When a nation loses it's sense of justice

Bankers who brought down our economy walk free and continue to profit at the expense of the nation. And then THIS is what we prosecute. The U.S. is losing its lustre.

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Man Who Scrawled Chalk Protests on Sidewalk Against Big Banks Faces Possible Prison

Friday, June 28, 2013, 7:35 pm

Your Daily Dose of BuzzFlash at Truthout, via my pal Mark Karlin:

Jeff Olson, 40, of San Diego is currently on trial for writing messages on sidewalks protesting big banks and their predatory practices.  Olson used water soluble chalk to express his advocacy on public walkways in front of three Bank of America branches in San Diego.
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Months after he finished chalking his protests, he was charged with 13 misdemeanors that could, conceivably, land him in jail for nearly 13 years.

The trial, which is now underway, allegedly resulted from the contracted head of security for Bank of America in San Diego, Darell Freeman, leaning on his apparent former colleagues in the SD police department.