Prisoner of War: Support Kevin Olliff
Kevin Olliff
Kevin Olliff’s case has not been receiving it’s due attention in the shadow of other recent cases (such as the AETA 4), yet Kevin’s is among the more serious.
Kevin sits in LA County jail on 10 felony counts for basic protest activity. He faces a collection of stalking and conspiracy charges for what, by any reasonable measure, was nothing more than alleged attendence of home demonstrations targeting POM Wonderful (juice company which tested on animals) executives and UCLA researchers. Any of us could be Kevin.
Kevin has been unable to make his $460,000 bail, and has been in jail in Los Angeles since April. Like the AETA 4 case, the precedent which would be set by a successful conviction of Kevin Olliff is an unnerving move towards the total crimilization of protest activity.
When this happens, the only option left to those willing to fight for a better world will no longer be that which is legal, but that which is most efficient and clandestine. Those animal abusers who champion continued erosion of protected speech activity may very well find that, when left with no legal avenues to affect change, activists increasingly resort to more extreme – and potentially more effective – tactics.
Please stay updated on Kevin’s case at his new support page:
And please write him a letter:
KEVIN OLLIFF, #1300931
TTCF 161 D-POD
450 BAUCHET ST.
LOS ANGELES, CA 90012
-Peter Young
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