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Phillip Dean of Huntsville makes front page of Huntsville Times in his fight for justice.

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Jackson man claims abuse in jail in suit over signs

Judge had Phillip Dean held for criticizing court actions

Tuesday, August 16, 2005


By DAVID BREWER

Times Staff Writer davidb@htimes.com

SCOTTSBORO - A Jackson County man says he had to drink out of a toilet because he was denied food and water after Circuit Judge Wallace Haralson had him jailed over his yard signs criticizing the judge.

Phillip Dean of Skyline makes the claim in a suit he filed in federal court Thursday against Haralson and Sheriff Mike Wells, claiming they illegally imprisoned him Aug. 18, 2003, over the signs.

Dean also claims he was held for 26 hours without bond and was not allowed to make phone calls. He says he was made to wear a dirty jail uniform and was "paraded around the courthouse" by a jailer who took him to three courtrooms "for no other reason than to humiliate" him as he "hobbled about shackled for all to see."
Haralson and Wells declined to comment Monday.

A year ago, Dean filed an affidavit of claim with the County Commission, seeking more than $2 million in damages over his claim that his First Amendment right to free speech had been violated.

Dean said Friday he filed the federal lawsuit because he didn't get a response from the county.

"I didn't get any justice from Jackson County," he said. "So I want to see if I can find justice in the federal system."

Dean said a lawyer, whom he declined to name, helped him prepare the suit. But he said he is representing himself unless the matter cannot be settled without a trial.

"If they're not willing to come to some settlement, it will be turned over to an attorney for a jury trial," he said.

Dean says in his suit he was jailed because he made yard signs criticizing Haralson about a custody dispute two years ago between Dean and his ex-wife.

The suit says Wells, the sheriff, told Dean that "Haralson was angry about the signs and he planned to put plaintiff in jail for 30 days with no bond, no visitors and no phone calls to teach plaintiff a lesson."

Haralson said in March 2004 that he had Dean released after about 12 hours and returned his signs.

The message on one of the signs was, "Our court system is a joke."

Haralson said, at the time, the signs "were so derogatory ?they couldn't be ignored." He said the Alabama Judicial Inquiry Commission had written him in February 2004 about Dean's complaint, advising him "to be more judicious in the future toward arresting powers."

Dean is seeking unspecified compensatory and punitive damages.

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Here is a link that pertains to this factual event:

http://www.propagandamatrix.com/articles/april2004/020404signinyard.htm

And another:

http://www.prisontalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=54333

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I think this is pretty outrageous. The Judge should be fired immediately.

[wyldejackyl]

Just fired?!

You know he won't be though. He'll get away with it just like every other scumbag government employee that has 0 accountability for their actions.

[CountryGuy]

Just from what's listed, the judge is dead wrong. However, there's definitely a lot of open questions from what I've read here:

- What did ALL of the signs say? We're some of them obscene in nature?
- Was he given a chance to remove the signs, and ignored the request (or filed an appeal / injunction)?
- Was he paraded before a court to humiliate him, or to arraign him?

Two other things stick out that make me wonder (but is certainly not proof against his claims): First, that he doesn't have a lawyer taking this to court. Second, the district isn't trying to settle (which is pretty much guaranteed if there's really a case).

[wyldejackyl]

Even if they were obscene..is he to be led around in shackles? I swear like a sailor daily..if I'm ever arrested and led around in shackles because of it, there'll be hell to pay!

[YEM0162]

Here is a more indepth look at this factual event:

NEO FASCIST JUDGE JAILS ALABAMA MAN

FOR SIGN DISPLAYED IN HIS FRONT YARD


VICTIM’S ATTORNEY EXPLAINS THE FIRST AMENDMENT AND ALABAMA LAW

BUT THE JUDGE SAYS “THAT MIGHT BE THE LAW, BUT NOT IN MY EYES.”



BY BOB FARLEY

COURTWATCHERS STAFF REPORTER __________________________________________________ __________



Logging contractor Phillip Dean never dreamed he would end up in jail last August 18 when he woke up to start a new day at his country home near Scottsboro, Jackson County, Alabama. Several weeks before, Dean had erected a sign in his front yard expressing his outrage with the local court system, a system where he had fared badly in a divorce and custody battle, just as many American men do nowadays as American Courts continue their full scale assault on American men and Fatherhood.

