"Robert Fox is a kind, law-abiding man who I have known for over ten years. He has been framed and the jury was not allowed to have relevant information. He should be immediately released from jail. The unjust persecution he is experiencing could easily take his life. He is a generous, non-violent man, innocent of the charges placed against him."
The brief background is this:
Several years ago, Robert was living and doing legal research in a former church building, at one end in a section of classrooms-turned-living-space. A dentist had a few locked rooms at the opposite side of the extraordinarily-large campus. The cops raided Mr. Fox's section, jailed him and two visitors, and broke into the dentist's quarters -- all without proper warrants, mind you -- taking large quantities of basic dental drugs from the dentist's storage as "evidence" that Mr. Fox was "dealing drugs". (He had no keys or access to the dentist's private locked space, no drugs, nothing indicating anything drug-related in his own space, and tested clean. Obviously mistakes were made by law enforcement! Or someone has a vendetta against Mr. Fox.)
All Eight Charges stemming from this incident were later dropped as they were frivolous, unprovable, illogical and without merit.
Mr. Fox decided to make a financial claim for the illegal raid, warrant-less invasion, false arrests, theft of his computer and files, and various other indignities and harm. Texas law requires that a claimant first Notice the entity with which he has a grievance of "intent to sue" in order to allow a chance to settle the matter with more information, payment or a counter-offer, or advance warning to find legal representation.
This was done properly and the entity in question -- the city of Jacksonville, Texas located in Cherokee County -- responded with retaliation efforts by trumping up MORE false charges: "tampering with a government document", holding a jury trial where the jury was disallowed from hearing all the facts, and throwing Mr. Fox in jail before he could attend the hearing in another county regarding the shenanigans going on in Cherokee County.
Robert James Fox has been held in jail, fasting on water, for three weeks as of Jan. 7, 2013. He has been diagnosed with congestive heart failure and was hospitalized twice during the trial period. This stress -- emotionally, financially, physically, socially -- is draining his life.
If you are willing to help my friend, please 'sign' the e-petition or pray or both. Thank you. The current goal is 400 signatures. Robert is an amazing man who deserves his freedom and a chance to heal. Please spare 5 minutes and seriously consider helping him!
Please consider signing this petition, Robert has been fasting for about 21 days now, he has refused to eat again until released from jail.
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