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Protesters
gathered around the courthouse and dozens were arrested Tuesday as Tim
DeChristopher launched into a lengthy address urging others fight
climate change by taking similar steps of civil disobedience.
But U.S. District Judge Dee Benson said there was no excuse for the
29-year-old former wilderness guide's blatant disrespect for the rule
of law. Benson sentenced DeChristopher to two years in prison on
Tuesday ... .
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He was jailed for for
failing to make good on bids at a lease auction
of Utah public lands. He ran up bids on 13 parcels totaling more than
22,000 acres in order to keep them from gas and
exploration. Look for Hollywood asshats to turn him into
another Billy Jack, the 6o's counter-culture hippie hero. Yes, we
are living in the 60's again.
See also: Ohio
National Guard gains fame
for stopping civil disobedience
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