200 feet and one inch from the courthouse

New York Penal Law 215.50(7) provides for criminal prosecution and incarceration for up to 1 year in jail for the following conduct:

"A  person  is guilty of criminal contempt in 

the second degree when he engages in any 

of the following conduct:

On or along a public street or sidewalk  within 

a  radius  of  two hundred  feet  of  any  building 

established  as a courthouse, he calls
aloud, shouts, holds or displays placards or signs 

containing written or printed matter, concerning 

the conduct of a trial  being  held  in  such
courthouse  or  the character of the court or 

jury engaged in such trial or calling for or 

demanding any specified  action  or  determination 

by such court or jury in connection with such trial."

If you are a woman or identify as such,

you can, of course, argue that, since criminal 

laws must be strictly construed, and this statute

says applies only to "he"-persons, by its 

clear text. 

We can shout all we want that specific judges

are crooks for specific reasons and demand

courts to provide a specific result - charge 

judges who are crooks criminally and jail them.

Right?

Or, we can carefully measure 200 feet and 1 inch 

away from the courthouse, have our location

documented by videotaping and follow the list of

prohibited conduct to our heart's desire.

Right? 

Of course, the bravest of us can stand right

in front of the courthouse with slogans 

criticizing a judge and then sue the suckers who

attempt to arrest and prosecute them based

on a statute that clearly violates our 

1st Amendment right of self-expression and

political criticism.

I also wonder - why 200 feet?  Why not 100?  Not 300?

Nor a kilometer?  You know, those sound waves

can carry over a megaphone quite well.

And - why having a Nazi parade in front of Holocaust 

survivors not a problem while criticizing courts

is?

Why burning a cross on the lawn in front of

the house of African Americans not a problem while

criticizing courts is?

Why saying nasty things in front of grieving

relatives and friends at the funeral

of a fallen soldier not a problem 

while criticizing courts is?

I guess, I seek logic while, while it is wrong

to do so.  After all, I was already punished

for seeking it, in writing, in pleadings.

When will I learn?  

So, instead of seeking any logic in brazenly

unconstitutional statutes protecting

corrupt judiciary from criticism - you step

200 feet and one inch from the courthouse,

take a megaphone in hand, put a giant sign
"LOCK UP CORRUPT JUDGE DOE" or such like - and

you are good to go. 

Especially if you are a woman, remember, 

this is a "he" statute.  

And you know what is also GOOD about this statute?

It shows that the bastards in that courthouse are 

afraid of exposure.

So exposure is what they should be getting.