May I see the zine?
Yes, but it will cost you a 10 stretch.
Texas man sentenced to 30 years for transporting pamphlets
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#42Earlier quoted context omitted.
And even so, why on Earth would tampering with evidence warrant 30 years in prison? That is inhumane.
I would think that a coverup should always be treated as slightly worse than the thing being covered up. Because of general "don't design systems with perverse incentives" principles.
What is the thing being covered up that is worth 30 years in prison?
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#43Anyone got the actual indictment? From linked https://freedes.net/jun-23rd-2026-press-release/ : "Sanchez Estrada, a 39-year-old artist, was found guilty on March 13, 2026, alongside eight codefendants who participated in an anti-ICE protest at the controversial Alvarado ICE detention facility. Under the auspices of “National Security Presidential Memorandum-7,” which was issued after the killing of Christian nationa…
> nor did he know about it I'm not loving this turn of phrase. Seems very Weasel-worded. Did not know about it according to who? I think we need a better news source.
what difference does it make? He is sentenced to go to jail for nearly half a lifetime for transporting a box of magazines. This is insane.
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But is anyone you know going to be within the vicinity of a crime being committed? That'll be 30 years
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#45They really are cracking down on those protestors, jeez... Makes you wonder how much money is rolling in the ICE-Private prison system relationship.
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#46Earlier quoted context omitted.
What difference does it make? The point being that nobody should be sentenced for transporting pamphlets, regardless of what's in them. And the 30 year sentence? This is absurd.
I wanna see what the administration is so afraid of.
I don't think they're necessarily afraid of what's in those pamphlets. I think they're trying to make people afraid to dissent, and I have to say they're having some success at it.
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#47Misleading title. The relevant sentence is this: > "The prosecution claimed Sanchez moved the zines so they wouldn’t incriminate his wife, who attended a protest outside the Prairieland immigration detention center near Dallas, where a police officer was wounded by gunfire." The "Texas man" in question was involved in evidence tampering in a case that involved the shooting of a police officer. The title here makes it…
I recommend reading the whole thing to find the relevant bits. The judge says he is sentencing based on thought crime. > U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor said he intended to “send a message to anyone who shares a similar ideology.” > The following can be attributed to Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) Chief of Advocacy Seth Stern: “If prosecutors are correct that Sanchez moved zines because he feared they’d try…
> The judge says he is sentencing based on thought crime.
> Under the First Amendment, possessing literature cannot be criminal
The existence of hate crime laws in the US says otherwise - political motivation to a crime has long been a component in sentencing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hate_crime_laws_in_the_United_...
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#48Some more discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48653311
Re: Texas man sentenced to 30 years for transporting pamphlets
#49Misleading title. The relevant sentence is this: > "The prosecution claimed Sanchez moved the zines so they wouldn’t incriminate his wife, who attended a protest outside the Prairieland immigration detention center near Dallas, where a police officer was wounded by gunfire." The "Texas man" in question was involved in evidence tampering in a case that involved the shooting of a police officer. The title here makes it…
It’s still a flimsy basis for the case. He didn’t attend the protest nor even knew about it. The motivation wasn’t proven, it’s all in the prosecution’s head for all we know.
I guess Guilt By Association is the law of the land once a cop is shot.
Re: Texas man sentenced to 30 years for transporting pamphlets
#50Misleading title. The relevant sentence is this: > "The prosecution claimed Sanchez moved the zines so they wouldn’t incriminate his wife, who attended a protest outside the Prairieland immigration detention center near Dallas, where a police officer was wounded by gunfire." The "Texas man" in question was involved in evidence tampering in a case that involved the shooting of a police officer. The title here makes it…
> was involved in evidence tampering in a case that involved the shooting of a police officer
Did the zines shoot the police officer? Or was the police officer shot with the zines?