The demonstrators arrived late at night with a plan to set off fireworks as part of a noise demonstration to show solidarity with those detained inside. A few of the protesters spontaneously broke off from the main group and vandalized cars in the parking lot, a guard shack, slashed the tires on a government van and broke a security camera. When a police officer arrived on the scene and drew his weapon, one of the activists fired an AR-15 from the woods, hitting the officer in the shoulder. The officer survived.
Zachary Evetts, Autumn Hill, Savanna Batten, Elizabeth Soto and Meagan Morris were sentenced to 50 years in prison. Maricela Rueda, another demonstrator, was sentenced to 70 years in prison. Benjamin Song, who fired the gun at the police officer, was sentenced to 100 years in prison
The ninth defendant, Daniel Sanchez-Estrada was not at the protest, but was convicted of corruptly concealing a document or record after prosecutors said he moved leftwing zines and other materials at the request of Rueda, his wife, after she was arrested. Sanchez-Estrada was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Tuesday.
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30 years for moving some pamphlets.
I mean, if the person you’re communicating with is directly compromised in that way, you’re fucked. They could just as easily be brought in to testify against you directly, or report on your activities to intelligence agencies, or whatever you’re concerned about, no screen capture necessary. That’s not really a technology issue.
they can pwn phones without finding a benedict arnold or infiltrating the group. or get over-the-shoulder from a surveillance camera, good thing we don’t have millions of those around everywhere.
Re screenshots, people dont have to be compromised to take screenshots. “This message will go away and I want to remember it cause my memory isnt that good, I’ll screenshot it”. But yea if someone is directly working against you you’re fucked. Most issues are social, not technological