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the stalking of this man and his family, shows that he
acted in self—defense. Listen to one aspect of the self-
defense instruction. If you find that victim had a
reputation of being violent and dangerous, now you could
easily say that the victim in this case is Richard Howd,
alleged victim is Richard Howd. But don’t forget the
reason that we brought in Boston too was to show what his
state of mind was. The people from OSA, what reputation
did they have for this conduct. If you find that the
victim had reputation of being violent and dangerous
person, and that his reputation was known to the
Defendant, certainly the practices of OSA was known to
him. He knew how far they would go. He knew how far
they had already gone with his family. You may consider
this fact in determining whether the actions of the
Defendant were those of a reasonable person in dealing
with an individual with that reputation.

So for either one of those reasons this
man should be found not guilty. In closing I will tell
you that for two centuries we have agreed to a
constitution and to live by the law. And not any one of
us has the right to violate rules we all share. Perhaps
the greatest constitutional guarantee this country has is
the right of protest, the right to be heard. The first
amendment that was ever drafted by our forefathers was