Jury Finds Blogger Innocent Of Threatening Connecticut Lawmakers

[Abba]

http://cbshartford.files.wordpress....-photo-jason-decrow1-e1316101810885.jpg?w=300

"Commenting on a proposal in the General Assembly two years ago that would have given lay members of Catholic parishes more control over parish finances, Turner said the bill violated separation of church and state. And he said Catholics should “take up arms” and promised to post the home addresses of lawmakers.

Turner told the jury that he’s being prosecuted for exercising his free speech right. He said he never intended for anyone to get hurt, but the prosecutor argued that Turner’s targets were truly concerned about their safety."

connecticut.cbslocal.com/2011/09/16/jury-finds-blogger-innocent-of-threatening-connecticut-lawmakers/

 

[Dale_M]

Hal Turner has a history of iincendiary rhetoric, including appeals to violence

For example:

“Obey the Constitution or die”

“These judges must die.”

He mentioned one judge by name, saying she "“was worthy of being killed.” The judge’s mother and husband were later murdered, possibly by white surpremacists.
abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/conn-aides-blog-posts-threats-14528286

Turner is currently serving a prison sentence for threatening judges. I am saddened to think that he is Catholic, but hope that the Faith will eventually cause him to amend his ways.

 

[OrdinaryMelkite]

Hal Turner has a history of iincendiary rhetoric, including appeals to violence

For example:

“Obey the Constitution or die”

“These judges must die.”

He mentioned one judge by name, saying she "“was worthy of being killed.” The judge’s mother and husband were later murdered, possibly by white surpremacists.
abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/conn-aides-blog-posts-threats-14528286

Turner is currently serving a prison sentence for threatening judges. I am saddened to think that he is Catholic, but hope that the Faith will eventually cause him to amend his ways.

I agree----------there’s following His ways------and abusing His ways in the name of being a good christian. Turner meant well, but he overstapped the line. Hopefully he will amned his ways.

 

[Abba]

Yes, Dale_M you are correct. I did not know this trial was going on nor of the threats. I first heard of it today. I was reading about Hal Turner and his approach was irresponsible.

I don’t understand why the FBI would want him to behave in a bad way to attract pro-white people. Strange and irresponsible.

nytimes.com/2009/11/30/nyregion/30blogger.html

FBI Informant
Turner was a paid FBI informant for several years, supplying information about right-wing groups to federal agents.[27] The original allegations that Turner acted as an informant for the FBI surfaced in 2008 after unidentified hackers claimed on Turner’s website’s forums that they had read email correspondence between him and an FBI agent, apparently his handler.[28] This led to a discussion on a neo-Nazi website on January 10, 2008, in which Turner revealed he was quitting political work, was ending his radio show and that he was separating “from the ‘pro-White’ movement”.[28] The FBI has declined to comment on the matter.[28] The Southern Poverty Law Center[29] and the Anti-Defamation League reported on the emails that “a neo-Nazi Website had posted material reportedly found by the hackers, including alleged exchanges between himself and law enforcement agents which indicated that Turner had been providing information to them.”[30]
On July 28, 2009 in a Chicago courtroom, Turner’s defense lawyer said that Turner worked as a paid informant for the FBI.[31] In December 2009, The Record published an investigative report on Turner’s “complex” relationship with the FBI and Federal Marshalls, noting that all parties broke off contact at several points.[32]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hal_Turner

Agreed. Hopefully in prison he will find the time to read the Bible and the Catechism and amend his ways for himself, his wife and the good of all.