(THE SIGN SAID "OUR COURT SYSTEM IS A JOKE")

Photo By Dave Brewer, of The Huntsville Times



The sign shown above right, said OUR COURT SYSTEM IS A JOKE, and while Dean is certainly correct in his conclusion, Judge Wallace Haralson did not agree. The obviously neo-fascist Haralson promptly wrote up an ORDER OF CONTEMPT, which was later provided this CW writer by the Jackson County Clerk of Court. It read in part;

“. . . the Court finding that the signs are of such a disparaging nature as to constitute direct contempt of court, it is ORDERED that the Sheriff of Jackson County arrest the defendant.” Just for good measure. the outraged black robe added, “Following his arrest, the defendant shall not be entitled to bond.” The Judge seemed to be saying, I’ll show ‘em how tough I am (or maybe how crazy).



Did Dean have a hearing on the Contempt of Court charge as Alabama laws requires? NOPE. No such thing in old Haralson’s courtroom. What about Due Process you say? NOPE. Haralson does not seem to believe in such niceties as Due Process might provide. How about First Amendment Freedom of Speech? NOPE. Old Judge Haralson must have been behind the door when they were teaching that kind of garbage in law school. Fourth Amendment? NOPE! Who ever heard of a citizen being secure in his home and protected from illegal search and seizure by the King Haralson’s gun totin’ Dragoons?

The Waffen SS Legal Officers of 1938 would have been proud of Haralson’s performance.



NOPE! None of that Old Fashioned stuff is tolerated in Jackson County when old Wally Haralson is around. As he firmly told Dean’s attorney Sheryl Snodgrass Caffey as Caffey was explaining Alabama law and the United States Constitution. “…Not in my eyes,” he said. Phil Dean said he had a lot of admiration for this little lady from Normal, Alabama. “She stood right up there and explained the law to the guy,” he said. “She was not at all intimidated.”



ANATOMY OF ANOTHER HORROR STORY IN THE AMERICAN DIVORCE INDUSTRY

In the divorce matter styled Dean Vs. Dean, Civil Case DR-96-196.01, a divorce was granted the Deans in 1996. Although The Divorce Industry is always of interest to CourtWatchers Alliance, Dean said “this was especially confusing.” He said that two weeks before his trial, his ex-wife Jennifer had borrowed $50,000 from her father to “pay for her divorce,” she told Dean. Phil Dean said that he showed up in court with the best attorney money could buy around Jackson County and his ex-wife showed up Pro Se and alone (without any attorney). Dean said when they walked out the door of Haralson’s courtroom that day, his wife had won the case. “Go figure,” said Dean.



For several years thereafter, custody of three children was contested by both parties to the divorce with recent custody being had by the former Mrs. Dean awarded by Judge Haralson in 1998. In 2003 Phillip Dean, through his counsel, appealed to Judge Haralson for custody of his daughters based on evidence allegedly he had obtained that his ex wife was leading a corrupt and depraved life, was an unfit parent and a detrimental influence on his daughters.



A more complete record of these activities may be found in the files of the Court, which Mr. Dean says have been locked away in the private desk of Judge Haralson. Although such records are public domain documents with no orders for sealing of same records, they are apparently are not available for inspection by the public in Jackson County, Alabama as the result of this unilateral and unlawful action of judge.



During July, 2003 Mr. Dean was advised by his counsel that he had lost his appeal to Judge Haralson for custody of his daughters. He was told by his attorney that an appeal to the Appellate Court would cost him at least $ 10,000 and would be a waste of his money. This was in addition to the fact that Mr. Dean has already lost his life savings to this never ending litigation of over seven years, a sum of over $ 68,000. Phil Dean had no more money to spend on the issue at that point in time.



After his appeal time had expired in August, 2003, Dean responded by contacting several Alabama newspapers, hoping that one of them would tell his story of injustice at the hands of Respondent. None were interested in doing that. Phil Dean doesn’t own a newspaper or a TV station. Thereafter, Phil Dean responded in the only other lawful way he knew of at that time. He erected signs in his front yard along County Road 107, telling his story in a lawful manner.



By way of contrast, DC Sniper John Allen Mohammad also lost custody of his children in another custody atrocity of the Domestic Relations Industry. As the result, Mohammad and his partner Lee Malvo starting blowing 13 people away in 23 days of terror around Washington, D.C. (and one more in Alabama earlier). Contrast? Phil Dean just put up a sign as his way of protesting the American Legal System. He’s allowed to do that. That is not against the law. But, for that, Respondent Wallace Haralson picked him up, tied him up, locked him up and wanted to throw away the key. Bond was specifically denied in his Order, a cognitive act of rage and passion heaping further insult on top of injury. Respondent Wallace Haralson should not be near any courtroom in the free world although he might do well in The Peoples Republic of North Korea.



