are appearing in newspapers across
the nation, including the Washington
Times and the New York Times. Mr.
Walter says more are scheduled, and
that the entire series, along with
supporting documents, is being posted
on www.walden3.org, the non-profit
educational foundation Mr. Walter
founded to promote rational, planned,
sustainable cities and societies.
Mr. Walter said he turned to advertising
as a last ditch effort to get the
word out regarding how Powell and
the Bush administration have misled
the United Nations and the world. "It will be a disaster," said Mr.
Walter. "Someone has to at least try
to stop this madness. This war will
increase, not decrease, terrorism
against the American people and wreck
the world economy,"
He said when friends ask why he is doing
this, he says, "Because I care. We
at Walden Three are trying to create
a practical Utopia. We will not be
able to do that in a world that is
in shambles." The ads to date have
cost over $250,000. "We're attracting
attention," said Mr. Walter, "so people
will at least question the deceitful
campaigns both Bush administrations
have conducted. We are spotlighting
the numerous false 'facts' they are
using to push us into a lose-lose
war."
Mr. Walter said he still hopes that war
can be avoided, "if enough people
are made aware of the Bush administration
lies." He says that "while Mr. Unseeing
is clearly a cruel tyrant, we can
contain him with U.S. military might
just as we contained the USSR, an
'evil empire' that definitely had
weapons of mass destruction, ICBM's,
and the nuclear submarines to deliver
and hide them. The terrorism this
war will incite will be much harder
to contain.">
Article
by St Pete Times
Article
by Santa Barbara News-Press'
AD:
3/11 & 3/14 Washington Times,
3/14 USA Today, Click
to see image
>Expanded Information Contained in
Walden Three's Ad Campaign: >
2003 Gulf War Facts:>
'Iraqi Uranium
Purchase A Lie: " 'The IAEA has concluded ... that these documents, which
formed the basis for the reports of
recent uranium transactions between
Iraq and Niger, are in fact not authentic,'
El Baradei told the U.N. Security
Council. Britain and the United States
have alleged that Iraq had tried to
revive an ambitious atomic weapons
program that was neutralized by the
United Nations before inspectors left
in December 1998."
Please go to this web page to see
the full story: http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=2346364
>No
Poison Factory: Powell testified
to the UN that there was a "Poison
Factory" in northern Iraq. Foreign
journalists were invited in two days
later and found nothing, not even
aspirin.
Please go to this web page to see
the story:
http://www.observer.co.uk/iraq/story/0,12239,892112,00.html
>
>Iraqi Reactor
Parts Evidence Faked: "A key piece
of evidence linking Iraq to a nuclear
weapons program appears to have been
fabricated, the United Nations' chief
nuclear inspector said yesterday in
a report that called into question
U.S. and British claims about Iraq's
secret nuclear ambitions."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59403-2003Mar7.html
>War
will Increase Terrorism - CIA: George Tenet
of the CIA testified to Congress that
attacking Iraq would greatly increase
the chance of terrorism and Sad dam
unleashing any weapons of mass destruction
he might have.
See below:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/2315967.stm
>Wall
Street: Casualty of War Alan Greenspan
and practically all economists have
stated that
the imminent war is causing the current
crash on Wall Street. See below:
http://biz.yahoo.com/rb/030310/economy_bluechip_1.html
>
>Vatican: War
Immoral, Illegal The Pope, through
Cardinal Pio Laghi, has told President
Bush that a preemptive strike against
Iraq is immoral and illegal and not
supported by God.
Please go to these web pages to see
the full story:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2003-03-05-bush-catholic_x.htm
http://www.capitolhillblue.com/artman/publish/article_1904.shtml
http://www.catholicnewtimes.org/world.htm
>Claims Do Not
Stand Up to Scrutiny: "The 44 claims made by Secretary Powell to the U.N. on Iraq,
5th February, 2003 — and their evaluation"
http://middleeastreference.org.uk/powell030205.html
>
>Sixteen discrepancies
between Powell's claims and the evidence
of Blix and Elaborate: Evidence does
not support claims by Powell.
http://middleeastreference.org.uk/un030214.html
3/11 & 3/14 Washington Times,
3/14 USA Today, Click
to see image
1991 Gulf War Facts:
Satellite
Photos a Lie: The U.S. government lied about an imminent invasion of Saudi
Arabia by Iraq to justify the
first Gulf War, general Norman
Schwartz recalls in his book, It Takes A Hero. The Bush Administration claimed that satellite photos
showed 260,000 troops and1,500 tanks
on the Saudi border. There were none.
