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Peter Watts arrêté à la frontière US
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Une courte interview de Peter Watts
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"DS: Not that it would excuse being brutalized, but people will ask: did you mouth of, say anything smart-ass or flippant?
PW: I got out of the car. I said repeatedly that I just wanted to see what was going on. A number of commentators have opined that that was, in and of itself, a smart-ass and even aggressive act.
DS: How did you get out of jail?
PW: I was granted release on bail around 1pm. I was released sometime after seven. In between, I was told by one of the prison staff that even though I'd made bail, border guards would be waiting to rearrest me the moment I stepped outside, on some other grounds that weren't entirely clear to me. This did not in fact happen; or rather, while I was met and cuffed by border guards, they only drove me across the border and dropped me at Canada Customs. They kept my rental car and the stuff inside it (including my coat, which was a bit problematic given the whole mid-December-in-Ontario thing). "
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"DS: Not that it would excuse being brutalized, but people will ask: did you mouth of, say anything smart-ass or flippant?
PW: I got out of the car. I said repeatedly that I just wanted to see what was going on. A number of commentators have opined that that was, in and of itself, a smart-ass and even aggressive act.
DS: How did you get out of jail?
PW: I was granted release on bail around 1pm. I was released sometime after seven. In between, I was told by one of the prison staff that even though I'd made bail, border guards would be waiting to rearrest me the moment I stepped outside, on some other grounds that weren't entirely clear to me. This did not in fact happen; or rather, while I was met and cuffed by border guards, they only drove me across the border and dropped me at Canada Customs. They kept my rental car and the stuff inside it (including my coat, which was a bit problematic given the whole mid-December-in-Ontario thing). "
Jérôme
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Peter Watts Receives Suspended Sentence
On April 26 Canadian author Peter Watts was sentenced to a 60-day jail term suspended upon payment of court assessments — $68 state minimum costs, $60 victim rights, $1000 court costs and $500 fines, according to the St. Clair County Court database.
This past March 19 a jury found Watts guilty of violating Michigan state law Section 750.81d “Assaulting, battering, resisting, obstructing, opposing person performing duty.”
Watts had gone into the morning prepared for the worst after seeing the prosecutor’s sentencing recommendation. According to the Port Huron Times Herald:
Watts posted his reaction over the weekend before heading for Port Huron for this morning’s hearing:
Fortunately, he has avoided the worst case scenario and hopefully is on his way home."
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Peter Watts Receives Suspended Sentence
On April 26 Canadian author Peter Watts was sentenced to a 60-day jail term suspended upon payment of court assessments — $68 state minimum costs, $60 victim rights, $1000 court costs and $500 fines, according to the St. Clair County Court database.
This past March 19 a jury found Watts guilty of violating Michigan state law Section 750.81d “Assaulting, battering, resisting, obstructing, opposing person performing duty.”
Watts had gone into the morning prepared for the worst after seeing the prosecutor’s sentencing recommendation. According to the Port Huron Times Herald:
Information [in] his online court record shows the recommended sentence is 180 days in jail with credit for one day served and 60 days suspended upon payment of $1,600 in fines and costs. A jury found Watts guilty of refusing to comply with orders during a random inspection at the bridge. An officer testified at trial that Watts tried to choke him.
Watts posted his reaction over the weekend before heading for Port Huron for this morning’s hearing:
After receiving some very positive indications from the Prosecution earlier this week — she wasn’t going to push for jail time, she doubted the judge would hand any out, the guy writing the presentencing recommendations was “very mild” — I’ve just been hit with a presentencing report that recommends jail time. Four to six months of it….
Of course, in a rational system this would have ended the moment the Feds decided not to press charges. In this system, there’s now a significant chance that I go into Port Huron on the 26th and simply don’t come out again. I’ve therefore been running around for the past couple of days making arrangements for the paying of bills and the feeding of cats should I go dark.
Fortunately, he has avoided the worst case scenario and hopefully is on his way home."
Jérôme
'Pour la carotte, le lapin est la parfaite incarnation du Mal.' Robert Sheckley
'Pour la carotte, le lapin est la parfaite incarnation du Mal.' Robert Sheckley