http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2005/03/distributed_stu.html Dispatches from a Small Business Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:39:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2005/03/distributed_stu.html/comment-page-1#comment-801 Salmo Mon, 08 Aug 2005 21:55:32 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2005/03/distributed_stu.html#comment-801 <p>I own a private campground. This Friday, we had five campers arested for burning one of our picnic tables. There was no doubt about it - there it was in their fire, it was the one at their site, and they were sitting around the fire. Their defense was that they were too drunk to know what had happened, but they sobered up quickly when the handcuffs went on. They will have criminal records because it was a criminal act - there is nothing of a partisan nature about it. Since one of them is reportedly a prominent politician in a neighboring state, I am sure there will be claims and defenses to the effect that this was all a big mistake and he was swept up by zealots. Well, burning our property is a crime and whether or not he actually put the table in the fire, he was clearly the dominant member of the group that did it and they were effectively a small mob. He will get no sympathy from me.</p> I own a private campground. This Friday, we had five campers arested for burning one of our picnic tables. There was no doubt about it – there it was in their fire, it was the one at their site, and they were sitting around the fire. Their defense was that they were too drunk to know what had happened, but they sobered up quickly when the handcuffs went on. They will have criminal records because it was a criminal act – there is nothing of a partisan nature about it. Since one of them is reportedly a prominent politician in a neighboring state, I am sure there will be claims and defenses to the effect that this was all a big mistake and he was swept up by zealots. Well, burning our property is a crime and whether or not he actually put the table in the fire, he was clearly the dominant member of the group that did it and they were effectively a small mob. He will get no sympathy from me.

]]> http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2005/03/distributed_stu.html/comment-page-1#comment-800 KurtP Tue, 08 Mar 2005 02:18:55 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2005/03/distributed_stu.html#comment-800 <p>Just want to mention that it's not only the right that that goes after those who cross the ideological line.</p> Just want to mention that it’s not only the right that that goes after those who cross the ideological line.

]]> http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2005/03/distributed_stu.html/comment-page-1#comment-799 Doug Murray Mon, 07 Mar 2005 21:08:27 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2005/03/distributed_stu.html#comment-799 <p>I have long felt that many laws are enacted for the sole purpose of making criminals of those who cannot otherwise be controlled. Even if not enacted for that they are often enforced that way. Think RICO. Or "Driving while black."</p> I have long felt that many laws are enacted for the sole purpose of making criminals of those who cannot otherwise be controlled. Even if not enacted for that they are often enforced that way. Think RICO. Or “Driving while black.”

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