Free-Bruno Update Friday July 18th 2010

WeAreChangeLA’s Bruno Bruhwiler vs. Terrorism Charges Update

Sorry that it’s been so long since our last update.

A quick note before I begin. The original CHIP IN on Free-Bruno.org and wacLA.org has timed out and ended. You’ve collectively raised $10,960 for Bruno’s defense on that CHIP IN. Congratulations and thank you!

We have more to go and we have put up a new CHIP IN on both websites. See the financial report below.

And now for the update:

Bruno has retained a lawyer! After personally interviewing a half dozen lawyers and fielding recommendations by a multitude of supporters, Bruno met with and retained a Defense Attorney recommended by a member of Lawyers for 9/11 Truth. Bruno is confident that his Defense Attorney, who’s name will not be publicized at this time, will diligently fight for him.

The hope is that the Defense Attorney will be able to negotiate a compromise that Bruno can live with. In that case, we will not go to trial. If we have to go to trial than it will cost more than twice as much as dealing with the DA alone. I will tell you that Bruno is innocent on all counts and of all charges. He is only ‘guilty’ of standing up for his rights in a lawful manner, irritating a Judge and confounding a Deputy Sheriff. The only injured party in this case is Bruno. There is no injured party on the other side. If the DA will not make an offer that Bruno Bruhwiler can morally take and still stand as a man who defends his God given rights, then Bruno will stand and fight in court with the benefit of a trial by jury of his peers… and we will stand and fight with him!

Bruno has a very strong case and when he wins at trial, we will pursue civil and even criminal charges against those who have attempted to crush him and charge him with Terrorism for facial expressions and for asking to see the IDs of men in Sheriff’s uniforms. Going to trial will cost time, energy and money, but a man has gotta do what a man's gotta do.

Cross your fingers and toes that the DA is a reasonable woman and that she does the right thing by making an offer we can accept. The next court date is this Monday the 19th. I will write another update soon afterward.

Thank you for all of your support and for every financial contribution. Every dollar counts! At this point we do not have the donations needed to go to trial. The current Defense Attorney will cost $7,500 more to go to trial and we will need to hire Expert Witnesses. All that has been Chipped In up to date has gone to retain the two different attorneys Bruno has hired so far and to pay filing fees and some of the bail. So far we have spent $18,000 plus, ($9,500 for the bail bond [non-refundable], $500 for the continuance lawyer, $7,500 to retain the new Defense Attorney for pre trial and $500 in filing fees and notary charges as well as the several hundred dollars that CHIP IN has taken for their cut). You all have donated nearly $11 Thousand Dollars through the “CHIP IN”!!! THANK YOU!!! We are still in the red and will need the projected $18,000 plus on the “CHIP IN” if we can avoid trial. If we go to trial the total costs to Free Bruno will be over $27 Thousand dollars. Please give whatever you can by clicking on the “CHIP IN” on Free-Bruno.org and wacLA.org or sending a PayPal payment straight to bbruhwiler8 {at} ]gmail.com so we can save on CHIP IN fees.

If you are just now hearing about this case, read the full story @ Free-Bruno.org or wacLA.org