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Mar. 19th, 2010 05:36 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
theweaselkingPeter Watts found guilty of being harrassed, beaten, and tossed into a blizzard with no coat.
Notably, there is video of the entire alleged incident, and the prosecution worked hard to keep it from being shown to the jury.
As well, notably, the prosecution completely dropped their claims that Watts choked an officer and dragged him into his car, and, in fact, the only charge they laid was "obstructing an officer" - the specific obstruction being that Watts was dazed and too slow to respond after being PUNCHED TWICE IN THE FACE WITHOUT WARNING BY THE BORDER GUARD, so the guard Maced him and the prosecution calls "not having a chance to respond before the guard hits you again" "noncompliance".
Notably, there is video of the entire alleged incident, and the prosecution worked hard to keep it from being shown to the jury.
As well, notably, the prosecution completely dropped their claims that Watts choked an officer and dragged him into his car, and, in fact, the only charge they laid was "obstructing an officer" - the specific obstruction being that Watts was dazed and too slow to respond after being PUNCHED TWICE IN THE FACE WITHOUT WARNING BY THE BORDER GUARD, so the guard Maced him and the prosecution calls "not having a chance to respond before the guard hits you again" "noncompliance".