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Title: This is School in a Police State - Yearbook Photo Prank Lands Teen in Jail with 70 Criminal Charges
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Free Thought Project
URL Source: http://thefreethoughtproject.com/ye ... l-charges-school-police-state/
Published: May 3, 2016
Author: Matt Agorist
Post Date: 2016-05-05 09:21:18 by Deckard
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Views: 19925
Comments: 87
Mesa, AZ — After the Red Mountain High School released their yearbooks this year, someone noticed a peculiar image that had made it to print. That image has landed senior Hunter Osborn, 19, in jail and facing dozens of charges. This week, Osborn was arrested and charged with 69 counts of indecent exposure, a Class 1 misdemeanor, and one count of furnishing harmful items to minors, a Class 4 felony — all over a dare. The charges occurred after Osborn’s teammates on the Red Mountain High football team dared him to expose his penis during the photo for the yearbook. Mesa police Det. Steve Berry explained the dozens of charges stem from the number of students, ages 15 to 19, who were present at the time the photograph was taken. In spite of no student reporting it, or even noticing it prior to the yearbook being printed, Osborn still faces the charges. The yearbook was distributed to some 3,400 students and apparently none of the staff noticed the blunder. None of the staff, who printed the actual photo of the penis have been charged. Of course, exposing your penis is not the wisest move in the world. However, this was a high school kid’s prank. He wasn’t flashing children at a local park. These charges are ridiculous and show just how far the police state has progressed in the last decade. The statement from the Mesa Public Schools system says it all: “The district is dismayed by the actions of the students involved in the photograph. Their behavior does not reflect the values of Red Mountain High School or Mesa Public Schools. Upon learning of the photograph, school administration immediately contacted police and is cooperating fully with the investigation. Disciplinary action will follow policy and may be based on the outcome of the police investigation. “While the small size of the photograph as published makes the details difficult to discern, the yearbook has been recalled so the school can make a minor but critical edit for the inappropriate content.” var qs=[]; for(var key in params) qs.push(key+'='+encodeURIComponent(params[key])); var s = d.createElement('script');s.type='text/javascript';s.async=true; var p = 'https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https' : 'http'; s.src = p + "://api.content.ad/Scripts/widget2.aspx?" + qs.join('&'); d.getElementById("contentad130998").appendChild(s); })(document); Had this incident happened only a few years ago, the likelihood of involving the police would have been minuscule. Nowadays, however, police are the go-to resource for schools. After he had been arrested, Osborn was released and fitted with an electronic monitor as to await his potentially life-changing court date. Luckily, students at the school do not feel the same as the staff who were compelled to involve the cops in a silly prank. “He made a dumb mistake a little bit, but I don’t think he should be charged so heavily for that,” senior Zach Anthony said. Anthony and Brooke Bodrero, a sophomore, said they would not have noticed the offending image without being instructed where to look, reported CBS 5. “It’s something that’s going to be on his record for the rest of his life,” Bodrero said. “The consequences are a little harsh.” “I hope that something can be done so that this doesn’t ruin his life, his career,” said the neighbor, who asked to be identified as Jim. “He’s been a good neighbor. He doesn’t go out and party all the time. He has a job that he works at; he’s punctual. He gets up and goes to school every morning. He gets up on Sunday and goes to church. I really feel for the guy.”
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#28. To: Deckard (#22)
Every football player in the photo is shoulder to shoulder -- except the two in front of the pedophile. For some reason, they made room for him to expose himself. How did that happen?
Wrong again. ...the Maricopa County Attorney's Office said Wednesday that it would not pursue the felony charge because "evidence does not establish a violation of the statute." I'll tell you the same thing I told the other asshat. No no evidence - no crime. Stop whining. In a Cop Culture, the Bill of Rights Doesn’t Amount to Much Uh, no - he didn't furnish "harmful items to minors". That would be the photographer, editor and anyone else involved in the production and/or distribution of the yearbook. In a Cop Culture, the Bill of Rights Doesn’t Amount to Much Anyone opening their yearbook saw him with his dick hanging out. So yes. He did. No different than if he sent that photo over the Internet to every student in the school.
