Armed Militia Takes Over Malheur National Wildlife Refuge HQ

how do you know this? -cragar

HFCS is completely correct.

a f*#king clue about what that FBI agent was thinking... -eyehawk

Whatever the officer intended, the larger point is that Finicum should've stopped at the road block: he didn't.

He should've stayed in the car: he didn't.

He should've kept his hands up: he didn't.

He shouldn't have put his hand in his pocket: he did.

He should be alive: he isn't.

Jan 29, 2016 - 02:42pm PT
Lorenzo,

Although I'd love to attend, I can't make it to the aforementioned shindig.

I will be fully busy picking my nuts for the third pitch, from the ground, for the foreseeable future....

I say they'll probably cut a deal and let them walk...unless these have prior felonies.

eyehawk, here's a cam placement...

I don't think you have a fuking clue whether the cam's secure... a fuking clue whether the whole granite slab behind it will trundle or not.

Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., §§ 88, 294 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, § 37, 35 Stat. 1096; Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, § 178a, as added Sept. 27, 1944, ch. 425, 58 Stat. 752).

This section consolidates said sections 88 and 294 of title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed.

To reflect the construction placed upon said section 88 by the courts the words “or any agency thereof” were inserted. (See

Haas v. Henkel
, 1909, 30 S. Ct. 249, 216 U. S. 462, 54 L. Ed. 569, 17 Ann. Cas. 1112, where court said: “The statute is broad enough in its terms to include any conspiracy for the purpose of impairing, obstructing, or defeating the lawful functions of any department of government.” Also, see
United States v. Walter
, 1923, 44 S. Ct. 10, 263 U. S. 15, 68 L. Ed. 137, and definitions of department and agency in section 6 of this title.)
The punishment provision is completely rewritten to increase the penalty from 2 years to 5 years except where the object of the conspiracy is a misdemeanor. If the object is a misdemeanor, the maximum imprisonment for a conspiracy to commit that offense, under the revised section, cannot exceed 1 year.

The injustice of permitting a felony punishment on conviction for conspiracy to commit a misdemeanor is described by the late Hon. Grover M. Moscowitz, United States district judge for the eastern district of New York, in an address delivered March 14, 1944, before the section on Federal Practice of the New York Bar Association, reported in 3 Federal Rules Decisions, pages 380–392.

Hon. John Paul, United States district judge for the western district of Virginia, in a letter addressed to Congressman Eugene J. Keogh dated January 27, 1944, stresses the inadequacy of the 2-year sentence prescribed by existing law in cases where the object of the conspiracy is the commission of a very serious offense.

The punishment provision of said section 294 of title 18 was considered for inclusion in this revised section. It provided the same penalties for conspiracy to violate the provisions of certain counterfeiting laws, as are applicable in the case of conviction for the specific violations. Such a punishment would seem as desirable for all conspiracies as for such offenses as counterfeiting and transporting stolen property in interstate commerce.

A multiplicity of unnecessary enactments inevitably leads to confusion and disregard of law. (See reviser’s note under section 493 of this title.)

Since consolidation was highly desirable and because of the strong objections of prosecutors to the general application of the punishment provision of said section 294, the revised section represents the best compromise that could be devised between sharply conflicting views.

A number of special conspiracy provisions, relating to specific offenses, which were contained in various sections incorporated in this title, were omitted because adequately covered by this section. A few exceptions were made, (1) where the conspiracy would constitute the only offense, or (2) where the punishment provided in this section would not be commensurate with the gravity of the offense. Special conspiracy provisions were retained in sections 241, 286, 372, 757, 794, 956, 1201, 2271, 2384 and 2388 of this title. Special conspiracy provisions were added to sections 2153 and 2154 of this title.

Amendments
1994—Pub. L. 103–322 substituted “fined under this title” for “fined not more than $10,000”.

There is very little outside work done at the refuge during mid-winter. Most of the work would be ongoing maintenance of the road systems,buildings, and water diversion dams and fish ladders. The Biologist is usually working on the data collected over the summer.

Yes. What I mean is that I expect them to bargain penalty for current charge down instead of adding anything, considering no action in his father's case, and overall kid gloves so far.