Posted on 09/18/2011 2:03:35 PM PDT by Morgana
PADUCAH, Ky. -- Members of a sect of Amish living in Graves County said they will not comply with a Kentucky law requiring them to display a bright orange triangle on their horse-drawn buggies and feel just as safe with reflective tape instead.
Nine Amish men who refused to display the triangle were ordered to jail this week for also refusing to pay court-imposed fines over the matter.
Eli Zook, a member of the Old Order Swartzentruber sect and one of the men sent to jail, told The Paducah Sun on Friday he feels safe with the tape and two red lights on his buggy.
The men object to the triangles because the bright color violates their modesty code. Zook said the triangle is misused and is not just for slow-moving vehicles.
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Plus, they've got more balls when it comes to defending their liberty than the rest of the American citizenry put together.
yea...they look very dangerous /sarc
Do I need a crazy Dutch surname? Cuz I'll GET one if I have to.
...and these scofflaws have the nerve to wave at you as you drive by. What has become of this country! </sarc>
Thanks for posting the pics.
I know I shouldn’t laugh, but I can’t help it.
Amish Mafia Prison Gang
There is liberty and then there is stupidity. I really wish they would put the triangles on the buggies just so I don’t, or anyone else does not hit them at dusk or night. I really makes a difference on back roads. I respect their religion but God wants them to be safe. I mean come on!!
Well I’m glad law enforcement has solved all other crimes so they can turn to these outlaw Amish scofflaws. First raw milk, now no triangles. Who knows what these miscreants will be capable of doing next? Selling their own churned butter???
Those pictures make me think of Kingpin.
Sons of bitches have been on my radar for some time.
Learn to love Shoo-Fly Pie. Learn to say YAA! Get big hands, big heart, and BIG BALLS. All assuming you are a man. If you are a woman, get subservient in a passive/aggressive way. If you are not of legal age yet, listen, learn, and STFU.
Forget the orange triangles.
What they need is a really, really loud exhaust to be safe.
Just ask most motorcyclists.
Those Amish radicals! lol
You have to believe in their doctrine and live by their codes. No more internet. How do you look in gray or black? Do you know much about doing laundry by hand, canning, feeding livestock, etc?
They are perfectly fine with reflective tape. They sometimes have lanterns too. People driving cars in areas where their are Amish have to be aware, just like areas with alot of deer.
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