One of these Dean signs read, “OUR COURT SYSTEM IS A JOKE.” Given the widespread clamor over the courts and the Divorce Industry seen by Courtwatchers Alliance each month year after year, Relator can certainly agree with that sign and we do so on the World Wide Web everyday without being arrested and locked away without a bond by some neofascist judge who doesn’t happen to agree with us.



The erection of the signs on Mr. Dean’s private property at 4928 County Road 107, shortly brought an angry, injudicious, criminal and fascist response from Respondent Haralson and armed deputies operating at his order. On August 18, 2003, Phil Dean awoke before dawn for his usual breakfast. On returning to his home, he discovered that his signs were missing. Dean called the Skyline, Al Police Department to report the theft. He was told by the Chief of Police that Jackson County sheriff’s officers had removed the signs and apparently took them to the courthouse.



He then called Jackson County Sheriff Wells who confirmed that his officers had removed the signs. He was told that Sheriff Deputies had removed the signs, apparently on the verbal orders of Respondent Haralson. The Sheriff also told Dean that he was going to pick him up later that day and that, “the Judge wants you to spend 30 days in jail to teach you a lesson.”



Let’s be perfectly clear about this. Armed government officers came on to the private land of citizen Phil Dean without a hearing, without due process and without a warrant and confiscated (stolen) the private property (signs) of Mr. Dean on the verbal order of a fascist in a black robe. Shades of King George. We tried to stop all that back in 1776 and here we are in Alabama in 2004 during the same thing as the King’s Dragoons were doing in 1776.



THE ATROCITY GETS WORSE


About 3:00 PM that day, armed government officers returned to the private home of citizen Phil Dean. One of the officers said, “I’m ashamed to tell you why we are here Phil, but we have an order from “the judge” to arrest you and bring you in.”



Good citizen Phil Dean offered no resistance. Had these armed deputies come for such a private citizen at Ruby Ridge, Idaho or Waco, Texas, things might have been different. Dean peacefully went along with the judicial atrocity. At the County Jail, hard working and tax paying logging contractor Phil Dean was locked away in a tiny cage without a bond. It was almost as though he had committed a series of heinous axe murders. Later on in the atrocity, he would be handcuffed and shackled from head to toe. The Black Shirts of the 1938 Waffen SS would have been proud of Judge Haralson and Sheriff Wells for their conduct that day.



There was no arrest warrant or capias. Dean was finally presented with an ORDER OF CONTEMPT, although there had never been a Hearing on the Contempt Charge. It was hurredly drafted in a fit of passion, signed and executed by the most powerful man in Jackson County, Alabama, Judge Wallace Haralson, a judge gone mad with power and a madman who must be removed from this office. Wallace Haralson should not be a judge anywhere in the free world, although he would probably do a nice job in The People’s Republic Of North Korea.



When a trussed up Phil Dean appeared in prison garb before Haralson, the black robe criminal then harassed him with needless commentary. “Do you feel embarrassed Dean?” Mr. Dean answered, I do not feel one bit embarrassed.” Phil Dean spent 26 hours in the People’s Prison of Jackson County. Shortly after Attorney Caffey appeared, Dean was released.



Witnesses confirm the report in Dean’s appearance before Haralson, of Haralson saying, “I might have violated your law Ms. Caffey, but in my eyes I haven’t.” It’s seems clear from the Haralson statement that he somehow believes that he is the maker of law in Alabama and above the laws of Alabama and the nation. In fact, Respondent Haralson is a black robe renegade who must be removed from office. He is truly dangerous to freedom and democracy.



The nation is well aware and will long remember the lawlessness that occurred in Scottsboro, Alabama in 1931. It certainly does not appear that Scottsboro has advanced much since those dark days of The Scottsboro Boys based on the clear racist mentality of Wallace Haralson, without question, another black robe tyrant.



Lord knows, it seems to this writer that we need Judge Moore’s Tablets of the Ten Commandments in every court house and every sheriff’s office in Alabama when we see things like this coming down.



HARALSON GETS STILL WORSE WITH EVEN MORE ATROCITIES


On March 17 and 18, 2004 Huntsville Times reporter and Scottsboro Bureau Chief Dave Brewer was writing his story which appeared in the Times with a headline “Judge Gets Letter Over Sign Arrest.” A letter? It is truly hard to believe that Jackson County has a fascist like Wallace Haralson loose and all he gets from the Alabama Judicial Inquiry Association is a letter asking he to be less of a despot the complete Times story is shown in this CW Section, courtesy of The Huntsville Times along with similar coverage by the Associated Press.



