Our little group of Newfies have been engaged in some after-action commentary on this matter. Kent has put up a little "let's rally behind Amy" webpage highlighting the grotesque media tomfoolery which has transpired.
Aptly enough, the webpage is titled "Lies":
http://copwatchnl.ca/Lies/Lies.html
It features two complaints: (1) My Lady Collins never called herself a Free(wo)man-on-the-Land, and (2) it was wrong to connect My Lady Collins to the Oklahoma terrorist bomber Timothy McVeigh. Complaint (1) is, in my opinion, plausible, however poor Kent & Co. had better get used to the media calling them Freemen since, functionally, they are arguing basically the same points. As for (2), I think that is simply wishing away the logical endpoint for this perspective.
In other discussions Kent is predicting victory as a consequence of his unfortunate lack of basic understanding of court procedure (
http://www.facebook.com/kent.barrett/po ... 7755132223):
Kent Barrett
Don't know, but they do seem to be making something of a project of her. They may find it amusing at the moment, however they are digging themselves deeper at every turn. They're making determinations in proceedings she never agreed to. "It doesn't matter what your name is, the court is closed"? And the bench-warmer entered the plea, eh? That one will come back to bite I predict.
October 12 at 3:42pm
Sorry Kent, but no. It's that consent thing again. Courts don't need it.
Amy's own tale (
http://www.facebook.com/dean.kory/posts ... 6570453297), however, is one of betrayal!
Leigh OftheHouseof Collins
I never claimed to be a freeman. I spoke of human rights.
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Kent Barrett:
The woman sometimes called Amy never claimed to be a "Freeman-on-the-land". This is BS made up by NTV.
What Amy HAS done is waive her right to be known as a person before the law under the UDHR, from which all defacto "legal" authority of the Crown descends and her declaration stands as superior private law in Canada.
Simmer in the juices of your slavery if you wish, but do not mock those that rise to escape the tyranny and who speak for all who yearn to be free. Amy IS a Human Rights Defender and you should be ashamed if you are not.
They lie. Visit the page and leave a comment.
October 13 at 10:38am
Leigh OftheHouseof Collins
My agent duped ME. I was unprepared. I was suppose to ask for a postponement as requested by my agent (POA).
I went to court to ask for postponement. Trial went ahead without my agent present. Witnesses called by Crown. Was arrested for disturbing the court. Searched and detained in holding cells ... for recording device. Brought back to court without restraints. Convicted. Sentencing on Oct. 22. NTV news present.
October 13 at 10:41am
Scandalous! What has this world come to when one Human Rights Defender cannot trust another of the same creed ... dark days, indeed.
Thankfully, the Facebookians had wise words to share:
Brian Burgi
The real trial is the sentencing hearing the rest is for theater Amy.... This is a gang and the best you can do is try to minimize the damage at this point, the horse is already out of the barn. However if you set things up right you can administer your own affairs to a point like to start with you don't have to accept the initial offer and order is an offer... you can say right after he passes sentencing I cannot do that and give him/her a counter offer etc.Frank Ocollins has a lot of good advice about this point in the proceedings. best of luck to you
October 14 at 7:52pm
[Emphasis added.]
Oh yeah,
That's a great suggestion! "I reject your law and replace it with my own!" That will go over well during sentencing.
Kent adds one more comment:
Kent Barrett
She was set up. There was a TV crew waiting in the court and the local newspaper was there as well, and they played it: big picture, page one, above the fold. Most important thing that happened that day, eh? They went on to associate her with f---ing Timothy McVeigh.
October 14 at 11:15pm
[Screech-speak redacted for sensitive readers.]
Actually I have to say Kent is onto something here. I was very surprised to see the media filming inside a court hearing - in my experience that is very unusual in Canada. I had a very quick peek around the Newfoundland Courts website and did not see any policy guidelines for the media - I may have just missed them. If anyone has more information on that subject I would be very interested.
I think Deborah Thistle was the AWOL agent. She hasn't said a thing on her Facebook page about the entire episode, other than to 'like' a link to the Human Rights Defenders League in Canada copypasta on Amy's unsuccessful defence.
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