"Yes."
"She
will therefore serve an active term of 24 hours. Is there any credit against
that judgment?" "Yes," said the DA.
We served her the warrant and that could be considered the equivalent of one
day." "Then
if the court were to modify that to one day do you have any objections?" "No objections your
honor." "Sentence is one day, credit for one day
previously served. You are free to go."
"Thank you," said Hanrahan softly. The four of us gave Clare quiet hugs, then loud
hurrahs when we emerged from the courtroom, out into the lunatic afternoon,
ready to fight in the lopsided dog-eat-dog that is the American economy.
The next Occupy Asheville trial will
be on June 24th. Admission is free. Bill Branyon is a free-lance historian. His latest book is
the nonfiction Liberating Liberals: a synthesis of Nietzsche and Jesus,
Vonnegut and Marx (Groucho, not Karl).
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