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KittyWampus

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12. He knowingly broke the law as an activist AS HE HAD IN THE PAST. In the past he got away with it.

Reply to WillyT (Original post)

Sun Jan 13, 2013, 05:16 PM

Jan 2013

This time he didn't.

As an activist who knowingly breaks the law, he should have known that prosecution and possible jail time are possible.ACTIVISTS DO WHAT THEY DO KNOWING THEY MAY FACE JAIL. That's the part of activism he apparently didn't seem to comprehend. Or maybe he did...

Apparently he suffered suicidal depression for years. It's a sorrow he didn't get the help he needed for that depression and was living in such pain.

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