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he ae nae vA po poorer oie] ™ 4 t & “4 4 a ol - . ’ ‘ i t } NY 100-161445 Yet the first thing they cid in selecting the jury was they had to believe in the system enough to be registered to vote. HOFFMAN stated it was a political trial from the beginning to the end, and that there is no way to have a fair political trial in this country. HOFFMAN recalled when Attorney Gereral RAMSEY CLARK was to testify. He volunteered to be a defense witness. Tne Government, however, contended that CIARK would tend to prejudice the jury in favor of the defendants. (1) HOFFMAN stated that when you think about it, the whole world knows that week in Chicago. He said there was no court in America where you could put Mayor DALEY and his kind of people on trial. He remarked that suppose you think Mayor DALEY was responsible, and asked, "Do you think any grand jury is going to indict him?" The law is there to protect the forces of order, not to guarantee the freedom of tne people. Until that is changed, there will continue to be trials like the one we had in Chicago. fc) HOFFMAN stated that in the halls of justice in America, the only justice that can be found is out in the hall, and not just the hall, but also the streets, that we consider to be our courtroom. "When we were thrown in jail, half a million people conspired to cross state lines with the intention to incite a riot. The Bank of America got burned down and out we came.” HOFFMAN mentioned that they have no illusions and that without the massive pull, without the demonstrations, they would be sitting in the Cook County vail now. "Tis week," HOFFMAN said, "I watched ALAN SHEPARD desecrate the flag by using it to sell 'Tang' orange juice. General ABRAHMS desecrated the flag by taking it into Laos. Desecration of the flag, like what is is top be an American, apparently is a state of mind." )