The Byron Sonne Goat Screw
Byron Sonne’s trial ended today. Verdict? Not guilty on all counts. Bullet dodged. The entire prosecution turned out to be a giant goat screw. The Crown chose the worst prosecutor and the teams of detectives who collected evidence appeared to have little to no training or understanding in chemistry, social media or computer forensics. And since Byron Sonne spent a year in jail for what turned out to be a mishandled case, you could almost feel sorry for Sonne- but he brought it on himself.
BREAKING! Byron Sonne found not guilty on all charges; Crown thanks him for being such an accommodating victim of prosecutorial abuse.
— CC (@canadiancynic) May 15, 2012
“Actual anarchy is pure democracy” -Byron Sonne talking about mutual aid & flattening hierarchy. #freebyron #g20report twitpic.com/9lekyt
— TO Comm Sol Network (@g20mobilize) May 15, 2012
Also, don’t forget that Byron set all of the events in motion leading up to his arrest and jail, and he did so deliberately to provoke a reaction from the police. Given that his marriage fell apart and he terrified his former neighborhood with a cache of buried explosive materials that had to be removed by a bomb squad, no one could argue that his actions were worth it.
To anyone looking to share a neighborhood with Sonne, just remember, he vented chlorine gas into the air manufacturing all of the perchlorate he buried in his garden. Might wanna get some homeowners’ association rules in place for operating basement laboratories.