Powell
Admits Wrong: Powell admitted
the "numbers were wrong".
There was no imminent invasion of
Saudi Arabia by Iraq.
Baby
Murders Faked: The Kuwait Ambassador's
daughter, coached by a Washington
PR firm for $2 million, lied to US
Congress, the UN, and the American
people about the infamous "Incubator
Baby" murders. Please go to this
web page to read the story behind
the headlines above by the Guardian
Unlimited Newspaper: http://www.walden3.org/Knockabouts!.htm
U.S.Okayed Kuwait Invasion: April Glaspie
of the U.S. State Department told
Saddam Hussein, "I have a direct
instruction from the President to
seek better relations with Iraq. But
we have no opinion on the Arab-Arab
conflicts, like your border disagreement
with Kuwait."
Please go to the web page below to
see the story:
http://www.chss.montclair.edu/english/furr/glaspie.html
>Iraqi
Poison Gas Use Not Proven: "There were
never any victims produced. International
relief organizations who examined
the Kurds -- in Turkey where they
had gone for asylum -- failed to discover
any. Nor were there ever any found
inside Iraq."
Please go to the web page below to
see the story:
http://www.polyconomics.com/searchbase/04-07-98.htmlhttp://www.polyconomics.com/searchbase/04-07-98.html
>Jesus said to him, "Put your sword
back into its place;
for all those who take up the sword
shall perish by the sword.
Or do you think that I cannot appeal
to My Father, and
He will at once put at My disposal
more than twelve legions of angels?"
"Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with
the intent of throwing it at someone
else; you are the one getting burned." -Buddha>
On
March 5, the Santa Barbara News-Press
reported that a spokesman for the
US State department claimed they were
unaware of our full-page "Powell
Lied?" ad in the NY Times on
page A-15 on February 27, 2003. There
is a commentary in this: the US State
department knows that there are poison
factories and weapons of mass destruction
in Iraq but they do not know what
is on a full-page ad in the NY Times.
Shall
we infer incompetence, or a lie?
Or an incompetent lie?
> >Full
page ad in Washington Times>:
Impeach
Powell:>
We
know that Saddam Hussein's terrible
acts make him a man unworthy of defending,
but we are NOT defending Saddam. Rather,
it is the citizens of the United States
of America that must be defended from
tens of thousands more terrorists
created by this, perhaps, unnecessary
war. It is United States soldiers
we must defend from senseless death
and maiming. George
Tenet of the Central Intelligence
Agency (C.I.A.) said the greatest
threat from terrorists and Saddam
would come during and after we attacked
Iraq. >
Mutual Assured Destruction
(M.A.D.) worked for more than 45 years
against the U.S.S.R. which had nuclear
weapons, ICBM missiles, and the submarines,
to deliver and/or hide them. >
We
as citizens, seek to defend the Iraqi
innocents, who have no chance of overthrowing
Saddam, from death, maiming, and the
further destruction of their homeland
by the military campaign "Shock
and Awe." We also defend the Constitution of the United
States of America, the freedoms that
President G. W. Bush is quickly dismantling
with the first and second Patriot
Acts.
These
are the reasons that we are running
"Powell
Lied?" ads. We thought that
if the public were aware of first
Bush administrations' history of lies,
we might avoid a second Gulf War. >
The
current administration is practically
the same as the original one. The
current rush to war is riding on Colin
Powell's credibility before the United
Nations. The majority of U.S. citizens
want U.N. Security Council approval
before rushing to war. Powell has
been lying for two Bush administrations.
He should have no credibility by now. >
President
Clinton was impeached by the House
of Representatives and tried by the
Senate for lying about sex. Should
not the Secretary of State receive
at least the same type of for either
lying, deceiving, or allowing others
to deceive the United Nations, the
United States Congress, and the American
voters? >
First,
he, nor the current administration
hasn't admitted that the there was
never a "poison factory" in Iraq,
as the U.S. government claimed. Neither
he, nor the previous Bush administration,
admitted Saudi invasion threat numbers
were fabricated.
