You’re more likely to go to prison for exposing animal cruelty than for committing it

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You’re more likely to go to prison for exposing animal cruelty than for committing it
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Not really sure what to put here...I usually put relevant excerpts, but that got this post deleted for doing that

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was convicted of two counts of misdemeanor trespass and one count of felony conspiracy to trespass last week

Activists aren't given carte blanche to break the law. That's called vigilantism. And it's illegal.

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I was just showing one of many examples from the article that the activists weren't "being charged for being attention to deplorable conditions in animal farms" but actual other crimes.

felony conspiracy to trespass

Anyone know what the difference is between a misdemeanor conspiracy to trespass and a felony conspiracy to trespass?