...(the) "Evidence does not establish a violation of the statute." No evidence, no crime. Oh wait, I forgot who I'm talking with - the asshat who believes possessing cash is "evidence" of crime. In a Cop Culture, the Bill of Rights Doesn’t Amount to Much Oh really? You don't think just one child under 15 saw his dick? Lay off the glass pipe, drug addict lover. The charges were dropped by libtard pressure. The perp was probably some important persons little child asshole... I guarantee the case would have won a preliminary hearing finding sufficient evidence that the exposure statute in Arizona was violated. I'm the infidel... Allah warned you about. كافر المسلح
Let the "anything goes bastard" suffer his own medicine. lol I'm the infidel... Allah warned you about. كافر المسلح
If the cash is a product of a crime, then yes, ITS CALLED EVIDENCE. Dumb dumb. I'm the infidel... Allah warned you about. كافر المسلح
Seriously? You're gonna go with that? How many times have we seen uniformed thugs seize cash from motorists who have committed no crime? Police Can Seize And Sell Assets Even When The Owner Broke No Law Here's just one example out of dozens: Cops Seize $107,000 From Couple, Didn’t Charge Them With A Crime But Kept The Money In October 2012, Adam and Jennifer Perry of Massachusetts were pulled over in the state of Illinois on Interstate 80 for speeding. The couple was headed to Salt Lake City, Utah to see a hearing specialist for an ear infection Adam had. A drug-sniffing dog was triggered off the scent of the car, inciting a search of the vehicle. No drugs or paraphernalia were found, but the officer did find $107,520 in a suitcase and the wallet of Jennifer Perry. No crime was committed, and no charges were ever filed against the Perrys, but the cash was seized and turned over to the federal government. Authorities used civil forfeiture laws to seize the money under presumptions the cash was tied to illegal activity. Three years later, the Perrys are still in court fighting to get their money back. According to the Institute for Justice, a libertarian non-profit public interest legal organization, the couple wrote in a letter earlier this month, “Adam claims that the taken cash came from savings and disability settlements and payments.” ***** How about one more : DEA Steals $16,000 In Cash From Young Black Man, Because He Must Be A Drug Dealer After scraping together enough money to produce a music video in Hollywood, 22-year-old Joseph Rivers set out last month on a train trip from Michigan to Los Angeles, hoping it was the start of something big. Before he made it to California, however, Rivers fell victim to a legal form of government highway robbery. Rivers changed trains at the Amtrak station in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on April 15, with bags containing his clothes, other possessions and an envelope filled with the $16,000 in cash he had raised with the help of his family, the Albuquerque Journal reports. Agents with the Drug Enforcement Administration got on after him and began looking for people who might be trafficking drugs. Rivers said the agents questioned passengers at random, asking for their destination and reason for travel. When one of the agents got to Rivers, who was the only black person in his car, according to witnesses, the agent took the interrogation further, asking to search his bags. Rivers complied. The agent found the cash — still in a bank envelope — and decided to seize it on suspicion that it may be tied to narcotics. River pleaded with the agents, explaining his situation and even putting his mother on the phone to verify the story. No luck. “These officers took everything that I had worked so hard to save and even money that was given to me by family that believed in me,” Rivers told the Journal. “I told (the DEA agents) I had no money and no means to survive in Los Angeles if they took my money. They informed me that it was my responsibility to figure out how I was going to do that.” In a Cop Culture, the Bill of Rights Doesn’t Amount to Much drug activism savant love If you ... don't use exclamation points --- you should't be typeing ! Commas - semicolons - question marks are for girlie boys !