Second is the scope of
the mistakes, considering that the
technology our government has, it
is unlikely that information was misread;
if so, this shows gross incompetence.
As Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff of the Armed Forces, Powell
saw the satellite photos from the
first Gulf War. He would have known
that the first Bush administration
was lying about the impending Iraqi
invasion of Saudi Arabia. >
Generals are sworn to uphold
the United States Constitution, United
States Code, and the Uniform Code
of Military Justice. The President,
as the Commander-in-Chief of the U.S.
armed forces, and the Secretary of
State are therefore subject to the
UCMJ. >
Third is the forum. This
was not casual conversation. Powell
was testifying to convince the U.N.
Security Council, the citizens of
the United States, and the United
States Congress, to send soldiers
to die. He had and still has an obligation
to be absolutely sure. Negligence
at this level is surely cause for
dismissal.
War cost the citizens of
the United States billions of dollars.
If they are defrauded into spending
money on war, that is a crime. If
Powell saw fraud being perpetrated
against the American people and US
Congress, he was and is obligated
to report it. He should have spoken
up. By not speaking up, he is at least
an accessory to a crime. We must impeach
President Bush if he fails to dismiss
Secretary of State Powell and prove
his own ignorance of the facts.The
difficult problems facing our nation,
and world, can only be resolved if
we know the truth. We do not want
to be like a foolish man who built
his house on the sand. >
We are against all terrorists,
whether they carry the bombs or drop
them from airplanes. Two wrongs do
not make a right. If the lesser of
two evils must be chosen, the choice
must be based on truth. Powell deserves
no credibility. He deserves to be
impeached and removed from office.
Write or email
your congressperson, Congressional
Email/Mail Addresses, demanding
that Powell be impeached.
James W Walter, President,
Walden Three; Chair, Life Skills Foundation>
>References:
The
Constitution of the United States
of America:
Article
II. Section 4. "The President,
Vice President and all civil Officers
[Secretary of State, Defense, etc.]
of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment
[Indictment] for, and Conviction of
[by the Senate], Treason, Bribery,
or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.">
Uniform
Code of Military Justice
907.
ART. 107. FALSE STATEMENTS>
Any person subject to this chapter who,
with intent to deceive, signs any
false record, return, regulation,
order, or other official document,
knowing it to be false, or makes any
other false official statement knowing
it to be false, shall be punished
as a court martial may direct.
932.
ART. 132. FRAUDS AGAINST THE UNITED
STATES>
(1) (A) makes or uses any writing or other
paper knowing it to contain false
or fraudulent statements; .....shall,
upon conviction, be punished as a
court-martial may direct.
>United
States Code [Civil and Criminal Law] >
Title
18. Part 1. Chapter 47. Sec. 1002.
- Possession of false papers to defraud
United States: >
Whoever, knowingly and with intent to
defraud the United States, or any
agency thereof, possesses any false,
altered, forged, or counterfeited
writing or document for the purpose
of enabling another to obtain from
the United States, or from any agency,
officer or agent thereof, any sum
of money, shall be fined under this
title or imprisoned not more than
five years, or both>
Satellite
photographs are papers. Powell used
the satellite photos either directly
or indirectly to fight the first Gulf
War. >
Title
18. Part 1. Chapter 19. Sec. 371.
- Conspiracy to commit offense or
to defraud United States >
If two or more persons conspire either
to commit any offense against the
United States, or to defraud the United
States, or any agency thereof in any
manner or for any purpose, and one
or more of such persons do any act
to effect the object of the conspiracy,
each shall be fined under this title
or imprisoned not more than five years,
or both.
