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Originally Posted by ICU 812
I am hearing that federal law has says that if one has knowledge of a federal crime about to be committed or a criminal in progress . . .and does not inform the authorities . . . .that inaction is also a federal crime called "misprision of a felony" .
And yes, the First Amendment does apply directly to the government as in " . . .Congress shall make no law . . .". However, there is federal statute law regarding disrupting or impeding religious activities in or out of a place of worship.
It is likely that Lemon will be charged with something like that. IMoreover, i sounds as though some of the n on-protester church goers were prevented from leaving or moving about freely by the protesters. This could be construed as kidnapping, a serious feral crime.
All this could be far more serious than those folks thought it would be.
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"misprision of a felony" is irrelevant at this point, as no charges of Misprision of a felony (18 U.S.C. § 4) have been filed.
A grand jury in Minnesota indicted Lemon and others, including independent journalist Georgia Fort, under the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances law, known as the FACE Act, and another law commonly known as the Conspiracy Against Rights law.
That said...
Misprision of a felony (18 U.S.C. § 4) is a federal crime involving the active concealment of a known felony without participation in it,
and failure to report it to authorities. It requires affirmative acts of concealment—not just silence—and carries penalties of up to three years in prison.
Simply knowing about a crime and not reporting it is generally not enough to constitute misprision;
an active, affirmative step to hide the crime is necessary.
For your reading pleasure and enlightenment, the indictment
https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.ne...25-LMP-DLM.pdf
