Let freedom ring. Be careful who you protest.

[flvegan]

Protesters plead to stalking animal research foes
The Associated Press
Posted: 03/19/2010 07:23:22 PM PDT
Updated: 03/19/2010 09:19:57 PM PDT

LOS ANGELES—An animal research protester pleaded no contest and another pleaded guilty to six criminal charges stemming from allegations that they stalked two University of California, Los Angeles researchers and a juice company executive, authorities said Friday.

Kevin Rich Olliff, 22, entered a no-contest plea Friday to three counts each of stalking and conspiracy to commit the crime of stalking, said Los Angeles County district attorney's office spokeswoman Sandi Gibbons.

Olliff's co-defendant, Linda Greene, 62, made a separate agreement and pleaded not guilty to the same charges a day earlier.

Olliff will be sentenced to three years in prison under his agreement.

In his signed plea agreement, he acknowledged he "engaged in demonstrations targeting specific professors, researchers and business people at their personal residences and at their workplace, including the UCLA campus."

Greene will be sentenced to five years' formal probation. In her plea agreement, she acknowledged being the press officer for the Web site of the North American Animal Liberation Press Office and posted specific identifying information about people engaged in legal animal research.

http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_14712574?nclick_check=1

To the best of anyone's knowledge, this is the first time CA's anti-stalking law has been used against an activist.

[LeftyMom]

1. Home demos count as stalking now?

[flvegan]

2. The precedent has been set, so...

[LeftyMom]

3. Luckily all of mine were out of state.