Elderly libertarian activist thrown into tough NYC jail

For the offense of handing out leaflets

Julian Heicklen is apparently being held at Riker's Island without bail until his scheduled court appearance on June 8th. An earlier "update" indicated that Heicklen had been released on bail, but there seems to be differing definitions of the term "Bail & Bond: Remanded."

Some sources use the term "remanded on bail" to mean that the accused has posted bail and has been released. But "remanded" in general means kept or sent back into custody.

An officer of the Manhattan Libertarian Party known to the libertarian community as "Bile" reports on his site, "Blog of Bile," that Julian Heicklen has been "remanded into custody under the charges of "Disorderly Conduct" and "Resisting Arrest A Misdemeanor."

Bile, who witnessed and reported Heicklen's arrest, points out in his latest update that Heicklen "at no time actively resisted arrest" while Bile was watching, and that his disposition was passive, like "someone who was paralyzed or unconscious."

This would lead legal novices to wonder if "Disorderly Conduct" might mean "failure to eagerly participate in one's own illegal arrest" and that "Resisting Arrest" means "not moving."

Original report here



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