Judge sentences 84 year old Nun to 3 years for 2012 Oak Ridge Anti-Nuclear Weapons protest 18FEB14

WITH all the vicious, violent crimes committed by various politicians at the local, state and federal level and their corporate, wall street, bank-financial cabal and military-industrial complex masters, with all the corruption, bribery, graft, theft and fraud they have and continue to commit against the American people and the world OUR justice system feels it is necessary to sentence 84 year old Sister Megan Rice to 3 years in prison for her roll in an anti-nuclear weapons protest at the Dept of Defense's Oak Ridge, TN facility in 2012. WHO say's America doesn't have political prisoners????? See my original post on the protest at Peace activists close nuclear facility, cause historic security breach http://bucknacktssordidtawdryblog.blogspot.com/2012/08/peace-activists-close-nuclear-facility.html

Lefty Coaster

Today a defiant 84 year old Nun named Megan Rice was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Amul Thapar to three years in prison for deliberately trespassing at DOE's Oak Ridge Tennessee facility to protest nuclear weapons in 2012.

Nun, 84, gets 3 years in prison for breaking in nuclear weapons complex NASHVILLE, Tenn. - An 84-year-old nun was sentenced Tuesday to nearly three years in prison for breaking into a U.S. nuclear weapons complex and defacing a bunker holding bomb-grade uranium, a demonstration that exposed serious security flaws.

The other two protesters who took part were sentenced to five years in prison.

On July 28, 2012, the three activists cut through three fences before reaching a $548 million storage bunker. They hung banners, strung crime-scene tape and hammered off a small chunk of the fortress-like Highly Enriched Uranium Materials Facility inside the most secure part of complex. They painted messages such as, "The fruit of justice is peace," and splashed baby bottles of human blood on the bunker wall.

Oh my!

Although the protesters set off alarms, they were able to spend more than two hours inside the restricted area before they were caught. When security finally arrived, guards found the three activists singing and offering to break bread with them. The protesters reportedly also offered to share a Bible, candles and white roses with the guards.

This incident was a big embarrassment to officials at DOE. The DOE's security contractor was fired eventually.

Some government officials praised the activists for exposing the facility's weaknesses. But prosecutors declined to show leniency, instead pursing serious felony charges. Rice testified at trial that she was surprised the group made it all the way to the interior of the secured zone without being challenged and that plant operations were suspended.
"That stunned me," she said. "I can't believe they shut down the whole place."

Obviously these three activists expected to be arrested soon after entering the facility.

U.S. District Judge Amul Thapar said he was concerned they showed no remorse and he wanted the punishment to be a deterrent for other activists.

In other words they were given harsh sentences for a protest to discourage other protests involving civil disobedience, like trespassing. Eric Holder's DOJ seems overly concerned with severely punishing protesters like Megan Rice, and whistle blowers, while the Banksters from Wall Street get to walk.
Its very likely that Obama's State Department will soon condemn the treatment of protesters in Kiev, but how about American protesters right here in the US receiving harsh prison sentences?

Originally posted to Lefty Coaster on Tue Feb 18, 2014 at 09:17 PM PST.

Also republished by Three Star Kossacks. 

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