Re: selective prosecution

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On 11/13/02, David wrote:
> Your story reminds me of the last time that I got a speeding
> ticket. I asked the officer why he selected me for a ticket
> while others were also speeding. He answered, “You’re
> special.”
>
> The “everybody else is doing it” excuse will never fly. Admit
> that you made a mistake, then move on with your life.
To Whom It May Concern:

In Atlanta, federal court, I was charged with perjury for filing a
false paupers affidavit and for allegedly lying in a civil
deposition between two private parties. However, one problem, I
was a member of the Ku Klux Klan. So, the federal govenment
decided to prosecute me. But, get this, I alleged selective
prosecution and had two people testify at a hearing that they had
commited perjury in a civil matter, the government knew about this
and still, they were not prosecuted. They were not Klansmen. The
trial court held that I had proven that others had committed the
same crimes that I denied committing, but the court did not feel
that I had proven the invidiious prong. The 11th Circuit Court of
Appeals refused to even discuss the selective prosecution claim on
appeal. See, Holland v. United States, 22 F.3d 1040 (1994).
Special Prosecutor Ken Starr used my case to go after Bill
Clinton. It is strange that the gpvernment can get away wit this,
but the public thinks it's all OK as long as it is not them --
that is until it is them. I fought the federal goverment for 10
years and finally had to quit, after serving 27 months.

Re: selective prosecution, 1/15/04, by Franklin D. Vipperman/Author.

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