Actividades subversivas y sus consecuencias legales

Explicación Simple

Si alguien intenta cambiar el gobierno de Estados Unidos o de Washington usando violencia, puede ser castigado. También es un problema si enseñas a otros a hacer esto o si perteneces a un grupo que hace planes peligrosos.

Es como si alguien en un equipo de fútbol decidiera que la mejor manera de ganar es hacer trampa o romper las reglas; eso no solo es incorrecto, sino que también puede llevar a que lo echen del equipo.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan se une a un grupo que planea derrocar al gobierno. Aunque no esté directamente involucrado en la violencia, si sabe que el grupo es peligroso y decide quedarse, podría enfrentarse a problemas legales serios.

Penalidades

Multa de hasta diez mil dólares o hasta diez años de prisión, o ambos.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

RCW 9.81.020 - Subversive activities made felony -- Penalty (1) It is a class B felony for any person knowingly and willfully to:(a) Commit, attempt to commit, or aid in the commission of any act intended to overthrow, destroy or alter, or to assist in the overthrow, destruction or alteration of, the constitutional form of the government of the United States, or of the state of Washington or any political subdivision of either of them, by revolution, force or violence; or(b) Advocate, abet, advise, or teach by any means any person to commit, attempt to commit, or assist in the commission of any such act under such circumstances as to constitute a clear and present danger to the security of the United States, or of the state of Washington or of any political subdivision of either of them; or(c) Conspire with one or more persons to commit any such act; or(d) Assist in the formation or participate in the management or to contribute to the support of any subversive organization or foreign subversive organization knowing the organization to be a subversive organization or a foreign subversive organization; or(e) Destroy any books, records or files, or secrete any funds in this state of a subversive organization or a foreign subversive organization, knowing the organization to be such.(2) Any person upon a plea of guilty or upon conviction of violating any of the provisions of this section shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars, or imprisoned for not more than ten years, or both, at the discretion of the court. RCW 9.81.030 - Membership in subversive organization is felony -- Penalty It is a class C felony for any person after June 1, 1951, to become, or after September 1, 1951, to remain a member of a subversive organization or a foreign subversive organization