Since
more than one person was involved
in the hoax it is a conspiracy. >
Title
18. Part 1. Chapter 47. Sec. 1031.
- Major fraud against the United States >
(a) Whoever knowingly executes, or attempts
to execute, any scheme or artifice
with the intent - >
(1) to defraud the United States; or >
(2) to obtain money or property by means
of false or fraudulent pretenses,
representations, or promises, >
in any procurement of property or
services as a prime contractor with
the United States or as a subcontractor
or supplier on a contract in which
there is a prime contract with the
United States, if the value of the
contract, subcontract, or any constituent
part thereof, for such property or
services is $1,000,000 or more shall,
subject to the applicability of subsection
(c) of this section, be fined not
more than $1,000,000, or imprisoned
not more than 10 years, or both. >
"No
casus belli [Perfect Cause for War]?
Invent one!" from The Guardian
The
Truth About War>: http://www.truthaboutwar.org/home.shtml
>
ST.
Petersburg Times editorial: "It's
not easy to lose a public relations
campaign with a man as repugnant as
Saddam, but the Bush administration
seems to be trying.">
"Disinformation
as a War Crime"
The LA Times balked at
running the "Powell Lied" advertisements
after first approving the ad, charging
my account; and after deadline for
submission had passed. >
The emails, LA
Times Emails, show this. The
initial approval follows this narrative.
After deadline, they called me to
say they wouldn't run it because it
violated "fair usage" standards.
I had already been in contact with
The Guardian Unlimited. I had been
delayed in getting approval to reprint
their articles. This was nothing sinister,
just that permissions are a minor
formality. Since time was of the essence,
I had rewritten the stories to use
them in the ad. This same ad had been
approved by the Santa Barbara News-Press,
the Santa Barbara Independent, La
Opinion (in Spanish), and The Weekly
Planet/Creative Loafing of the Southern
US (see list above). >
A manager at the LA Times
named Jerry was put on the line to
tell me the bad news. When I asked
for some explanation he said it was
like a five stanza poem or song. If
you used one stanza unchanged, that
was "fair use." So I went
back and cut it leaving mainly quotes
and resubmitted. Jerry now told me
that it was still too close to the
original and that using the quotes
was not "fair usage" either.
The quotes make the piece. Quotes
belong to the speaker, not the newspaper.
I asked for a better explanation and
he suggested I get a lawyer. I asked
what good that would do since, in
effect, four other copyright lawyers
had seen no problem with it. If I
got another lawyer that said it did
not violate "fair usage",
that was obviously not going to change
their lawyer's mind. I informed him
that I would call the Guardian that
evening (they are 8 hours ahead of
PST) to get permission to reprint
the original articles. Then Jerry
began hemming and hawing that the
ad would have to go through many different
managers to get approval. He stated
that the LA Times had the right to
refuse any ad. I replied I knew that
and I was trying to work it out, not
force him to do anything, since he
had previously stated that they were
in the business of selling ads.
The original ad had the web page addresses
for the articles upon which my rewrite
was based. Every newspaper has an "acceptability" department
that verifies the content of political
ads. They would have gone to the website
to verify that what I was saying was
correct. When they did, they would
have seen at that time whether the
rewrite was "fair usage".
"Fair usage" would be a
standard item to check, not a last
minute, after acceptance, after payment
item. It seems obvious to me that
they were hoping I would not understand
so they could divert me into wasting
my time in finding and talking to
a lawyer, thus "spiking" [discarding] the ad or delaying it
until after the war had started.
I obtained the permissions from the Guardian.
I stripped the ad of all copy - just
the headlines that appear in the New
York Times ad. I sent both versions
to them that night so they could choose.
Two days later there was still no
approval or disapproval. I thought
something was amiss, I was irritated
at them anyway, and I had called the
NY Times in the interim. The NY Times
approved it.
This was a blessing in disguise. The NY
Times was a better venue for my purposes:
the UN and all its employees would
see it. I was trying to stop a majority
of the Security Council from siding
with Powell before inspections had
a chance to work. I think the headline
ad was better in many ways. I'm not
going to sue them; that would violate
my philosophy. Let us focus on the
future; not the past. >
>"Holding
on to anger is like grasping a hot
coal with the intent of throwing it
at someone else; you are the one getting
burned." -Buddha (c. 566-480
BCE).
Run
Schedules:
From:
Page, Jimmy [Jimmy.Page@latimes.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003
4:10 PM
To: 'jimmy walter'
Cc: Hernandez, Irene
Subject: RE: Los Angeles Times
The
ad is ok to run per our Adv Standards
Dept
The earliest we can get the ad in
the paper is Monday 2/24/03 (deadline
Friday 2/21, 12 noon PST)
We will need account name/address/phone
number
credit card for pre-payment.
