Documentary: Grandmothers Against the War: GAWender

{quote}These eighteen defendants are people of conscience. On October 17, 2005, they acted on principle in the great American tradition of peaceful, nonviolent protest. They walked in the shoes of great Americans who have made this nation and city as great as we are. We are a better society and a better city because of citizens who stand up, speak out, and visibly and vocally are prepared when other means fail, to even get arrested, to bring needed public attention to their underlying grievence.{quote}Attorney Norman Siegel during his closing summation at the trial of the GAW{quote}Consequently, having considered all of the evidence in this case and applying all of the appropriate legal principles, I find that the People have failed to prove each individual defendant guilty of each count beyond a reasonable doubt, and therefore I find the defendants not guilty. The defendants are all discharged.{quote}Manhattan Criminal Court Judge Neil Ross

"These eighteen defendants are people of conscience. On October 17, 2005, they acted on principle in the great American tradition of peaceful, nonviolent protest. They walked in the shoes of great Americans who have made this nation and city as great as we are. We are a better society and a better city because of citizens who stand up, speak out, and visibly and vocally are prepared when other means fail, to even get arrested, to bring needed public attention to their underlying grievence." 

Attorney Norman Siegel during his closing summation at the trial of the GAW 

"Consequently, having considered all of the evidence in this case and applying all of the appropriate legal principles, I find that the People have failed to prove each individual defendant guilty of each count beyond a reasonable doubt, and therefore I find the defendants not guilty. The defendants are all discharged." 

Manhattan Criminal Court Judge Neil Ross