A disturbing story in today’s Salon indicates the way in which US prosecutors are using the ever-expanding powers of Homeland Security to stifle legitimate dissent.
The attached photo, courtesy of savebriana.org, shows Briana Waters, with her partner and daughter. She was accused and found guilty of taking part in the firebombing of an office at the University of Washington. Charged with acting as a lookout for the arsonists, based on the testimony of two conspirators, there is evidence to indicate that she was nowhere near the scene of the crime at the time in question. Briana faces the possibility of 20 years in jail, for allegedly holding a walkie-talkie, which seems rather disproportionate to the alleged crime.