This is akin Adolph Hitler telling the SS guards at Auschwitz to be more humane as they drug their Jewish victims off to the gas chambers.



Along the way, it seems that Respondent asked reporter Brewer to “kill the story.” This judge clearly does not understand things in the real world. Reporter Brewer declined the “kill” order and ran the story anyway. Dean reports that Judge Haralson told Brewer “the only worse thing that could happen would be if Dean had been Black.” Excuse me? “Black?” Shades of 1931. Is this justice, fair and impartial, in Alabama? How could being a Black man make Judicial Crime any more the worse for this clearly racist Respondent?



Recently, Huntsville Times Editorial Writer Dave Prather wrote a follow up piece on these judicial crimes. – Freedom Takes A Hit In Jackson County. Still suffering from foot in mouth disease, Respondent Haralson confirmed to Prather that the Times story was “factually correct” but he then wanted to go “off the record” to discuss the case further. To his credit, Reporter Prather declined to go “off the record” so we have to assume that the reports of Dean, Brewer, Prather and the AP Wire Service are correct. For Dave Prather? Maybe he wanted to repeat his thought that his plight could have been worse if only Phil Dean "had been a black man."



Finally, Mr. Dean has advised this writer that the Dean records are locked up in the judge’s desk and are not accessible by the public. Dean reported that Dave Brewer tried to get more background for his Times story, but could not get to the records in Haralson’s private desk.



COURTWATCHERS ANALYSIS AND COMMENTARY



The Preamble of the Alabama Code of Judicial Ethics reads in part: “. . . mindful that the character and conduct of a judge should never be objects of indifference. . .”



Dean had complained to the Alabama Judicial Inquiry Commission last December about the conduct of Haralson In Feb., JIC Judge Randall Cole sent Haralson a cautionary letter of paramount indifference to the egregious problem Haralson has become to the People of Alabama. Judge Cole gave him nothing more than a tiny slap on the little finger.” More is required for such a judicial monster. Much more.



CANON 1 OF THE Alabama Judicial Code says“A JUDGE SHOULD UPHOLD THE INTEGRITY AND INDEPENDENCE OF THE JUDICIARY.”



“. . . a judge should himself observe high standards of conduct so that the integrity and independence of the judiciary may be preserved.”



Haralson is in gross violation of this Canon in several ways. Namely:



a. Ordering unlawful violations of the First and Fourth Amendments of the United States Constitution and applicable sections of the Alabama Constitution and Alabama law.



b. Attempting to influence a newspaper reporter to kill a story, another attempt to stifle and oppress the First Amendment.



c. Attempting to influence a second newspaper reporter “off the record,” still another attempt to stifle and oppress the First Amendment.



d. Unlawful arrest and incarceration of a citizen of Alabama contrary to Alabama law and Criminal Rules of Procedure.



CANON 2 (A) and (B) Says:



“A JUDGE SHOULD AVOID IMPROPRIETY AND THE APPEARANCE OF IMPROPRIETY IN ALL HIS ACTIVITIES.” This one doesn’t.



A. In Part: “A judge should respect and comply with the law. . .” This one doesn’t.



B. In Part: “A judge should at all times maintain the decorum and temperence befitting his office. . .” But, this one doesn’t.



Commentary, In Part:



Public confidence in the judiciary is eroded by irresponsible or improper conduct by judges.



5. CANON 3: (A) (1),(2),(3),(4),(5),(6)



“A JUDGE SHOULD PERFORM THE DUTIES OF HIS OFFICE IMPARTIALLY AND DILIGENTLY.” But this one doesn’t.



Use of the prejudicial word “black man” in a negative public conversation with a Sheriff and a newspaper reporter clearly classifies this judge as a racist bigot and as one who must be removed from his office. He is unworthy of serving the 26 % of the people of Alabama who are non-white.



The judge has apparently seized on the Cole letter and has announced that he has been completely “exonerated.” Exonerated? For this reason Judge Cole must make a public statement and explain to the People of Alabama confirming that this racist fascist has been exonerated for his acts of home invasion by armed officers, his crushing of the First and Fourth Amendments, his attempts to muzzle the press and his bigoted description of African-Americans to reporter Brewer.



If the Judicial Inquiry Commission has “exonerated” this judge for those egregious acts, then the People of Alabama (and the world) have a right to know of this. Otherwise, this cancer must be removed from the judicial body with dispatch as Alabama citizen Ken Hearn of Judicial Watch, has suggested in a letter of March 22, 2004 to Judge Cole. No more judicial atrocities can be risked at the hands of this Respondent. He is a very dangerous man.



