Animal Activist Arrested For Publishing Personal Info
A judge Thursday found that Pamelyn Ferdin violated an injunction barring the harassment of University of California, Los Angeles faculty members who do research on animals.
She demonstrated outside the researchers’ homes and distributed fliers that included their photographs, home addresses and phone numbers.
Ferdin faces up to five days in jail and a $1,000 fine. She says she has “every right to hand out the leaflets” and plans to appeal.
Reminds me of what happened to a far-right activist.
Could it be a crackdown on dissent in general? More likely, it’s a fear of dissenters who publish personal information. There’s too many citizens for law enforcement to keep up, and they’re terrified of people they aren’t watching who might do something.