Monday, November 19, 2007

BLOGGER CHARLES LEBLANC TRIAL BEGAN EXACTLY ONE YEAR AGO TODAY!!!!


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I said it before and I will say it again! Beside the CBC video < Thanks to Roger Cosman >


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My lawyer was the star of the show. Harold Doherty < Iron Horse > hit the Saint John Police Officers from all angles.



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They didn't know what to expect?

The law states that I had to represent myself in court.

If the Iron Horse would have not step forward to help me?

I would have been found guilty and ended in Jail.

Our legal Aid system must change!!!

I wonder how many citizens are in jail as we speak because they didn't have the right to a lawyer?

How many Ashley Smith cases are there in jail???



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Yes, I would have ended up in jail for many years.

One more thing? It was also one year ago today that the Irvings quickly left the court room once they realized the cop was lying on the stand.

If I would have been found guilty?

The Irvings would have made certain that the guilty verdict would have been on the front page!!!



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I can see the headline now =

IDIOT BLOGGER FOUND GUILTY!!!!

This is very scary stuff!!!!

Here's the story from the CBC!!!


LeBlanc said he was blogger, policeman testifies

Last Updated: Monday, November 20, 2006 | 5:39 PM AT

CBC News

A Saint John police officer who pinned Charles LeBlanc to the ground during a protest in the summer testified Monday that the well-known blogger identified himself as an internet journalist before his arrest.

The case has drawn attention in journalism circles across the country at a time when bloggers have begun to gain some recognition as legitimate journalists. LeBlanc, who watched as police temporarily confiscated his camera and deleted a photo, is arguing that freedom of the press should extend to all journalists, not just those working for big media companies.

LeBlanc, who writes about politics and poverty on his website, was arrested at a demonstration outside a business conference at the Saint John Trade and Convention Centre. He was charged with obstruction of justice.

As the trial resumed in Saint John on Monday, Sgt. John Parks told the court he arrested LeBlanc as approximately 30 to 40 protesters dressed in black, and some wearing masks, attempted to storm the convention centre.

Parks told the court he noticed LeBlanc coming at him from behind with a camera and, since he appeared scruffy and wasn't wearing business clothes like the other members of the media, assumed LeBlanc was part of the protest.

The officer said he warned LeBlanc to leave the scene or else he would be arrested. LeBlanc answered that he was with the media covering the event and was a blogger, Parks testified.

As LeBlanc was arrested, he was knocked to the ground by Parks and Const. Tanya Lawlor. Parks testified that he then retrieved LeBlanc's digital camera and deleted a photo of himself.

Lawlor testified that she helped Parks arrest LeBlanc. She said the protester was not listening to police and resisting their efforts.

After the incident, Lawlor said she looked up LeBlanc's blog on the internet, and found pictures of herself brandishing a baton to ward off protesters, set to the song Kung Fu Fighting.

She said it made her feel humiliated and demoralized.

The trial was to continue on Tuesday.



http://www.cbc.ca/canada/new-brunswick/story/2006/11/20/nb-bloggertrial.html

Where ya reading from????


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Kelly Lamrock to eliminate French courses in New Brunswick?????


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Monica Verma is now working for Canada Post!!!!


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NO COLD WILL STOP FREDERICTONIANS FROM JOGGING!!!!


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What's this???


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Cooking for the less fortunate!!!!


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Stop @#@*& blogging and enjoy a cold beer!!!!


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This is one critter I refuse to fool around with!!!


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In New Brunswick????


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Enjoying a walk in Fredericton!!!


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Fredericton vs Ottawa!!!! They're both clean but Fredericton is friendlier!!!

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I began chatting with this girl in the uptown area.

She’s from Ottawa!

I asked her – What’s cleaner??? Ottawa or Fredericton?

She replied - They’re both clean but Fredericton is friendlier!!!

I don’t believe she came across the bureaucratic snobs since arriving in this City?

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Getting ready for Noel in Fredericton!!!


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Going home after giving a helping hand at the Fredericton Soup Kitchen...


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Bruce McCormack Downtown from Fredericton Inc is not amuse by the young vendals Jerks!!!


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I heard there was a window broken in the downtown area over the weekend. I didn't know where the store was located?

It was located in an alley way.

Wrong place for a store with picture windows because all the bars are in that area.

Once there, I noticed this guy with dark sunglasses guy looking at me from a fancy truck.

It was pretty scary!!!...lol

It was Bruce McCormack from Downtown Fredericton Inc.

He wasn't amused by these cowards acts but what can you do?

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After a few shots? Look who showed up?


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Stephen MacGillivray from the Irving's Paper, He's a nice guy compare to this individual -



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I decided to take a few picture behind the scenes. The picture should be in the Irving paper in the morning.



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I wonder when the day will arrive that all the stores in the downtown area will have steel doors?

Question?

Do you know why we don't have steel doors in the stores like the States?

Answer-

We don't have a hockey team!!!!

Giving a helping hand to the less fortunate at the Fredericton Soup Kitchen!!!


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Saint John Fire Chief Rob Simonds pays respect to our Glorious dead!!!!


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