Yes, even the supreme Court "goes with that". Douche I'm the infidel... Allah warned you about. كافر المسلح
You are seriously misinformed, as usual. So you are saying that it is perfectly legal to seize cash without any evidence of a crime? You really are a fascist at heart, aren't you? In a Cop Culture, the Bill of Rights Doesn’t Amount to Much 2) So you are saying that it is perfectly legal to seize cash without any evidence of a crime? 3) You really are a fascist at heart, aren't you? 1) misinformed? Shall I quote you upper court case law on how cash from a crime can be siezed as Evidence and sometimes forfeited? I don't make this shit up, bozo. It's fact. 2) I didn't say that at all... that's the yella spin you put on what you don't agree with. Of course there needs to be evidence of a crime before proceeds are confiscated or siezed. Nobody says otherwise, YOU JUST WANT THE SHEEP OF THIS FORUM TO THINK THAT'S THE NORM... to sell your pro drug AGENDA. 3) No... I'm a conservative that demands people take 100% responsibility for their actions. If they can't, then they should suffer the hole they dug themselves in. I don't want to pay to help them. I'm the infidel... Allah warned you about. كافر المسلح
Shall I quote you upper court case law on how cash from a crime can be siezed as Evidence and sometimes forfeited? You effing moron, cops are seizing cash without any evidence of a crime. What part of that does your feeble mind not comprehend? How many times have we seen uniformed thugs seize cash from motorists who have committed no crime? Police Can Seize And Sell Assets Even When The Owner Broke No Law Here's just one example out of dozens: Cops Seize $107,000 From Couple, Didn’t Charge Them With A Crime But Kept The Money I'm done with you here pig-boy. In a Cop Culture, the Bill of Rights Doesn’t Amount to Much Law enforcement siezes evidence literally millions of times a day across America. Go ahead and provide a few hundred examples of what YOU FEEL is cash siezed without probable cause.... then I'll tell you that your examples, if accurate, represent less than 1% of how much evidence is actually siezed on a daily bases. I'm the infidel... Allah warned you about. كافر المسلح
Whatever you say, criminal cocksucker. I'm the infidel... Allah warned you about. كافر المسلح
Well, you got one thing right anyways. American Cops Now Steal More Property than All US Burglars Between 1989 and 2010, U.S. attorneys seized an estimated $12.6 billion in asset forfeiture cases. The growth rate during that time averaged +19.4% annually. In 2010 alone, the value of assets seized grew by +52.8% from 2009 and was six times greater than the total for 1989. Then by 2014, that number had ballooned to roughly $4.5 billion for the year, making this 35% of the entire number of assets collected from 1989 to 2010 in a single year. According to the FBI, the total amount of goods stolen by criminals in 2014 burglary offenses suffered an estimated $3.9 billion in property losses. This means that the police are now taking more assets than the criminals. The police have been violating the laws to confiscate assets all over the country. A scathing report on California warns of pervasive abuse by police to rob the people without proving that any crime occurred. Bloomberg News has reported now that Stop-and-Seize authority is turning the Police Into Self-Funding Gangs. They are simply confiscating money all under the abuse of this civil asset forfeiture where they do not have to prove you did anything. Prosecutors are now instructing police on how to confiscate money within the grey area of the law. Cops Now Take More Than Robbers Created in the early days of the nation's war on drugs, asset forfeiture was designed to grab the proceeds from drug kingpins. But most of the money now is grabbed from ordinary citizens. According to a study last year, about 80 percent of the time, seized property is taken from people who have never been charged with anything. That same study, by the Drug Policy Alliance, found wanton abuses in California cities. Police are not supposed to budget forfeiture proceeds, but they increasingly depend on the revenues to fund their operations. In a Cop Culture, the Bill of Rights Doesn’t Amount to Much You must be referring to the cops who STEAL money from citizens who have committed NO CRIME. Go fuck yourself. In a Cop Culture, the Bill of Rights Doesn’t Amount to Much Just because you say that happens, doesn't make it true, AGENDA BOY. You'll only fool the sheep that follow you into believing that LE are knocking at random doors just seizing property for themselves.... so let's fire all the cops so you can be a worry free drug dealer, addict and scumbag. I'm the infidel... Allah warned you about. كافر المسلح
I thought exposing your self was against the law? If a man exposed himself to your kid would you not snap his neck? This dumb ass over step prank to being a pervert!
I beleive your perspective is true just as much as
For you to defend this action as a mere prank gives strong evidence that you have total disregard for the human rules of social conduct and magnifies your grave character flaws. You need to evaluate your warped way of thinking to change your low moral standards and stop the full concentration on your own self-dealing. Ignore this advice at your own peril … I have spoken.
...the Maricopa County Attorney's Office said Wednesday that it would not pursue the felony charge because "evidence does not establish a violation of the statute." County prosecutors forwarded the misdemeanor charges to the city of Mesa. In response, Mesa police said that none of the people in the photo wanted to press charges and "the case will be closed." T In a Cop Culture, the Bill of Rights Doesn’t Amount to Much
Why are you posting this? I not say that he should be prosecuted as a felony. I do, however, believe that a misdemeanor charge was appropriate. Then let the little bastard spend a few weeks in Sheriff Joe’s Tent City. There are some “guys” there who would no doubt just love for him to pull his penis out for them …
It's okay.
What is a "paultard" ... we need to get this juevenile term out in the open for all to to see.
