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| Marine vet will sue over arrest for Facebook posts | |
| 2012-08-31 | |
| A former Marine who was forcibly transferred to a psychiatric ward by government officials who didn't like his Facebook postings will sue for unlawful arrest, say his attorneys. Nisha Whitehead, assistant to the president at the Rutherford Institute, the nonprofit civil rights firm defending Brandon Raub, said,"We are definitely going to move forward with a lawsuit." Raub, a decorated former Marine who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, was arrested at his home Aug. 16 for anti-government statements and song lyrics he posted on his private Facebook page.
Raub got his freedom on Aug. 23 when a circuit court judge found his forced detention "so devoid of any factual allegations that it could not be reasonably expected to give rise to a case or controversy." Raub is now filing a civil complaint targeting all the government officials involved in both his arrest and detention. | |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #5 B-HO did want us to be more like Europe. Nobody ever said exactly which part of Europe. (hey, am I gonna get in trouble with the State Department for using the word 'more' which is a homophone for 'Moor' which... wait, 'homophone' is probably taboo also) |
| Posted by: SteveS 2012-08-31 11:11 |
| #4 Secret Service, FBI and Chesterfield County police took him to John Randolph Medical Facility in Hopewell, Va., for a psychiatric evaluation. Yes, very "old Soviet". |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2012-08-31 09:25 |
| #3 I'm fast reaching the opinion that incidents like these merit kidnapping charges against those involved, not 'false arrest.' as the arrests are much worse than grabbing the wrong guy who broke into a store or something. |
| Posted by: Silentbrick - Schlumberger Squishy Mud Division 2012-08-31 09:16 |
| #2 lyrics he posted on his private Facebook page. Classic oxymoron. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2012-08-31 07:44 |
| #1 Old Soviet style operation... |
| Posted by: Water Modem 2012-08-31 01:25 |