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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAn Arizona Teacher Helped Immigrants In The Desert. A Jury Decided It Wasn't A Crime.
"The government failed in its attempt to criminalize basic human kindness," Scott Warren said after the acquittal.Adolfo Flores
An Arizona geography teacher was found not guilty Wednesday of harboring undocumented immigrants who had crossed the southern border, a decision that came months after a jury first deadlocked on charges stemming from his work as a volunteer at the border.
Scott Warren, who volunteered with the humanitarian group No More Deaths, which has dropped off water in the southwest Arizona desert and operates a camp that helps injured immigrants, faced two counts of illegally harboring an undocumented immigrant.
The case marked the second time prosecutors had charged Warren in relation to helping two men from Central America. The first time, prosecutors charged Warren with one count of conspiracy to transport or shield undocumented immigrants, in addition to two charges of harboring.
Prosecutors dropped the conspiracy to transport charge after Warren's first trial ended in a hung jury.
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https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/adolfoflores/scott-warren-border-volunteer-found-not-guilty-immigrants
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An Arizona Teacher Helped Immigrants In The Desert. A Jury Decided It Wasn't A Crime. (Original Post)
catbyte
Nov 2019
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riversedge
(70,299 posts)1. "The government failed in its attempt to criminalize basic human kindness," Scott Warren said after
It is a shame that this case went to trial.
........."The government failed in its attempt to criminalize basic human kindness," Scott Warren said after the acquittal.
dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)2. I'm happy they got off, I remember when this happened.
Mike 03
(16,616 posts)3. Good news! Compassion wins the day.
awesomerwb1
(4,268 posts)4. Great news!
Beautiful person, never deserved to go through this crap.