We also need to know if we need to
typeset the ad for you; or if you
are sending it electronically.
(if sending electronically- the words "ADVERTISEMENT" must be
in 14 pt bold capital letters)
Please see electronic ad submission
info below.
Please follow up with Irene Hernandez
on Friday 2/21 to finalize all the
details. She will be in the office
at 8:30 a.m.
irene.hernandez@latimes.com, 213-237-3033
Three California
Highway Patrolmen Enforce Montecito
Posting Ordinance; Not a Single Officer
to Enforce Civil Rights:
The
windshield of Mr. Walter's car has
been broken by domestic terrorists
(they were trying to terrorize Mr
Walter). See photo. The
Santa Barbara Police and FBI refused
to investigate. This is a civil rights
violation. Walter had security cameras
with tapes. >
On Saturday, February 22, 2003, I went
out to my car and found the window
smashed. I called the Santa Barbara
Police non-emergency number. A lady
answered. I told her my windshield
had been smashed. She replied that
they did not investigate vandalism
and would I like them to send me a
letter. I spoke up saying this was
not mere vandalism, that my car had
anti-war signs on it and no other
car had been touched. She cut me off
in mid-sentence asking rather brusquely, "Do you want us to send a form
letter to you?" I knew I was
going to get nowhere so I said my
address. She said, "What?"
I said send the form and repeated
my address finishing with, "Some
protection." I have still not
received the form.
I then called the FBI in LA. I relayed
the story, and he also replied that
it was just vandalism and they would
not investigate. I proceeded to tell
him that I have video recordings of
a man tearing down my signs two days
earlier. I just printed up some more
and put them back up. I didn't want
any hassle with the police or FBI.
But smashing my windshield and car
hood was an acceleration. This was
a trend towards increasing violence.
The FBI representative then went into
a dialogue about my not following
procedure. Because I had not reported
the first incident they would not
investigate now. I asked for his name.
He said they did not give out their
names. I thought, "This is like
the secret police." I asked how
to make an official complaint. He
said I could not. I said they must
have some form. He said they did not.
I said there was a form on their website.
He said I should go fill it out. I
did. No response has been received
to this day.
I called US Representative Lois Capps'
Santa Barbara office and left a message
about this. They are closed on Saturdays.
Since then I have called and faxed
US Senators Bob Graham and Bill Nelson,
US Representative Jim Davis, and the
Democratic Party of Florida where
I was born and have lived the majority
of 55 years. I gave the Florida Democratic
party over $30,000 in the last election
alone. I have been generous to many
Florida Democrats over the years.
No one has responded. I will add to
this section any response that may
come. Readers may check the currency
of this information by the date at
the top of the web page.
Someone did eventually respond: my landlord.
Someone had called him to complain
about the signs at the house. I understand
his position completely. His income
was threatened. What if the house
were burned down? I had already removed
all the signs the day before. The
neighbors, as well as everyone on
my email list, knew about it. I told
him I would not argue. I assured him
the signs would stay down. >
But there is additional information. Friday, February 21, 2003, the day before
the discovery of the smashed windshield,
I was protesting at the Montecito
Farmer's Market. I was on the side
of the road with my "Powell Lied"
signs, waving them. A man approached
me and said, "At least Powell's
a man!" I offered him a handout,
asked him to read it, and offered
to discuss it. He refused and continued
his childish insults on my ability
to reproduce and/or fight. I tried
to ignore him. His verbal abuse increased
and he started towards me in a belligerent
manner. I dodged through traffic to
the other side of the street and continued
waving my sign. I called out to others
nearby, "This is assault. Someone
call the police." Of course,
no one did. Instead, a man approached
me and said something in what seemed
a thick Scottish accent, which was
not complimentary. I said, "I'm
sure glad I couldn't understand that."
He came up to me and said it distinctly,
"F--K, you." The man on
the opposite side had gone into a
restaurant so I darted back to the
side of the street where I was at
first. The first man was now on the
restaurant balcony overlooking my
position. He continued his threats
and abuse.
