I finally got enough other paper work out of the way to do some research on the law under which I was arrested/unarrestd a week ago Wed. ~Current Session Legislation~ AB 140 Prevention of terrorism. BILL NUMBER: AB 140 CHAPTERED 09/29/99 CHAPTER 563 INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Hertzberg (Principal coauthor: Senator Alarcón) (Coauthors: Assembly Members Battin, Cunneen, Oller, and Zettel) (Coauthor: Senator Polanco) [These folks might be interested in the first use of this law, in the aid of what kind of organization?] JANUARY 11, 1999 An act to add Article 4.6 (commencing with Section 11415) to Chapter 3 of Title 1 of Part 4 the Penal Code, relating to terrorism. 11418.5. (a) Any person who knowingly threatens to use a weapon of mass destruction, ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ with the specific intent that the statement, made verbally, in writing, or by means of an electronic communication device, is to be taken as a threat, even if there is no intent of actually carrying it out, which, on its face and under the circumstances in which it is made, is so unequivocal, immediate, and specific as to convey to the ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ person threatened, a gravity of purpose and an immediate prospect of execution of the threat, and thereby causes that person reasonably to be in sustained fear ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ [I've *got* to get the records of what scientology filed in making this charge.] for his or her own safety, or for his or her immediate family's safety, which results in an isolation, quarantine, or decontamination effort, shall be punished by imprisonment in a county jail for up to one year or in the state prison for 3, 4, or 6 years, or by a fine of not more than two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment. (b) For the purposes of this section, "sustained fear" can be established by, but is not limited to, conduct such as evacuation of any building by any occupant, evacuation of any school by any employee or student, evacuation of any home by any resident or occupant, or any other action taken in direct response to the threat to use a weapon of mass destruction. [Note the above, completely in the control of the "victim."] (c) The fact that the person who allegedly violated this section did not actually possess a biological agent, toxin, or chemical weapon does not constitute a defense to the crime specified in this section. (d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent punishment instead pursuant to any other provision of law that imposes a greater or more severe punishment. **************** 11417. (a) For the purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) "Weapon of mass destruction" includes chemical warfare agents, weaponized biological or biologic warfare agents, nuclear agents, radiological agents, or the intentional release of industrial agents as a weapon. **************** [I suspect the arrest/unarrest/charge was used by the scn PIs to get cooperation from the Palo Alto Police who are now ignoring complaints from people who report PIs sitting in cars in front of their houses all night.] Keith Henson

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