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12/26/2007: "Sending racially "offensive" letters now a crime"
Federal Judge James Moody handed down a sentence today in the case of Shawn Hardin, the Maumelle woman who pleaded guilty to sending a racially charged letter to her neighbors, the Terry family: six months prison and six months home confinement with electronic monitoring.
The case for maximum time was supported by strong testimony from the Terrys, who talked about how they felt threatened by the unprovoked letter.
[ "Free speech" always was an oxymoron, but in the past, we had more trust in those who administrate it. Now Stalinistic bureaucrats vie for pleasuring various powerful groups at the expense of normal people. When are you oblivious minivan-drivers going to wake up? It doesn't end until you end it. ]
http://www.arktimes.com/blogs/arkansasblog/2007/12/sentencing_in_maumelle_hate_cr.aspx