On February 19th, 2005 the aptly named Bill Noble had his Fort St. John, BC apartment raided by Canadian authorities. The police had a warrant to search and seize his computer equipment for evidence pertaining to violations of Section 319 of the Criminal Code of Canada (Public Incitement of Hatred) through his website “exterminance.org”.
Shortly after the raid, Mr. Noble was placed under arrest. His crime was speaking his mind. Under Section 319 a person can be imprisoned for up to two years for the vaguely defined crime of “communicating statements in a public place with intent to incite hatred against an identifiable group in such a way that there will likely be a breach of the peace.”
Essentially, the law Mr. Noble has been arrested for allegedly violating potentially criminalizes any form of political speech. Given time, courts have the nasty habit of broadening their interpretation of any given law. Regardless of their initial intent, statutes that limit freedom of expression are bound to be used to criminalize any form of dissent. No person of conscience should be able to look at a law like Section 319 without outrage.
Bill Noble is a political prisoner. He has not been deprived of his freedom for any crime committed against another’s person or property. Nor has he directed others to engage in anti-social or violent behavior. Mr. Noble made public his opposition to the agenda of the Canadian government and he now faces prosecution for it.
Whose next? And for articulating which ideology?
Please give what you can spare to Bill Noble’s legal defence fund. Well concealed cash and blank money orders will be accepted for now. In time, a PayPal option should be set up.
Please send all funds to:
WNF c/o Bill’s Legal Fund
PO Box 83194
Phoenix, AZ 85071
USA
It is strongly recommended that, to prevent tampering or theft en route, you use a mailing option that includes insurance and/or signature confirmation.
All inquiries should be directed to freebillnoble@yahoo.com
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2 comments:
to my brothers in the great white north,
when in the course of human events.................
isn't getting time to throw the tea into the harbor?
M.Reichert
Guys:
If you post directly from Canada onto this comments page, the Horsemen can trace your IP address. You need to send your comments to me privately at
northwestfreedom@gmail.com
and they will be re-posted onto an American web site, from a computer located in the United States, by an American citizen who is presumably free to criticize the policies of a foreign government if not necessarily his own.
-WS
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