September 27, 2012
Filmmaker arrested, denied bail, poses “danger to society” [Darleen Click]
All done in a “hearing” closed to the public and media
LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, the creator of an anti-Islam film that has sparked riots around the world, was arrested on a parole violation Thursday.Nakoula, also known as “Sam Bacile,” has been in hiding since the film’s release more than two weeks ago. The 55-year-old has been on probation for a 2010 federal check fraud conviction and served a 21-month prison sentence.
Under terms of his probation, he was not to use computers or the Internet for five years without approval from his probation officer.
Nakoula was taken into custody Thursday by U.S. Marshals, according to Justice Department officials.
A U.S. District Court hearing was scheduled for Nakoula on Thursday afternoon. It was closed to media and the public.
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But, but, but… He violated his probation, this has nothing to do with that silly movie. /sarc
Poses danger to society is a nice touch. Can the execution take place in the Rose Garden, which would also be a nice touch? Even better yet, Barry can pull the trigger himself this time, so there isn’t any question who killed Osama.
Off to the reeducation camps…
Nakoula Basseley Nakoula is our very own Emmanuel Goldstein.
baracky would outsource the head hacking
To the people who claimed in comments here that law enforcement was doing Nakoula a favor by “escorting” him from his home in the middle of the night:
What do you suggest Nakoula send to thank the powers that be for this latest beneficence?
A gift basket seems so predictable, although I understand that the feds love Harry & David. Shari’s Berries? Pajamagram?
Suggestions are welcome.
Greetings:
And a hearty welcome to the George Zimmerman “The Process is the Punishment” Club.
Some sort of demonstration cum riot needs to be organized at the detention facility. The United States government needs to fear Americans more than it fears the seventh century throat-cutters in dirty nightshirts.
It’s not just about Nakoula or some silly movie. It’s about a line beyond which the United States government should not be permitted to cross.
This was the federal government. That was the LA Sherrif’s Department, which also did this.
The secrecy and the “danger to society bullshit are, well, bullshit.
Better at the court and/or the DoJ.
Popehat has been digging around PACER:
Eh, I don’t feel too sorry for the guy if he violated his parole by posting things on the internet.
Somehow though, it feels like that’s not what he’s facing. It feels like a verdict in search of a crime.
(1) there were 8 violations alleged (which supports my suspicion that it’
the bullshit we have to endure for the 1st communist prezi
Obama isn’t communist. He’s evolved beyond Marx.
Marx believed communism didn’t need a deity, Obama thinks communism needs him as deity.
When Israel strikes Iran, will Obama then strike Israel to purchase peace?
The 8 counts are what have me wondering. If he’s hiding bank accounts or moving money under an assumed name, he should be going back to jail. After all, he is a con man with $700K in restitution to pay and we know he’s been using an alias. But until we know the particulars of his alleged violations this has all kinds of stink on it.
One of the fundamental rules of probation is to not call attention to yourself, so this guy is a fucking idiot of the first degree.
That said, this does smell pretty bad.
“Somehow though, it feels like that’s not what he’s facing. It feels like a verdict in search of a crime.”
A bit of scourging to quiet the angry mob.
“When Israel strikes Iran, will Obama then strike Israel to purchase peace?”
I don’t think that would purchase peace with the arab world, islam OR at home. I would expect riots on our streets over it. Bad ones. And I think Obama’d quite possibly be on a Mossad “follow and fuck over, repeat” list for life after that. At minimum. And I suspect Mossad could get ahold of sealed records if not MAKE UP very convincing sealed records.
Morsi wasn’t too impressed with message #1 so we get message #2. It won’t work either as what they want is not just Nakoula beheaded in Egypt but a complete capitulation to Sharia law or at least a foothold they can force further later.
It’s “good cop – bad cop” with Morsi as the baddy and Obama as the goody. Nakoula is just a prop, we, the USA is/are the perp[s] they are working over.
The deal they are working for is the foothold in our case law. Nakoula will get the Jim McDougal treatment when his usefulness is over. Nice, tidy, natural.
[i]One of the fundamental rules of probation is to not call attention to yourself, so this guy is a fucking idiot of the first degree.[/i]
You’ll never find a Fred Rogers type as a poster child for defining the outer limits of the Bill of Rights, or anything…. Everyone who’s defined those limits, was a fucking idiot, criminal, or some sort of socially unacceptable character. That’s the nature of how social limits are defined, its the skells that make the test cases.
Morsi is sending messages of his own.
It has been brought to my attention that this is not the direct work of the administration, as the Federal Probation Service is a part of the Judicial branch. Not to say that pressure couldn’t be applied laterally, but it can’t be applied downward and directly.
That story is a lie, Pablo. Experts told us that it’s impossible to do anything at that house without a media spectacle.
Whihc CHiPs poster do you have over your bed? Ponch and John together or Ponch by himself?
Hey, Smoke? You gonna eat that dick you’ve got in your mouth?
The fascist holderwhore attorney what is orchestrating this assrape of justice is named Robert Dugdale, which is not something you can learn from the government’s Associated Press apparently
We have to remember: Eric Holder had nothing to do with the Fast and Furious operation. Nothing. Nothing at all. Oh, and nor his big boss neither. They’re out. Clean as a whistle, free as a bird. Ain’t this a great country?
is a great country I love it more than beans and fishsticks
http://m.flickr.com/#/photos/87554623@N05/8025304164/
it’s just been going on a wicked mean fascist jag lately
I hate that
Obama condemned the movie in his U.N. speech and then Nakoula’s arrested? Yeah, nothing fishy about that. It’s so thoughtful of them to deny the media entry into the courtroom – so why was the court artist’s drawing of the filmmaker on the news this a.m.?
“it’s just been going on a wicked mean fascist jag lately”
AP and Reuters appear to offer Obama the beginning of a meme-ish rationale. They’d love to make this stick, against all evidence (but then, why bother with little lies when bigger lies are available?): “Imperialist Israelis attack Peaceful Persia”
The moral (such as it is): Don’t Be A Menace To Society
When Israel strikes Iran, will Obama then strike Israel to purchase peace? -sdferr wrote.
If we check The White House logs, will they be able to tell us if Obama has been watching Fail Safe over and over again???
He’s been using an alias on the internet.
Like, well, nearly all of us. The alias is indivisible from the First Amendment right to free speech. Recall Publius?