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Liberal_in_LA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-17-09 03:35 AM
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Anarchist and UFC fighter faces up to 10 years in jail, ESPN posted pic of him defacing public bldg
http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/mma_experts/post/Jeff-Monson-charged-with-mischief-ESPN-not-an-a?urn=mma,134737

See, Monson is an outspoken anarchist. He has said many times that he wants to do away with the social hierarchies that govern our world. The best way for Monson to share these theories is through the mass media, so publicity is his friend.

Is Monson so dumb that he would expect ESPN to not use photographs of him committing a crime? Of course not. This is a man with a Master's degree in psychology. He understands the ramifications of civil disobedience. If he didn't want attention brought to his cause, he would have asked ESPN to photograph him sitting at home, enjoying dinner.

Monson was charged with first-degree malicious mischief, a crime that carries a maximum penalty of a $20,000 fine and 10 years in prison. ESPN did not do him a favor by running that picture, but it's not their job to protect athletes. It's their job to cover them, a fact which Monson has used to make sure that everyone is discussing his cause today.

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pnorman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-17-09 04:25 AM
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1. Here's his Wiki:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Monson

On the other hand, earlier the feds had dismissed an assassination plot against Obama as "not credible"!
http://crooksandliars.com/2008/08/26/four-arrested-for-plotting-obama-assasination/

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rcrush Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-17-09 04:37 AM
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2. You can get 10 years for graffitti?
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depakid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-17-09 05:49 AM
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6. and people wonder why states like Caloifornia are going bankrupt
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Wetzelbill Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-17-09 05:09 AM
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3. Jeff is a good guy, here are two pics of him protesting at the RNC


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pnorman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-17-09 05:41 AM
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5. Thanks for that photo!


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Wetzelbill Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-17-09 06:10 PM
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11. Your welcome
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Liberal_in_LA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-17-09 09:57 AM
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8. Major tattoos there!
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Wetzelbill Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-17-09 06:11 PM
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12. Yeah did you see
the one that says "Capitalism" and has a guy holding a gun up to another guy's head, lol. Ohhh, and then the financial crisis hit... :)
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ima_sinnic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-17-09 05:19 AM
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4. sheesh,the comments after that article are really dumb
too bad his fans don't "get it."
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Wetzelbill Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-17-09 07:47 AM
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7. oh I know
Some high functioning morons. Joe The Plumber types.
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deaniac21 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-17-09 10:59 AM
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9. I got yer psychology right here....
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Wetzelbill Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-17-09 06:09 PM
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10. He has everybody's psychology, lol
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