Reply #8: CA: More total bullshit – Heller prosecuted for whistle blowing on Diebo

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Do California Democratic leaders have a party death wish? What a strange thing this is. Maybe the legislature could pass a law exempting any voting machine company whistle blowers from whistle blower laws. Amazing but the again...

We prosecute whistleblowers now? Well, when there's election fraud involved....

Now this is just WRONG!

Since WHEN do we attack those who expose the crimes of others?
http://www.progressiveu.org/105410-we-prosecute-whistleblowers-now-well-when-theres-election-fraud-involved

A word processor accused of stealing damaging documents about electronic voting machine manufacturer Diebold Election Systems was arraigned Tuesday on three felony counts.

Stephen Heller was charged in Los Angeles Superior Court with felony access to computer data, commercial burglary and receiving stolen property. He pleaded not guilty.

"It's a devastating allegation for a whistle-blower," said Blair Berk, Heller's attorney. "Certainly, someone who saw those documents could have reasonably believed that thousands of voters were going to be potentially disenfranchised in upcoming elections."

The charges arise from Heller's alleged disclosure two years ago of legal papers from the Los Angeles office of international law firm Jones Day, which represented Diebold at the time. Heller was under contract as a word processor at Jones Day.