Will Judge Cole do the Right Thing so we can report that Justice is alive and well in Alabama and it is not Just-Us Vs. Fascists in America. Otherwise, you will confirm the headline of Dave Prather’s column and confirm that Freedom Has Taken a Big Time Hit in Alabama.



Courtwatchers believes that Wallace Haralson is chargeable with despotic gross misconduct in office and criminal acts and suggests that probable cause exists for this matter to be brought before the Alabama Court of the Judiciary where this judge should be found guilty of these charges and removed from office posthaste. He, and many others like him, are very dangerous men to have around your courthouse.


COURTWATCHERS

P.O. BOX 244164

BONYNTON BCH,FL. 33424-4164

[Revenant]

That guy got owned :lol:

[lilwolf]

I hope this judge is removed and quickly disbarred. That kind of ignorance is not to be tolersted by anyone...let alone a judge.

[patrickt]

Bob Farley is a demagogue and Mr. Dean is either very confused or a flake. I'm afraid I'll wait for the court to decide what happened.

[Fido]

wyldejackyl wrote: Just fired?!

You know he won't be though. He'll get away with it just like every other scumbag government employee that has 0 accountability for their actions.

Ya! Authority without responsibility. Let the good times roll.

[Angelicus]

CountryGuy wrote: Just from what's listed, the judge is dead wrong. However, there's definitely a lot of open questions from what I've read here:

- What did ALL of the signs say? We're some of them obscene in nature?
- Was he given a chance to remove the signs, and ignored the request (or filed an appeal / injunction)?
- Was he paraded before a court to humiliate him, or to arraign him?

Two other things stick out that make me wonder (but is certainly not proof against his claims): First, that he doesn't have a lawyer taking this to court. Second, the district isn't trying to settle (which is pretty much guaranteed if there's really a case).

Something else the article doesn't tell us, is this.

Did the signs violate local zoning laws?

In alot of communities, there are laws within the zoning laws, that govern how big a sign can be, how many can be put up, etc........

Where the signs libelous in any way?

There's really not enough information in this article too tell if the guy's right to free speech was violated or not.

[Angelicus]

YEM0162 wrote: Here is a more indepth look at this factual event:

NEO FASCIST JUDGE JAILS ALABAMA MAN

FOR SIGN DISPLAYED IN HIS FRONT YARD


VICTIM’S ATTORNEY EXPLAINS THE FIRST AMENDMENT AND ALABAMA LAW

BUT THE JUDGE SAYS “THAT MIGHT BE THE LAW, BUT NOT IN MY EYES.”



BY BOB FARLEY

COURTWATCHERS STAFF REPORTER __________________________________________________ __________



Logging contractor Phillip Dean never dreamed he would end up in jail last August 18 when he woke up to start a new day at his country home near Scottsboro, Jackson County, Alabama. Several weeks before, Dean had erected a sign in his front yard expressing his outrage with the local court system, a system where he had fared badly in a divorce and custody battle, just as many American men do nowadays as American Courts continue their full scale assault on American men and Fatherhood.

(THE SIGN SAID "OUR COURT SYSTEM IS A JOKE")

Photo By Dave Brewer, of The Huntsville Times



The sign shown above right, said OUR COURT SYSTEM IS A JOKE, and while Dean is certainly correct in his conclusion, Judge Wallace Haralson did not agree. The obviously neo-fascist Haralson promptly wrote up an ORDER OF CONTEMPT, which was later provided this CW writer by the Jackson County Clerk of Court. It read in part;

“. . . the Court finding that the signs are of such a disparaging nature as to constitute direct contempt of court, it is ORDERED that the Sheriff of Jackson County arrest the defendant.” Just for good measure. the outraged black robe added, “Following his arrest, the defendant shall not be entitled to bond.” The Judge seemed to be saying, I’ll show ‘em how tough I am (or maybe how crazy).



Did Dean have a hearing on the Contempt of Court charge as Alabama laws requires? NOPE. No such thing in old Haralson’s courtroom. What about Due Process you say? NOPE. Haralson does not seem to believe in such niceties as Due Process might provide. How about First Amendment Freedom of Speech? NOPE. Old Judge Haralson must have been behind the door when they were teaching that kind of garbage in law school. Fourth Amendment? NOPE! Who ever heard of a citizen being secure in his home and protected from illegal search and seizure by the King Haralson’s gun totin’ Dragoons?

The Waffen SS Legal Officers of 1938 would have been proud of Haralson’s performance.



