George Donnelly, a Pennsylvania activist, was tackled and arrested for filming federal officers harassing pamphleteers. After being held in a federal detention center he was released under a number of oppressive conditions. He has been charged with resisting and striking federal officers, which could carry an eight year sentence. See Penn. Activist Facing 8 Years in Prison for Video.

It is well known that cops lie, and that they will accuse people of being violent to try to deflect criticism from their own actions.

I ask you to join me in supporting George, not only because he is one of the friendliest, most committed, and most principled advocates of liberty I’ve had the pleasure of meeting, but because there is so much that is important about this case.

Individuals attempting to peacefully prevent government assaults on liberty by advocating jurors exercise nullification power are harassed by agents of the state who would prefer to settle things through violence. An individual documenting this struggle, attempting to hold government officials to some kind of accountability, is violently assaulted, hauled away in chains, and put into a cage. If you believe that government officers should be held accountable for their actions and that we have the right to document what they do while on duty, then you should care about George Donnelly.

So please help George defend himself against the state.

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