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To: President Donald Trump, The United States House of Representatives, and The United States Senate
Citizens Arrest of Donald Trump for inciting violence.
Citizens arrest of Donald Trump for inciting violence.
Inciting violence: The purpose is to criminalise threats or the incitement of violence against racial or religious groups. Criminal liability will attach only to specific forms of behaviour threats to cause physical harm, threats to cause physical damage, and incitement to commit violence or damage property. The Bill proposes criminal penalties of up to two years imprisonment for both religious and racially based offences if a causal connection between the conduct and element of race, colour, religion, or national or ethnic origin is proved.
http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd0506/06BD106
Inciting violence: The purpose is to criminalise threats or the incitement of violence against racial or religious groups. Criminal liability will attach only to specific forms of behaviour threats to cause physical harm, threats to cause physical damage, and incitement to commit violence or damage property. The Bill proposes criminal penalties of up to two years imprisonment for both religious and racially based offences if a causal connection between the conduct and element of race, colour, religion, or national or ethnic origin is proved.
http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd0506/06BD106
Why is this important?
California Penal Code 404.6 PC defines the crime of "incitement to riot." One commits this crime if, intending to cause a riot, he urges other people to:
engage in rioting,
commit acts of force or violence, OR
burn or destroy property1
To commit this crime, the defendant himself does not actually need to engage in rioting or violence. Urging others to do so is sufficient. Nor is it necessary that the "incitement" actually cause these other people to riot, commit violence or burn or destroy. All that's necessary is that the accused was trying to instigate these things
Incitement was an offence under the common law of England and Wales. It was an inchoate offence.[1] It consisted of persuading, encouraging, instigating, pressuring, or threatening so as to cause another to commit a crime.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/03/11/could-donald-trump-be-held-legally-responsible-for-inciting-violence-at-his-rallies/
"On Aug. 11 of last year, Donald Trump reacted to an incident in which Black Lives Matter protesters seized a microphone from Bernie Sanders. "That will never happen with me," he said. "I don't know if I'll do the fighting myself, or if other people will. It was a disgrace."
On Oct. 23, a Trump rally in Miami was consistently interrupted by protesters. Trump explained his strategy to the crowd. "See the first group, I was nice. Oh, take your time. The second group, I was pretty nice," he said. "The third group, I'll be a little more violent. And the fourth group, I'll say get the hell out of here!"
On Nov. 22, Trump responded to an incident in which a protester was roughed up by people at a rally. "Maybe he should have been roughed up, because it was absolutely disgusting what he was doing," Trump said. "I have a lot of fans, and they were not happy about it. And this was a very obnoxious guy who was a trouble-maker who was looking to make trouble."
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engage in rioting,
commit acts of force or violence, OR
burn or destroy property1
To commit this crime, the defendant himself does not actually need to engage in rioting or violence. Urging others to do so is sufficient. Nor is it necessary that the "incitement" actually cause these other people to riot, commit violence or burn or destroy. All that's necessary is that the accused was trying to instigate these things
Incitement was an offence under the common law of England and Wales. It was an inchoate offence.[1] It consisted of persuading, encouraging, instigating, pressuring, or threatening so as to cause another to commit a crime.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/03/11/could-donald-trump-be-held-legally-responsible-for-inciting-violence-at-his-rallies/
"On Aug. 11 of last year, Donald Trump reacted to an incident in which Black Lives Matter protesters seized a microphone from Bernie Sanders. "That will never happen with me," he said. "I don't know if I'll do the fighting myself, or if other people will. It was a disgrace."
On Oct. 23, a Trump rally in Miami was consistently interrupted by protesters. Trump explained his strategy to the crowd. "See the first group, I was nice. Oh, take your time. The second group, I was pretty nice," he said. "The third group, I'll be a little more violent. And the fourth group, I'll say get the hell out of here!"
On Nov. 22, Trump responded to an incident in which a protester was roughed up by people at a rally. "Maybe he should have been roughed up, because it was absolutely disgusting what he was doing," Trump said. "I have a lot of fans, and they were not happy about it. And this was a very obnoxious guy who was a trouble-maker who was looking to make trouble."
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/king-donald-trump-history-violence-protesters-article-1.2561656?utm_content=buffer378fe&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=NYDailyNewsTw