Four found guilty in citizen's arrest of Rove

[Are_grits_groceries]

"A jury on Friday returned guilty verdicts against four people who attempted to arrest former White House adviser Karl Rove during a fundraising appearance earlier this year in Iowa," AP reported Monday.

Guilty of trespassing were retired Methodist minister Chet Guinn, two members of the Des Moines Catholic Worker Community, Edward Bloomer and Mona Shaw, and onetime group member Kirk Brown.

"The four were cited after attempting a citizen's arrest of Rove on July 25 at the Wakonda County Club in Des Moines, where he spoke at a Republican fundraiser," AP noted. "They were stopped at the country club's entry gate."

"I'm surprised that there are six people in the United States who don't believe Karl Rove should be suspected of committing felonies," Shaw told AP after the verdict.
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"Shaw said the defendants were each ordered to pay a $65 fine and court costs. She said Brown refused to pay the fine Friday and was taken to jail for a day."
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http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Four_found_guilty_in_citizens_arrest_1124.html

Justice is not served!

[PetrusMonsFormicarum]

1. We can always hope

And we can take some small consolation knowing that Rove, Cheney, BushCo., etc. are only going to meet more folks like this.

[arcadian]

2. I always wonder who the real guy in the pic might be.

And was it set up. Rove is a slimy pig. Hope he gets head cancer.

[Bluzmann57]

3. Ms. Shaw made a good comment

"I'm surprised that there are six people in the United States who don't believe Karl Rove should be suspected of commiting felonies."
Brilliant. And hats off to Mr. Brown for refusing to pay the fine.

[wolfsbane]

4. It figures.

Its wonderful when the legal authorities will bend over backwards to find such petty charges on which to convict these citizens, while the real criminal simply drives, or is more likely driven, away.

Alas, perhaps we should now look to the Cheney case, and the dim, waning hope that he will be roasted for his crooked ways.

[uppityperson]

6. Welcome to DU and wow. First post shows 0 posts?

odd

[Boojatta]

7. Actually, zero is even.

One post would be odd. ;)

[wolfsbane]

8. I can haz post count?

I want a post count... :-(

Corndogs.

[uppityperson]

5. Guilty of trespassing, that is all. Next time do it in public space, not private club.

It is a technicality. Next time do it in a public space.

[ManiacJoe]

9. Public place probably will not matter.

Check your state laws. If your state even allows you to make a citizens arrest, it is often required that you to have witnessed the crime.