Lawyers for Burners (BLM Citation assistance)

[Ingram]

For legal assistance with BLM citations issued at Burning Man 2007, see:

www.lawyersforburners.com

Interesting story, on court events so far, at:

http://www.lawyersforburners.com/site/i ... sition=4:4

[Ingram]

The Advocate’s Blog Reno, NV October 18, 2007
Today, Lawyers for Burners went to the federal court in Reno to defend Participants who
received tickets from law enforcement rangers of the federal Bureau of Land Management
(BLM). As many of you know, the BLM wrote 331 tickets on the Playa this year compared to
155 tickets last year. This represents a 213% increase. By contrast, Pershing County Sheriff
Deputies, the local enforcement agency, wrote about the same number of tickets this year
compared to last year. We contend that the increased law enforcement by BLM is part of a
coordinated effort to intimidate the community and collect additional revenue. Many
Participants were caught in these illegal and unconstitutional searches by the BLM. In response,
Lawyers for Burners was formed to provide information and advocacy to these Participants, free
of charge.
Lawyers for Burners is asking the Burning Man community to report personal encounters
with BLM rangers which violated the US Constitution’s prohibition of unlawful search and
seizure. The accounts we received thus far are truly chilling. This year, BLM rangers conducted
massive nightly sting operations on the 2:00 side of the Playa around and inside the Opulent
Temple dome. Participants report BLM rangers, wearing camouflage and night goggles,
stocking Participants as they gathered around or danced inside the dome. Rangers would
approach Participants and declare that they smell pot smoke. A team of between 6 and 8 rangers
then grab a Participant at random and demand to search his or her person and possessions.
Other accounts describe teams of four rangers walking through camps, sometimes at
night, and confronting Participants. After making small talk, the rangers say something like, “we
know you have drugs so why don’t you just hand them over.â€

[theCryptofishist]

Participants report BLM rangers, wearing camouflage and night goggles,
stocking Participants as they gathered around or danced inside the dome.

See this is where the whole thread turned into nonsense for me. I envision dancing stock clerks instead of man hunting man. And when you scroll down to the lack of defense council, which is hugely serious, and you're still thinking of the stock clerks you're just doomed. Oh well, it's not like my blog entries are well spelled. And I have to admit, that outdoes many of my attempts at whimsy.

[DVD Burner]

Crypto is on it as usual.

I noticed that also. stalked would have been such a cool word to use and would have made for a better defense.

Either way, I'm not surprised about this stalking thing anyway. I am surprised it has taken this many years to get to that level.

[wedeliver]

I wish to thank the burner lawyers who have taken on the above project. Perhaps I can send 10 or 20 bucks your way to help offset expenses. again, thanks and I will look at your web site.

[Bob]

Why wasn't there a "Burners for Lawyers" before there was a "Lawyers for Burners"?

[theCryptofishist]

Because getting burners together is like herding cats, except of course when they are drinking koolaid.