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(A) intentionally damages or causes the loss of any real or personal property (including animals or records) used by an animal enterprise, or any real or personal property of a person or entity having a connection to, relationship with, or transactions with an animal enterprise;
| If a company loses money because of peaceful protest the protestors can be accused of doing so intentionally, and charged under this law. Anyone who does something that is violent (or lets animals go), can be arrested under the laws we have to start with!!! The AETA passage is meant as a scare tactic against large groups that can have an effect on the income of these companies through peaceful protest. Not to mention the vote in congress was done illegally(voice vote only, no debate, with only 6 members present, during thier first hour back after thier campaign break). Politics, it seems to me, for years, or all too long, has been concerned with right or left instead of right or wrong. ~Richard Armour
There are many men of principle in both parties in America, but there is no party of principle. ~Alexis de Tocqueville |