NOPE! None of that Old Fashioned stuff is tolerated in Jackson County when old Wally Haralson is around. As he firmly told Dean’s attorney Sheryl Snodgrass Caffey as Caffey was explaining Alabama law and the United States Constitution. “…Not in my eyes,” he said. Phil Dean said he had a lot of admiration for this little lady from Normal, Alabama. “She stood right up there and explained the law to the guy,” he said. “She was not at all intimidated.”



ANATOMY OF ANOTHER HORROR STORY IN THE AMERICAN DIVORCE INDUSTRY

In the divorce matter styled Dean Vs. Dean, Civil Case DR-96-196.01, a divorce was granted the Deans in 1996. Although The Divorce Industry is always of interest to CourtWatchers Alliance, Dean said “this was especially confusing.” He said that two weeks before his trial, his ex-wife Jennifer had borrowed $50,000 from her father to “pay for her divorce,” she told Dean. Phil Dean said that he showed up in court with the best attorney money could buy around Jackson County and his ex-wife showed up Pro Se and alone (without any attorney). Dean said when they walked out the door of Haralson’s courtroom that day, his wife had won the case. “Go figure,” said Dean.



For several years thereafter, custody of three children was contested by both parties to the divorce with recent custody being had by the former Mrs. Dean awarded by Judge Haralson in 1998. In 2003 Phillip Dean, through his counsel, appealed to Judge Haralson for custody of his daughters based on evidence allegedly he had obtained that his ex wife was leading a corrupt and depraved life, was an unfit parent and a detrimental influence on his daughters.



A more complete record of these activities may be found in the files of the Court, which Mr. Dean says have been locked away in the private desk of Judge Haralson. Although such records are public domain documents with no orders for sealing of same records, they are apparently are not available for inspection by the public in Jackson County, Alabama as the result of this unilateral and unlawful action of judge.



During July, 2003 Mr. Dean was advised by his counsel that he had lost his appeal to Judge Haralson for custody of his daughters. He was told by his attorney that an appeal to the Appellate Court would cost him at least $ 10,000 and would be a waste of his money. This was in addition to the fact that Mr. Dean has already lost his life savings to this never ending litigation of over seven years, a sum of over $ 68,000. Phil Dean had no more money to spend on the issue at that point in time.



After his appeal time had expired in August, 2003, Dean responded by contacting several Alabama newspapers, hoping that one of them would tell his story of injustice at the hands of Respondent. None were interested in doing that. Phil Dean doesn’t own a newspaper or a TV station. Thereafter, Phil Dean responded in the only other lawful way he knew of at that time. He erected signs in his front yard along County Road 107, telling his story in a lawful manner.



By way of contrast, DC Sniper John Allen Mohammad also lost custody of his children in another custody atrocity of the Domestic Relations Industry. As the result, Mohammad and his partner Lee Malvo starting blowing 13 people away in 23 days of terror around Washington, D.C. (and one more in Alabama earlier). Contrast? Phil Dean just put up a sign as his way of protesting the American Legal System. He’s allowed to do that. That is not against the law. But, for that, Respondent Wallace Haralson picked him up, tied him up, locked him up and wanted to throw away the key. Bond was specifically denied in his Order, a cognitive act of rage and passion heaping further insult on top of injury. Respondent Wallace Haralson should not be near any courtroom in the free world although he might do well in The Peoples Republic of North Korea.



One of these Dean signs read, “OUR COURT SYSTEM IS A JOKE.” Given the widespread clamor over the courts and the Divorce Industry seen by Courtwatchers Alliance each month year after year, Relator can certainly agree with that sign and we do so on the World Wide Web everyday without being arrested and locked away without a bond by some neofascist judge who doesn’t happen to agree with us.



The erection of the signs on Mr. Dean’s private property at 4928 County Road 107, shortly brought an angry, injudicious, criminal and fascist response from Respondent Haralson and armed deputies operating at his order. On August 18, 2003, Phil Dean awoke before dawn for his usual breakfast. On returning to his home, he discovered that his signs were missing. Dean called the Skyline, Al Police Department to report the theft. He was told by the Chief of Police that Jackson County sheriff’s officers had removed the signs and apparently took them to the courthouse.



He then called Jackson County Sheriff Wells who confirmed that his officers had removed the signs. He was told that Sheriff Deputies had removed the signs, apparently on the verbal orders of Respondent Haralson. The Sheriff also told Dean that he was going to pick him up later that day and that, “the Judge wants you to spend 30 days in jail to teach you a lesson.”



Let’s be perfectly clear about this. Armed government officers came on to the private land of citizen Phil Dean without a hearing, without due process and without a warrant and confiscated (stolen) the private property (signs) of Mr. Dean on the verbal order of a fascist in a black robe. Shades of King George. We tried to stop all that back in 1776 and here we are in Alabama in 2004 during the same thing as the King’s Dragoons were doing in 1776.