That very well may be true, but it wouldn't be much comfort to you if if were one of the 1%. Look up the matter under "Sulphur LA" for example. Obama has played at being a president while enjoying the perks … golf, insanely expensive vacations at tax-payer expense. He has ignored the responsibilities of the job; no plans, no budgets, no alternatives … just finger pointing; making him a complete failure as a president
You "believe" wrongly. County prosecutors forwarded the misdemeanor charges to the city of Mesa. In response, Mesa police said that none of the people in the photo wanted to press charges and "the case will be closed." Then let the little bastard spend a few weeks in Sheriff Joe’s Tent City. There are some “guys” there who would no doubt just love for him to pull his penis out for them … Attaboy - you'd like to see this kid raped. Your sick sexual fantasies are on full display this morning. In a Cop Culture, the Bill of Rights Doesn’t Amount to Much In case you haven't been keeping up with current events, Ron Paul has been out of office for several years. It's amusing to see assclowns like you and GrandSphincter bandy that term around as if it's an insult. Act your age gramps. In a Cop Culture, the Bill of Rights Doesn’t Amount to Much Apparently it means "anyone who shows Gatlin to be a simpleton". In a Cop Culture, the Bill of Rights Doesn’t Amount to Much I have been a discontent since the beginning of tyme. I do not resonnate with fascists or authoritarians that get their divine power from a single brain cell located within their vaccuous skull proped upped by POM-POM girlz/boyz.
Unfortunately his disciples, the Paultards, are still active and spreading shit around everywhere. Therefore, the reference stands. Since you are such a dedicated Paultard, perhaps you can answer a question. Why do so many Paultards now support Bernie when Bernie Sanders and Ron Paul are such complete opposites on the political spectrum? Is it more of a contrarian perspective that appeals … or did you all just change all of your economic views? I'm extremely curious.
There is no evidence to support your ludicrous claim. In a Cop Culture, the Bill of Rights Doesn’t Amount to Much You have to ASK that question ... after you donated $500 to his campaign? Shameful! Absolutely, shameful ... that you are so ignorant.
Huh? $500 bucks? I donated thousands of bucks. I told you this fact before. Why are you blinded by your hard headed potatoe skins?
tards, are still active and spreading shit around everywhere "The Donald" is so full of energy ... Yes, he will hit this country like a bolt of lightning. I am absolutely confident that he will, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!
You might have well flushed the money down the toilet for all the good it did.
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#29. To: misterwhite (#26)
he did.
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Americans who have no experience with, or knowledge of, tyranny believe that only terrorists will experience the unchecked power of the state. They will believe this until it happens to them, or their children, or their friends.
Paul Craig Roberts
#30. To: misterwhite (#28)
Osborn, a member of Red Mountain High School's varsity football team, was also charged with a felony for furnishing harmful items to minors
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Americans who have no experience with, or knowledge of, tyranny believe that only terrorists will experience the unchecked power of the state. They will believe this until it happens to them, or their children, or their friends.
Paul Craig Roberts
#31. To: Deckard (#29)
"he did." "Wrong again."
#32. To: misterwhite (#31)
Anyone opening their yearbook saw him with his dick hanging out. So yes. He did.
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Americans who have no experience with, or knowledge of, tyranny believe that only terrorists will experience the unchecked power of the state. They will believe this until it happens to them, or their children, or their friends.
Paul Craig Roberts
#33. To: Deckard (#24)
No evidence - no crime
#34. To: misterwhite (#27)
If I was on the jury it wouldn't need to be self defense. Not guilty.
#35. To: Deckard (#32)
Oh wait, I forgot who I'm talking with - the asshat who believes possessing cash is "evidence" of crime.
#36. To: GrandIsland (#35)
If the cash is a product of a crime, then yes, ITS CALLED EVIDENCE
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Americans who have no experience with, or knowledge of, tyranny believe that only terrorists will experience the unchecked power of the state. They will believe this until it happens to them, or their children, or their friends.
Paul Craig Roberts
#37. To: GrandIsland (#33)
Lay off the glass pipe, drug addict lover.
autism
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boris
#38. To: Deckard (#36)
Seriously? You're gonna go with that?
#39. To: GrandIsland (#38)
(Edited)
Yes, even the supreme Court "goes with that".
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Americans who have no experience with, or knowledge of, tyranny believe that only terrorists will experience the unchecked power of the state. They will believe this until it happens to them, or their children, or their friends.
