Justin "Fox News Sucks" Barker has Pretrial Hearing

by Todd Berman

Mon, Dec 4, 2006 9:03PM

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Justin Barker, who yelled "Fox News is bullshit; Fox News sucks" into a camera during their coverage of Halloween in the Castro, attended his pretrial hearing on dubious charges of battery and resisting arrest. After Barker rejected a plea bargain, the judge set a trial date for January 19, 2007. The video (which KTVU has pulled from YouTube) shows that Barker did not touch reporter Amber Lee, so the charge of battery is rather ridiculous. Apparently, the police see it as their job to protect the quality of TV news broadcasts. It's all very strange and the blogosphere is abuzz at sfbg.com, DemocraticUnderground.com, and sfist.com.

For more information: http://www.theartdontstop.org/show_topic.p...

§Lillian Sing presides

by Todd Berman

Mon, Dec 4, 2006 9:03PM

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Judge <a href='http://www.smartvoter.org/2004/11/02/ca/sf/vote/sing_l/' target='_blank'>Lillian Sing presided as the substitute judge in Department 15 at the Hall of Justice for Justin "Fox News sucks" Barker. The public defender was also a substitute and said nothing. It seemed as if no one in the court new of the details of the case. Sing began by asking to see Barker's driver's license, apparently assuming it was some sort of DUI hearing.

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§Prepare...be informed

by FIJA

Tue, Dec 5, 2006 8:16AM

People need to learn how to protect each other from judicial tyrrany, and the first place to start is by becoming a juror informed of their rights regardless of opinion or belief.

For more information: http://www.fija.org

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