THE ATROCITY GETS WORSE


About 3:00 PM that day, armed government officers returned to the private home of citizen Phil Dean. One of the officers said, “I’m ashamed to tell you why we are here Phil, but we have an order from “the judge” to arrest you and bring you in.”



Good citizen Phil Dean offered no resistance. Had these armed deputies come for such a private citizen at Ruby Ridge, Idaho or Waco, Texas, things might have been different. Dean peacefully went along with the judicial atrocity. At the County Jail, hard working and tax paying logging contractor Phil Dean was locked away in a tiny cage without a bond. It was almost as though he had committed a series of heinous axe murders. Later on in the atrocity, he would be handcuffed and shackled from head to toe. The Black Shirts of the 1938 Waffen SS would have been proud of Judge Haralson and Sheriff Wells for their conduct that day.



There was no arrest warrant or capias. Dean was finally presented with an ORDER OF CONTEMPT, although there had never been a Hearing on the Contempt Charge. It was hurredly drafted in a fit of passion, signed and executed by the most powerful man in Jackson County, Alabama, Judge Wallace Haralson, a judge gone mad with power and a madman who must be removed from this office. Wallace Haralson should not be a judge anywhere in the free world, although he would probably do a nice job in The People’s Republic Of North Korea.



When a trussed up Phil Dean appeared in prison garb before Haralson, the black robe criminal then harassed him with needless commentary. “Do you feel embarrassed Dean?” Mr. Dean answered, I do not feel one bit embarrassed.” Phil Dean spent 26 hours in the People’s Prison of Jackson County. Shortly after Attorney Caffey appeared, Dean was released.



Witnesses confirm the report in Dean’s appearance before Haralson, of Haralson saying, “I might have violated your law Ms. Caffey, but in my eyes I haven’t.” It’s seems clear from the Haralson statement that he somehow believes that he is the maker of law in Alabama and above the laws of Alabama and the nation. In fact, Respondent Haralson is a black robe renegade who must be removed from office. He is truly dangerous to freedom and democracy.



The nation is well aware and will long remember the lawlessness that occurred in Scottsboro, Alabama in 1931. It certainly does not appear that Scottsboro has advanced much since those dark days of The Scottsboro Boys based on the clear racist mentality of Wallace Haralson, without question, another black robe tyrant.



Lord knows, it seems to this writer that we need Judge Moore’s Tablets of the Ten Commandments in every court house and every sheriff’s office in Alabama when we see things like this coming down.



HARALSON GETS STILL WORSE WITH EVEN MORE ATROCITIES


On March 17 and 18, 2004 Huntsville Times reporter and Scottsboro Bureau Chief Dave Brewer was writing his story which appeared in the Times with a headline “Judge Gets Letter Over Sign Arrest.” A letter? It is truly hard to believe that Jackson County has a fascist like Wallace Haralson loose and all he gets from the Alabama Judicial Inquiry Association is a letter asking he to be less of a despot the complete Times story is shown in this CW Section, courtesy of The Huntsville Times along with similar coverage by the Associated Press.



This is akin Adolph Hitler telling the SS guards at Auschwitz to be more humane as they drug their Jewish victims off to the gas chambers.



Along the way, it seems that Respondent asked reporter Brewer to “kill the story.” This judge clearly does not understand things in the real world. Reporter Brewer declined the “kill” order and ran the story anyway. Dean reports that Judge Haralson told Brewer “the only worse thing that could happen would be if Dean had been Black.” Excuse me? “Black?” Shades of 1931. Is this justice, fair and impartial, in Alabama? How could being a Black man make Judicial Crime any more the worse for this clearly racist Respondent?



Recently, Huntsville Times Editorial Writer Dave Prather wrote a follow up piece on these judicial crimes. – Freedom Takes A Hit In Jackson County. Still suffering from foot in mouth disease, Respondent Haralson confirmed to Prather that the Times story was “factually correct” but he then wanted to go “off the record” to discuss the case further. To his credit, Reporter Prather declined to go “off the record” so we have to assume that the reports of Dean, Brewer, Prather and the AP Wire Service are correct. For Dave Prather? Maybe he wanted to repeat his thought that his plight could have been worse if only Phil Dean "had been a black man."



Finally, Mr. Dean has advised this writer that the Dean records are locked up in the judge’s desk and are not accessible by the public. Dean reported that Dave Brewer tried to get more background for his Times story, but could not get to the records in Haralson’s private desk.



