Ann Arbor.com has a pretty good list of the items seized from the Hutaree Militia arrestees. Taking firearms, ammunition, knives, swords and other obvious weapons I can see. Illegal items like drugs I can see too. But what about all this other stuff? Like books about Nazis and Hitler. Computers, cameras, uniforms, books about military subjects. None of that stuff is illegal by the way. So why is it noted? Why was it seized? In order to parade it all out in front of the media in order to scare and alarm and prejudice the public who will ultimately be the jury for these defendants is my hunch.
Think I'm blowing smoke here? Okay dear reader, consider this mind experiment. Think about your own home. How would you like it if federal agents and cops went through all of your drawers, garage, basement, attic and storage areas and seized for public display all of your DVDs, video tapes, books. magazines, private photos, computer hard-drives and printed out a list of every website you've ever visited?
And so-called "bomb making materials"? I'll bet a reasonably bright individual could build a simple bomb out of ordinary and typical household items commonly found in everybody's kitchen or garage. Could we cobble all that stuff together and say you had "bomb-making materials" in your house? Yes indeed. Do you have a gun or knife? Who did you plan to kill with it? See what I mean? This whole thing is BS. The gov should save these displays for presentation in a court of law where the defendant's legal counsel is present to give it some context. But don't bet on it.
