Dr. Steven E. Jones
Provo, Utah
23 May 2007
To Whom It May Concern:
I understand that my colleague and friend Christopher Bollyn was subjected to TASER shocking by members of the Hoffman Estates Police Department while he was handcuffed – in a community in your jurisdiction or area. I consider this barbaric action shameful and "cruel and unusual punishment," forbidden in the U.S. Constitution. I further understand that Christopher will now be subjected to a trial (Case No. 06MC3005170). In my opinion, it will be the Hoffman Estates Police Department and local leaders who will be on trial, if this trial goes forward.
I have known Christopher Bollyn as a decent and loving family man. I respect him and the rights of all those who speak out in defense of Constitutional principles of human dignity and freedom as he has done in his job as an investigative reporter.
Where is the dignity and fairness in TASERing a handcuffed man on the ground, and breaking his elbow? Is not this brutality against a neighbor? How can there be justice and a fair trial when the video tapes of the incident have been "recycled?" That "recycling" of the tapes should itself be sufficient to dismiss the case against him, since officials failed to protect this crucial evidence which would have revealed the facts of what happened and could have exonerated Christopher. It is called "due process."
I will be following this situation and will follow the trial of Christopher on the one hand, and the mayor and Hoffman Estates Police Department on the other. It certainly appears that Christopher has been put into unnecessary pain and jeopardy, perhaps due to his investigative reporting disclosures. Freedom of inquiry and freedom of speech are highly prized civil rights in this country, and I ask you to support those rights.
I ask that Christopher Bollyn be treated fairly and not subjected to any further mistreatment. Furthermore, it certainly appears appropriate to dismiss the charges given the destruction of crucial taped evidence at the hands of those who were duty-bound to preserve that evidence. This case is becoming well known and the attention will certainly escalate as many are now watching you. I wonder, will justice and due process prevail?
Sincerely,
Dr. Steven E. Jones
Professor of Physics (ret.)
PhD, Vanderbilt University 1978
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This is the list of people who Dr. Jones sent his appeal to:
Mayor William D. McLeod
Email: bill.mcleod@hoffmanestates.org
Tel: (847)781-2604 Fax: (847)781-2669
Police Department – Chief of Police Clint Herdegen
Email: clint.herdegen@hoffmanestates.org
Tel: (847)882-1818 Fax: (847)882-8423
HEPD Spokesperson – Lt. Richard Russo
Officer responsible for preservation of the evidence
Email: Richard.Russo@HoffmanEstates.org
Tel: (847)781-2807 Fax: (847)882-8423
Village Manager – James H. Norris
Email: jim.norris@hoffmanestates.org
Tel: (847)882-9100 Fax: (847)781-2669
Corporation Counsel – Richard N. Williams
Email: richard.williams@hoffmanestates.org
Tel: (847)882-9100 Fax: (847)781-2669
Illinois State Senator for Hoffman Estates area
Honorable John J. Millner
Email: johnjmillner@aol.com
Tel: (217)782-8192 or (630)351-9340
Cook County State's Attorney's Office
Supervisor - Steven Rosenblum
Email: stateattorney@cookcountygov.com
Tel: (847) 818-2326
Photo: Christopher Bollyn and Dr. Steven E. Jones in May 2006 at the Eyring Science Center, home of the Department of Physics and Astronomy, at Brigham Young University.
In the spring of 2006, Bollyn and Jones shared notes and worked together to explain the fact that large amounts of molten metal were seen pouring off of the South Tower prior to its collapse and pools of molten metal were found in the basements of all three demolished towers, i.e. WTC 1, WTC 2, and WTC 7, weeks after 9/11.
In the summer of 2006, both Bollyn and Jones were targeted, defamed, and smeared by people and organizations dedicated to concealing the truth of 9/11.
Photo by Helje Kaskel, www.bollyn.com
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