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However, these tickets are not the type of citation you would probably receive for any of these issues in your hometown. These are Federal mandatory court appearance tickets. There will be special court dates set up just for us, so we can go to the local courthouse, fire station or visitors center and go before a magistrate. Or sometimes we got to a courthouse 100 miles away. In the past, charges have been reduced, fines were often minimal and the court has allowed people to make payment plans ranging from 90 days to pay $75 to 18 months to pay $25 depending on the hardship cases people have expressed.
If you do not show up for your mandatory court appearance on the date indicated on your ticket, a Federal Warrant will be issued for your arrest. Then the USFS LEOs will come into the gathering looking for you. If they find you they will arrest you and put you in jail until the next court date. If this happens on a Friday afternoon, you will be in jail until Monday. If they do not find you at the gathering, the next time a law enforcement officer for any reason stops you, your ID will be run through the database and you will go directly to jail.
Of course, everyone is free to manage this situation as they wish but I strongly recommend you go to your court date. I have seen people charged with crimes that could potentially result in a six years' sentence walk out with a $500 fine and three years’ probation. Keep in mind that every year the dynamic is different and these results may not always be available. Sometimes there are lawyers and other experienced family at the gathering (I am not a legal expert) who attend the court dates and will assist as best they can although I recommend you catch up with them before your court date to gain a better understanding of your specific charges and strategies to get the charges dropped or reduced. If you do not know these people personally, go to INFO and let them know you received one of the magic tickets and you need legal assistance.
FYI: Federal law trumps
state law on weed. This means that WEED IS NOT LEGAL IN CALIFORNIA OR WASHINGTON NATIONAL FORESTS. This applies to any reason for having weed, medical or not as the Federal Government has draconian marijuana laws. The LEOs will try to trick you to admitting
that you have weed. Don't fall for it.
Start today by making sure your car and driver are 100% legal, you do not smoke anything in your car that is not legal under federal law (even if the state has legalized weed) as at the gathering, federal laws apply. Don't let yourself get tricked. If they smell it, they can pull you over. When you drive within 25 miles of the gathering, drive like you are taking a driving test. Signal ahead of time, drive below the speed limit, make sure all riders have seat belts and all children are in an age-appropriate car seat.
Some people will say I'm making this up or being paranoid. If you don't believe me, talk to other long-time gatherers and confirm what I am saying.
Before you enter the national forest, pull into a legal parking space and test that all your lights are still working correctly. Play the game and you can glide into the gathering trouble free and spend your time chopping firewood and hauling water instead of going to court. The choice is yours.
This is 100% factual info; & if anything, is understated. Our gatherings have been monitored & infiltrated by Federal Agencies since inception. Wiki: "COINTELPRO" for more info on these threats to YOUR wellbeing & Civil Liberties. ❤
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this. COINTELPRO wikipedia was a valuable read
DeleteI got one for Camping without a permit! And we were still on the Vehicle and we went past one of their roadblocks! I paid the $45 fine rather with their kangaroo Court magistrate. Because I didn’t have the luxury of driving 100 miles to Denver where all such tickets were thrown out of court!
ReplyDeleteFact. You will be hunted. Give them nothing to find.
ReplyDeleteWeed or any drugs of any sort is not a practice of the surrounding tribal communities. I hope your people understand this. They are not allowed on ancestry lands.
ReplyDeleteThis gathering site is located next to a town with the highest concentration of Law Enforcement of any rural town in California. About half the town are, or are directly related to someone in the law enforcement field. Around 1,500 officers live in and around the surrounding towns of Susanville. It is a very peaceful and law abiding town, especially Janesville. Everyone knows their neighbors and tresspassing is a big no no. Do not trespass on private property anywhere. You will likely be confronted by very angry, and very armed individuals. You will be watched and reported on when shopping in town by nearly everyone. Be a great example of what this event stands for. Be a good, honest person and you will be welcome. Be a thief, trespasser or loiterer and you will be hunted. The area is full of highly Conservative, self sufficient, homesteaders, farmers and country folk. Be kind, be honest and take personal responsibility for yourself.
ReplyDeleteSusanville is not too bad as long as you mind your own business and stay out of the political corruption of the establishment and the crookedness of the real estate market. We have only one major scammer business in town. "Les Schwab Tire". Most cops here are nice and leave you be as long as you are nice and leave others be. Don't dress to attract negative attention and it wont find you.
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