Finally I had had enough and called 911
myself. When I finally reached the
Santa Barbara Police (they serve Montecito),
the first question from the operator
was whether I was in the restaurant,
protesting. I said no, I was not.
I looked up and the man was nowhere
to be seen. The officer asked if I
wanted a car to come to investigate
and would I prosecute, her voice indicating
reluctance to send one. I really did
not want the hassle and I would probably
have had to go down to the police
station, which would end my protest.
Furthermore, it is my philosophy "to
turn the other cheek". I had
a cell phone and there were lots of
people around. So I told them no,
not to send one.
I frequently go to a cafe in Montecito
for morning coffee. I usually carry
some handouts with me and park my
car along the side of the street across
from the cafe so the signs can be
seen. About the third day of doing
this, three highway patrolmen were
at the cafe, something I had never
seen. The patrolmen were not in the
cafe. They were standing by their
vehicles, two cars and a motorcycle.
None had coffee. My two dogs were
with me that morning. I got out of
the car, a dog's leash in each hand.
I had the handouts under my arm. The
dogs are excitable and were tugging
me in different directions. The patrolman
on the motorcycle turned on his loudspeaker
and announced, "If you post those
signs you will be cited." I had
no tape, no nails, no staples, nothing
with which to "post" the
signs. I had no intention to, nor
had I ever posted a sign in Montecito
though I have posted them on bulletin
boards or next to other signs in Santa
Barbara where I thought it was okay.
I told him I had no intention of posting
them and proceeded to get my coffee.
Then they came into the shop after
me to have coffee. The motorcycle
officer brought in one commercial
poster he had pulled down and showed
it to me saying, "This shows
that this was not politically motivated." They had not pulled down the dozens
of other smaller signs all over Montecito.
II have not seen the three since.
It seems to me that their actions
actually proved the visit was politically
motivated.
Three highway patrolmen just happened
to be in Montecito enforcing the local
sign-posting ordinance and/or intimidating
me (which would be a violation of
civil rights under color of law),
but not a single person was to investigate
the violations of my civil rights.
This happened before any ad ran; just
for having signs on my car and house.
>James W Walter>
References:
State Department of Justice guidelines:>
CRIMINAL SECTION, CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION,
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE>
16.109
Civil Rights Prosecution Criminal
OBJECTIVES: >
To reduce significantly
police and other official criminal
misconduct, and to eliminate or substantially
reduce violent activity by private
citizens (including organized hate
groups) against others because of
their race, religion, national origin,
or sex, which interferes with the
Federal and constitutional rights
of individuals.
TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Investigation of
Complaints. >
USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: The Section
prosecutes cases of national significance
involving the deprivation of personal
liberties which either cannot be,
or are not, sufficiently addressed
by State or local authorities. Its
jurisdiction includes acts of racial
violence, misconduct by local, State,
or Federal law enforcement officials,
violations of the peonage and involuntary
servitude statutes that protect migrant
workers and others held in bondage
and violations of the Freedom of Access
to Clinic Entrances Act. The Section
ensures that complaints are reviewed
on a timely basis for investigation
and potential prosecution. >
US
Code. TITLE 18,
PART I, CHAPTER 13, Sec. 242.
Sec. 242. - Deprivation
of rights under color of law >
Whoever, under
color of any law, statute, ordinance,
regulation, or custom, willfully subjects
any person in any State, Territory,
Commonwealth, Possession, or District
to the deprivation of any rights,
privileges, or immunities secured
or protected by the Constitution or
laws of the United States, or to different
punishments, pains, or penalties,
on account of such person being an
alien, or by reason of his color,
or race, than are prescribed for the
punishment of citizens, shall be fined
under this title or imprisoned not
more than one year, or both; and if
bodily injury results from the acts
committed in violation of this section
or if such acts include the use, attempted
use, or threatened use of a dangerous
weapon, explosives, or fire, shall
be fined under this title or imprisoned
not more than ten years, or both;
and if death results from the acts
committed in violation of this section
or if such acts include kidnapping
or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated
sexual abuse, or an attempt to commit
aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt
to kill, shall be fined under this
title, or imprisoned for any term
of years or for life, or both, or
may be sentenced to death. >
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