Title 18, U.S.C., Section 245 - Federally Protected Activities

This man signs at Gay Bars, has LGBT Friends but no longer does hang out with friends of Proposition 8.   

In August 2004, this man 1987 F-250 was targeted for his Prudential Life Insurance valued at $855,000, his $500,000 trust was forged away, and his legal files stolen by the financiers of Proposition 8, a month later a Danville Building Inspector attacked him in own home.  

Title 18, U.S.C., Section 245 - Federally Protected Activities 

1) This statute prohibits willful injury, intimidation, or interference, or attempt to do so, by force or threat of force of any person or class of persons because of their activity as:

1. A voter, or person qualifying to vote...;
2. a participant in any benefit, service, privilege, program, facility, or activity provided or administered by the United States;
3. an applicant for federal employment or an employee by the federal government;
4. a juror or prospective juror in federal court; and
5. a participant in any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.

2) Prohibits willful injury, intimidation, or interference or attempt to do so, by force or threat of force of any person because of race, color, religion, or national origin and because of his/her activity as:

1. A student or applicant for admission to any public school or public college;
2. a participant in any benefit, service, privilege, program, facility, or activity provided or administered by a state or local government;
3. an applicant for private or state employment, private or state employee; a member or applicant for membership in any labor organization or hiring hall; or an applicant for employment through any employment agency, labor organization or hiring hall;
4. a juror or prospective juror in state court;
5. a traveler or user of any facility of interstate commerce or common carrier; or
6. a patron of any public accommodation, including hotels, motels, restaurants, lunchrooms, bars, gas stations, theaters...or any other establishment which serves the public and which is principally engaged in selling food or beverages for consumption on the premises.

3) Prohibits interference by force or threat of force against any person because he/she is or has been, or in order to intimidate such person or any other person or class of persons from participating or affording others the opportunity or protection to so participate, or lawfully aiding or encouraging other persons to participate in any of the benefits or activities listed in items (1) and (2), above without discrimination as to race, color, religion, or national origin.

Punishment varies from a fine or imprisonment of up to one year, or both, and if bodily injury results or if such acts include the use, attempted use, or threatened use of a dangerous weapon, explosives, or fire shall be fined or imprisoned up to ten years or both, and if death results or if such acts include kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse or an attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to kill, shall be subject to imprisonment for any term of years or for life or may be sentenced to death.