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FBI Document: [DELETED] had "plan to kill local Occupy leaders via sniper fire"

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Re: FBI Document: [DELETED] had "plan to kill local Occupy leaders via sniper fire"

#3
This is shocking stuff.

"An identified [DELETED] as of October planned to engage in sniper attacks against protestors (sic) in Houston, Texas if deemed necessary.

[DELETED] planned to gather intelligence against the leaders of the protest groups and obtain photographs, then formulate a plan to kill the leadership via suppressed sniper rifles.

...

This [DELETED] identified the exploitation of the Occupy Movement by [LENGTHY DELETION] interested in developing a long-term plan to kill local Occupy leaders via sniper fire."

Re: FBI Document: [DELETED] had "plan to kill local Occupy leaders via sniper fire"

#4

This is shocking stuff. "An identified [DELETED] as of October planned to engage in sniper attacks against protestors (sic) in Houston, Texas if deemed necessary. [DELETED] planned to gather intelligence against the leaders of the protest groups and obtain photographs, then formulate a plan to kill the leadership via suppressed sniper rifles. ... This [DELETED] identified the exploitation of the Occupy Movement by [L…

Ah, if only there was as much diligence paid to this sort of thing as to file sharing and drug enforcement and server seizures. I guess the common man isn't as important, you know?

Hey, fellow techies--this is something you should be really concerned about. Selective enforcement of the most crucial laws (don't murder, conduct attacks, etc.) is really horribly bad for business.

Re: FBI Document: [DELETED] had "plan to kill local Occupy leaders via sniper fire"

#5
I'm going to cling on to hope that there is some kind of context missing here, because taking that paragraph at face value is terrifying.

(Example of context I hope is missing would be text like ... "In the event that members of the Occupy Movement have obtained a nuclear weapon and are threatening to detonate it ...")

Re: FBI Document: [DELETED] had "plan to kill local Occupy leaders via sniper fire"

#6

This is shocking stuff. "An identified [DELETED] as of October planned to engage in sniper attacks against protestors (sic) in Houston, Texas if deemed necessary. [DELETED] planned to gather intelligence against the leaders of the protest groups and obtain photographs, then formulate a plan to kill the leadership via suppressed sniper rifles. ... This [DELETED] identified the exploitation of the Occupy Movement by [L…

http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2012/12/tax-authority-confirm...

This was in 2012?

Re: FBI Document: [DELETED] had "plan to kill local Occupy leaders via sniper fire"

#7
this just seems to indicate that the FBI was aware of a plot, by SOMEONE, to attack Occupy protestors. nowhere in the documents do I see information that the FBI itself made this plan and it would make a lot of sense if the FBI was tracking potential violence against protestors...

Re: FBI Document: [DELETED] had "plan to kill local Occupy leaders via sniper fire"

#10
Huh. I looked up conspiracy laws in the US:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspiracy_%28crime%29#United_...

"Under most U.S. laws, for a person to be convicted of conspiracy not only must he or she agree to commit a crime, but at least one of the conspirators must commit an overt act (the actus reus) in furtherance of the crime."

Does anyone know if the FBI could have arrested them on conspiracy to commit murder?

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