January 3 2012 7:03 PM · 6 notes
When I testified before Congress against the AETA in 2006, one of the primary concerns I raised is that the law could be used to wrap up a wide range of activity that threatens corporate profits. Supporters of the AETA have repeatedly denied this, and said the law will only be used against people who do things like burn buildings.
So how do we explain that such a sweeping prosecution was being considered in 2003, under the law’s somewhat-narrower precursor?
One possibility is that FBI agents lack training, education, and oversight. They are spying on political activists without understanding or respecting the law.
Another explanation is that this document is no mistake, nor is it an isolated case. It is a reflection of a coordinated campaign to target animal rights activists who, as the FBI agent notes, cause “economic loss” to corporations.
FBI Says Activists Who Investigate Factor Farms Can Be Prosecuted as Terrorists, Will Potter.
First they came for the vegans…
(via susie-c)
Susie, you should post your old comic of how to spot the undercover agent in your environmental activist organization. (Spoiler: his potluck contribution is a block of tofu on a plate)
