Comments on: McDavid Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison as a “Terrorist”

By: FBI File Reveals Discussion of Discrediting Animal Rights Activists by Planting Rumors « Dr. Steve Best

Wed, 08 Dec 2010 19:22:13 +0000

[...] about the FBI infiltrating vegan potlucks, and much more serious cases involving an informant named “Anna,” Brandon Darby, and Jacob Ferguson, among [...]

By: CoIntelPro never went away: FBI File Reveals Discussion of Discrediting Animal Rights Activists by Planting Rumors « Denver Anarchist Black Cross

Tue, 07 Dec 2010 15:23:41 +0000

[...] about the FBI infiltrating vegan potlucks, and much more serious cases involving an informant named “Anna,” Brandon Darby, and Jacob Ferguson, among [...]

By: Forest

Forest — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 04:41:00 +0000

Agent Anna was the ringleader and should have been the one to get 20 years. The others did nothing, not even conspire.

By: Matthew Stephen Rogers

Matthew Stephen Rogers — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 22:48:00 +0000

If you are so opposed to violence do you oppose the U.S. government’s illegal and immoral wars of aggression against Afghanistan, Iraq, Yemen, Pakistan, etc. If not, why not?

By: rachel

rachel — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:45:59 +0000

it is a new world we are living in since sept. 11th. one where the government can call anyone a terrorist under the name of homeland security and then use that label to do what ever they want with them. that label “terrorist” is used far to lightly and applied to people whose ideologies are based in compassion. it is simply appalling.

By: Will Potter

Will Potter — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:29:30 +0000

Thanks, the video was actually posted here on the site as well…

By: .

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 03:38:43 +0000

apparently Tom Gabel knew him – He wrote a song about it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOufG8y8mdM

By: TheRat

TheRat — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 15:25:47 +0000

This is complete bullshit! he shouldn’t even get 7 years or ANY, he didn’t do ANYTHING!!!! WHAT THE FUCK. Even if he DID, 7 years is WAYY too much. Forget 20. holy shit. this is fucking insane and very disturbing!!!!!!!
If he DID carry out the action and they just HAD to stop a person who loved the earth more than those apes do, then i’d say a couple months is the shortest then he leaves.

What a great, great man!!

By: FBI Looking for Informants to Infiltrate Vegan Potlucks « Guerilla Monk (Pomarańczowa Alternatywa)

Sat, 17 May 2008 01:38:38 +0000

[...] McDavid was just sentenced to 20 years in prison, as a “terrorist,” in a case that would never have been possible without a “confidential source” known only as [...]

By: a

Tue, 13 May 2008 18:44:56 +0000

Thought this is relevant and hopefully the same outcome happens! My heart goes out to Eric! Below are excerpts from wikipedia about the Camden 28:

“The Camden 28 were a group of “Catholic left” anti-Vietnam War activists who in 1971 planned and executed a raid on a Camden, New Jersey draft board. The raid resulted in a high-profile trial against the activists that was seen by many as a referendum on the Vietnam War.”

The trial
“By the time that The Camden 28 were brought to trial in the Spring of 1973, their case was viewed by many as a referendum on the Vietnam War. Each of the 28 faced seven felony charges stemming from the raid and more than 40 years in prison if convicted. The 28 chose to be tried together.

Immediately prior to the trial they were offered a plea-bargain whereby they would each plead guilty to a single misdemeanor charge and the rest of the charges would be dropped. After intense discussion the 28 decided that they would not take the plea and that as political activists they preferred to be put on trial.

Unfortunately for the prosecution, its star witness Bob Hardy was feeling that he had been betrayed by the government. Hardy maintained that from the start of his interaction with the FBI he sought and received assurances that none of his co-conspirators in the raid would see any jail time. Now, as the trial loomed ahead, each of the “28″ was facing more than 40 years in prison.

For the FBI and the prosecution, the cost of betraying Hardy in this fashion was to lose him as a friendly witness. Scorned, Hardy would now, in fact, testify extensively for the defense. Hardy would testify regarding the extent to which the FBI encouraged and enabled the raid on the draft board to take place. Through Hardy’s testimony, the raid came across as being funded and driven by the FBI, and the defense was able to argue effectively that through the FBI, the government “over-reached” in its zeal to arrest and prosecute this particular set of anti-war activists.

On May 20, 1973, the jury returned “not guilty” verdicts for all counts against all 28 defendants, acquitting them.”