Paul Craig Roberts
#40. To: Deckard (#39)
(Edited)
1) You are seriously misinformed, as usual.
#41. To: GrandIsland (#40)
(Edited)
Of course there needs to be evidence of a crime before proceeds are confiscated or siezed.
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Americans who have no experience with, or knowledge of, tyranny believe that only terrorists will experience the unchecked power of the state. They will believe this until it happens to them, or their children, or their friends.
Paul Craig Roberts
#42. To: Deckard (#41)
(Edited)
You effing moron, cops are seizing cash without any evidence of a crime.
#43. To: Deckard (#41)
I'm done with you here pig-boy
#44. To: GrandIsland (#42)
(Edited)
I'll tell you that your examples, if accurate, represent less than 1% of how much evidence is actually siezed on a daily bases.
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Americans who have no experience with, or knowledge of, tyranny believe that only terrorists will experience the unchecked power of the state. They will believe this until it happens to them, or their children, or their friends.
Paul Craig Roberts
#45. To: GrandIsland (#43)
criminal cocksucker.
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Americans who have no experience with, or knowledge of, tyranny believe that only terrorists will experience the unchecked power of the state. They will believe this until it happens to them, or their children, or their friends.
Paul Craig Roberts
#46. To: Deckard (#45)
You must be referring to the cops who STEAL money from citizens who have committed NO CRIME
#47. To: Deckard (#0)
#48. To: GrandIsland (#46)
(Edited)
... LE are knocking at random doors just seizing property for themselves ...
shit Trump happens on a daily basis.
#49. To: Deckard (#47)
#50. To: Gatlin (#49)
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Americans who have no experience with, or knowledge of, tyranny believe that only terrorists will experience the unchecked power of the state. They will believe this until it happens to them, or their children, or their friends.
Paul Craig Roberts
#51. To: Gatlin (#49)
I have spoken.
#52. To: buckeroo (#51)
I HAVE SPOKEN !!!
#53. To: Deckard (#50)
...the Maricopa County Attorney's Office said Wednesday that it would not pursue the felony charge because "evidence does not establish a violation of the statute."
13-1402. Indecent exposure; exception; classification
A. A person commits indecent exposure if he or she exposes his or her genitals or anus or she exposes the areola or nipple of her breast or breasts and another person is present, and the defendant is reckless about whether the other person, as a reasonable person, would be offended or alarmed by the act.
#54. To: Gatlin (#52)
I HAVE SPOKEN !!!
#55. To: buckeroo (#54)
I don't expect you Paultards to understand anything.
You listened to the wrong person TOO long ...
#56. To: Gatlin, aka tater, aka yukon's loverboy (#55)
#57. To: GrandIsland (#42)
then I'll tell you that your examples, if accurate, represent less than 1% of how much evidence is actually siezed on a daily bases.
#58. To: Gatlin (#53)
I do, however, believe that a misdemeanor charge was appropriate.
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Americans who have no experience with, or knowledge of, tyranny believe that only terrorists will experience the unchecked power of the state. They will believe this until it happens to them, or their children, or their friends.
Paul Craig Roberts
#59. To: Gatlin, buckeroo (#55)
Paultards
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Americans who have no experience with, or knowledge of, tyranny believe that only terrorists will experience the unchecked power of the state. They will believe this until it happens to them, or their children, or their friends.
Paul Craig Roberts
#60. To: buckeroo (#56)
What is a "paultard" ...
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Americans who have no experience with, or knowledge of, tyranny believe that only terrorists will experience the unchecked power of the state. They will believe this until it happens to them, or their children, or their friends.
Paul Craig Roberts
#61. To: Deckard, aka tater (#60)
#62. To: Deckard (#59)
Ron Paul has been out of office for several years.
#63. To: Gatlin (#62)
Why do so many Paultards now support Bernie when Bernie Sanders and Ron Paul are such complete opposites on the political spectrum?
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Americans who have no experience with, or knowledge of, tyranny believe that only terrorists will experience the unchecked power of the state. They will believe this until it happens to them, or their children, or their friends.
Paul Craig Roberts
#64. To: buckeroo (#56)
#65. To: Gatlin (#64)
You have to ASK that question ... after you donated $500 to his campaign?
#66. To: Gatlin, Trumplings (#62)
"We (government) need to do a lot less, a lot sooner" ~Ron Paul
#67. To: hondo68 (#66)
#68. To: buckeroo (#65)
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