COURTWATCHERS ANALYSIS AND COMMENTARY



The Preamble of the Alabama Code of Judicial Ethics reads in part: “. . . mindful that the character and conduct of a judge should never be objects of indifference. . .”



Dean had complained to the Alabama Judicial Inquiry Commission last December about the conduct of Haralson In Feb., JIC Judge Randall Cole sent Haralson a cautionary letter of paramount indifference to the egregious problem Haralson has become to the People of Alabama. Judge Cole gave him nothing more than a tiny slap on the little finger.” More is required for such a judicial monster. Much more.



CANON 1 OF THE Alabama Judicial Code says“A JUDGE SHOULD UPHOLD THE INTEGRITY AND INDEPENDENCE OF THE JUDICIARY.”



“. . . a judge should himself observe high standards of conduct so that the integrity and independence of the judiciary may be preserved.”



Haralson is in gross violation of this Canon in several ways. Namely:



a. Ordering unlawful violations of the First and Fourth Amendments of the United States Constitution and applicable sections of the Alabama Constitution and Alabama law.



b. Attempting to influence a newspaper reporter to kill a story, another attempt to stifle and oppress the First Amendment.



c. Attempting to influence a second newspaper reporter “off the record,” still another attempt to stifle and oppress the First Amendment.



d. Unlawful arrest and incarceration of a citizen of Alabama contrary to Alabama law and Criminal Rules of Procedure.



CANON 2 (A) and (B) Says:



“A JUDGE SHOULD AVOID IMPROPRIETY AND THE APPEARANCE OF IMPROPRIETY IN ALL HIS ACTIVITIES.” This one doesn’t.



A. In Part: “A judge should respect and comply with the law. . .” This one doesn’t.



B. In Part: “A judge should at all times maintain the decorum and temperence befitting his office. . .” But, this one doesn’t.



Commentary, In Part:



Public confidence in the judiciary is eroded by irresponsible or improper conduct by judges.



5. CANON 3: (A) (1),(2),(3),(4),(5),(6)



“A JUDGE SHOULD PERFORM THE DUTIES OF HIS OFFICE IMPARTIALLY AND DILIGENTLY.” But this one doesn’t.



Use of the prejudicial word “black man” in a negative public conversation with a Sheriff and a newspaper reporter clearly classifies this judge as a racist bigot and as one who must be removed from his office. He is unworthy of serving the 26 % of the people of Alabama who are non-white.



The judge has apparently seized on the Cole letter and has announced that he has been completely “exonerated.” Exonerated? For this reason Judge Cole must make a public statement and explain to the People of Alabama confirming that this racist fascist has been exonerated for his acts of home invasion by armed officers, his crushing of the First and Fourth Amendments, his attempts to muzzle the press and his bigoted description of African-Americans to reporter Brewer.



If the Judicial Inquiry Commission has “exonerated” this judge for those egregious acts, then the People of Alabama (and the world) have a right to know of this. Otherwise, this cancer must be removed from the judicial body with dispatch as Alabama citizen Ken Hearn of Judicial Watch, has suggested in a letter of March 22, 2004 to Judge Cole. No more judicial atrocities can be risked at the hands of this Respondent. He is a very dangerous man.



Will Judge Cole do the Right Thing so we can report that Justice is alive and well in Alabama and it is not Just-Us Vs. Fascists in America. Otherwise, you will confirm the headline of Dave Prather’s column and confirm that Freedom Has Taken a Big Time Hit in Alabama.



Courtwatchers believes that Wallace Haralson is chargeable with despotic gross misconduct in office and criminal acts and suggests that probable cause exists for this matter to be brought before the Alabama Court of the Judiciary where this judge should be found guilty of these charges and removed from office posthaste. He, and many others like him, are very dangerous men to have around your courthouse.


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"and without a warrant" yet this also says "Judge Wallace Haralson did not agree. The obviously neo-fascist Haralson promptly wrote up an ORDER OF CONTEMPT, which was later provided this CW writer by the Jackson County Clerk of Court.'

A contempt order IS an arrest warrant.

Again there are simply not enough facts there to make the claim that this guys' first ammendment rights were violated.

As I just posted, this article does not tell us if this guy violated any zoning laws. It does not tell us if this guy was in compliance with the original divorce order or not. And it does not tell us how this guy behaved when the divorce proceedings were going on either.

If this guy wasn't in compliance with the divorce order, and was belligerent while the proceedings were going on, this very well could have been contempt of court.

An article written by someone who is so obviously hostile towards one side of this dispute is hardly proof of wrongdoing, or an accurate representation of the facts.