>> “theft of government property.”
That’s a rich concept.
If he had just told them he was an illegal alien, they would have given him his refill for free and a to go cup for the road!
Is it posted?
We are ALL CRIMINALS now.
We are ALL CRIMINALS now.
” The on-site construction worker says he didn’t know refills at the VA Medical Center in downtown Charleston came at a price, and Wednesday, during his lunch hour, he was slapped with federal charges. “
ALL TYRANTS ALWAYS CLAIM THAT: “IGNORANCE OF THE LAW IS NO EXCUSE....”
OF COURSE THE FACT THAT THE “LAW” IF A GIANT MESS OF MILLIONS OF PAGES OF CODES AND REGULATIONS AND BILL HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH IT WHATSOEVER...
I AM SHOUTING BECAUSE I AM PISSED OFF BY THIS IDIOCY...
When you DDOS the Legal code you can become a tyrant and claim that Ignorance of the law is no excuse....
Was there a sign posted that stated refills are not free?....................
"I never had an option to make right what I had done wrong."
Question--why in tarnation isn't that dispenser behind a counter then?!
I read through the posting. It says he got aggressive. If he had been pleasant and low key there would have been no problem.
This is “Bridge on the River Kwai” style LUNACY.
To charge and FIRE someone over .89 (I KNOW, I KNOW, it isn’t the amount, it is the intent).
NOW, if this isn’t/wasn’t the first time, ‘they’ may be onto something......
Granted, if not sure, I will ALWAYS ask - even if I may THINK the refill is free, I will basically ask an employee if ‘the refills are still free’.
This is basically the ‘Sister Mary _____’ or ‘Allen Funt’ rule,
treat life like there is either a Nun or Allen Funt looking over your shoulder.
And ‘they’ say “Jewish Mothers” get (and leave a lasting impression) into ones mind.....
For Crissake, how nebulous is that claim? That's like "I heard it via my brother's wife's sister's uncle."
Everyone is guilty.
The government just gets to decide how they want to persecute you.
I followed the links from the VA site below
http://www.charleston.va.gov/visitors/canteen.asp
to the VA Canteen Service (VC) on Facebook.
https://www.facebook.com/VACanteenService
I encourage leaving feedback if you have an anonymized account...or otherwise don’t have a problem with criticizing government on Facebook...
Who does he think he is, Harry Reid? Only fat cat politicians can pay back the money and make crimes go away.
When progressives ignore moral parameters, they also lose the natural gift of common sense.
$525 for soda refills. Is that where Bloomberg is operating these days?
This story reads like the parable of the rich man and Lewis...
Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lewis evil things: but now he is drinking a Big Gulp, and thou art tormented.
**Federal Police Force**
FEDERAL POLICE? We were warned FORTY YEARS AGO about the government wanting to have a FEDERALIZED POLICE FORCE! When did this happen!
I wonder if these government dining facilities meet MOOchelle Obamar’s food standards?
“Good for thee, not for me” standards shouldn’t just apply to schools, etc.
Anyone should know that the purpose of the misnamed “federal” government is to obtain “revenue” by any means possible.