San Diego man with no criminal record faces life in prison for flashing gang signs on Facebook

[sheshe2]

San Diego man with no criminal record is facing a possible life term in prison for flashing gang signs in some Facebook photos.

Aaron Harvey and 14 other men, including the rapper Tiny Doo, were charged under an obscure California law accusing them of conspiring with gang members who shot nine people in 2013 and early 2014.

Harvey and the rapper, whose real name is Brandon Duncan, are not directly tied to the shootings, but prosecutors are employing a 2000 conspiracy law that allows prosecution of gang members if they benefit from crimes by other gang members.

Prosecutors say Duncan’s music sales were boosted by the shootings, but Harvey’s alleged gains are not easily quantified.

Read More http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/03/san-diego-man-with-no-criminal-record-faces-life-in-prison-for-flashing-gang-signs-on-facebook/

I first saw the story here by nadinbrzezinski.

A Discussion of Race at City Hall, San Diego PD Releases Stop Data for 2014

By nadinabbott on February 25, 2015 •

Photos Tom and Nadin Abbott

Video Tom Abbott

“Racial profiling, it exists. Data is saying that it exists.” Councilmember Myrtle Cole

Read More http://reportingsandiego.com/2015/02/25/a-discussion-of-race-at-city-hall-san-diego-pd-releases-stop-data-for-2014/

[Trillo]

1. Police state.

Little people get oversized punishments while the real criminals run the show.

[Orrex]

2. Well I for one feel much safer now.

And to hell with gang signs. Just look at that unbuttoned collar! Who knows what he might have been up to?

[Liberal_in_LA]

3. kick

[cyberswede]

4. What the...

I am truly speechless.

[sheshe2]

6. nadin.

good to see you here. thanks for the heads up. this is a great story and as you have said, it has legs. she be running. it's national now. damn it, we might just start seeing some justice. i hope your DA backs off this case. it's fricking racist at best.