NEWSPAPER PHOTOGRAPHERS: BEWARE OF COMMITTING TREASON IN VERMONT!
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NEWSPAPER PHOTOGRAPHERS: BEWARE OF COMMITTING TREASON IN VERMONT!
Nov. 29th, 2001
My local newspaper (the North County Times) has run pictures of San Onofre (our local nuclear power plant) on the front page several times since 9-11, including at least one great aerial photo. I better send them the article shown below, and let them know what kind of trouble they might be in if they venture into Vermont and do the same thing! The first guy gets off easy, sure, (if you think any time in jail is easy), but what happens to whoever's next, and next after that? Treason -- they shoot you for that, right? This guy really did get off pretty easy when you think about it!
For a complete list of every nuclear power plant in America, including (as much of this as possible): capacity, location, owner, links to owner's web site, years of operation, its "ultimate heat sink", amount of nuke waste at the site, local activist's groups' web sites, and PHOTOS OF EVERY PLANT, please visit:
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Okay, just kidding about the photos. After all, I'd hate to be charged with treason in Vermont.
-- Russell Hoffman, Carlsbad, CA
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At 06:49 PM 11/29/01 , Kalynda Tilges wrote:
http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/nat-gen/2001/nov/29/112907264.html
Today: November 29, 2001 at 13:35:35 PST
Man in Custody for Nuke Plant Photos
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - A newspaper photographer was taken into
custody by police
under a 1917 Vermont treason law for taking pictures of a nuclear
power plant. But a
prosecutor said he will not press charges.
Jason Henske of the Brattleboro Reformer was held by Vernon police
for two hours
Wednesday before being released along with his camera and the images.
Windham County State's Attorney Dan Davis said Thursday that after
reviewing the case,
he decided not to prosecute. He would not elaborate.
Vernon police did not immediately return calls for comment.
"It makes you very angry. I think this was completely uncalled for,"
said Henske, 26.
The paper said it would use the photos Friday for a story about
security at the Vermont
Yankee plant - a move the prosecutor said would be irresponsible.
"The security at Vermont Yankee and some of the other power plants in
the state, dams,
and hydroelectric generating facilities have been a concern for law
enforcement as
potential targets for terrorists," Davis said. "I think police in
certain situations are justified in
trying to protect citizens from incidents which may occur at those facilities."
The treason law was passed during the opening days of U.S.
involvement in World War I. It
was intended to protect railroads and other public facilities during
wartime. The offense
carries up to 10 years in prison.
--
Kalynda Tilges
Nuclear Issues Coordinator
Citizen Alert - Las Vegas
P.O.Box 17173
Las Vegas, NV 89114
702-796-5662
702-796-4886 Fax
lvcitizenalert@earthlink.net
http://www.citizenalert.org
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