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Amish Sect Refuses To Put Triangles On Buggies (Amish gone wild!)
http://www.wlky.com/news/29217820/detail.html ^ | 9/18/2011 | WLKY

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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TOPICS: Local News; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: amish; buggies; kentucky
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1 posted on 09/18/2011 2:03:43 PM PDT by Morgana
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2 posted on 09/18/2011 2:05:48 PM PDT by Palter (Even liberals need jobs.)
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To: Morgana
Amish, .... the original "preppers".

Plus, they've got more balls when it comes to defending their liberty than the rest of the American citizenry put together.

3 posted on 09/18/2011 2:07:07 PM PDT by PENANCE
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To: Morgana

4 posted on 09/18/2011 2:07:21 PM PDT by Snickering Hound
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To: Morgana
Nooobody knows the trouble I seeen....

5 posted on 09/18/2011 2:08:21 PM PDT by Bobalu (More rubble, less trouble)
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To: Palter; Chode

yea...they look very dangerous /sarc


6 posted on 09/18/2011 2:09:23 PM PDT by Morgana (I don't speak much...............but when I do....)
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To: PENANCE
So, how does one go about "becoming" Amish?

Do I need a crazy Dutch surname? Cuz I'll GET one if I have to.

7 posted on 09/18/2011 2:09:56 PM PDT by PENANCE
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To: Morgana

...and these scofflaws have the nerve to wave at you as you drive by. What has become of this country! </sarc>


8 posted on 09/18/2011 2:13:09 PM PDT by gorush (History repeats itself because human nature is static)
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To: Palter

Thanks for posting the pics.

I know I shouldn’t laugh, but I can’t help it.


9 posted on 09/18/2011 2:13:46 PM PDT by I still care (I miss my friends, bagels, and the NYC skyline - but not the taxes. I love the South.)
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To: Palter

Amish Mafia Prison Gang


10 posted on 09/18/2011 2:13:54 PM PDT by Jagdgewehr (It will take blood)
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To: PENANCE

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!!


11 posted on 09/18/2011 2:13:54 PM PDT by Morgana (I don't speak much...............but when I do....)
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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???


12 posted on 09/18/2011 2:14:34 PM PDT by SkyDancer (A critic is like a legless man who teaches running.)
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To: Palter

Those pictures make me think of Kingpin.


13 posted on 09/18/2011 2:15:36 PM PDT by dead (I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
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To: Morgana

Sons of bitches have been on my radar for some time.


14 posted on 09/18/2011 2:17:07 PM PDT by Avery Iota Kracker (He hate me)
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To: PENANCE
So, how does one go about "becoming" Amish?

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.

15 posted on 09/18/2011 2:18:04 PM PDT by bobzeetwin
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To: Morgana

Forget the orange triangles.

What they need is a really, really loud exhaust to be safe.

Just ask most motorcyclists.


16 posted on 09/18/2011 2:18:06 PM PDT by Age of Reason
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To: Morgana

Those Amish radicals! lol


17 posted on 09/18/2011 2:18:17 PM PDT by Maelstorm (Better to keep your enemy in your sights than in your camp expecting him to guard your back.)
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To: PENANCE

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?


18 posted on 09/18/2011 2:18:26 PM PDT by oneamericanvoice (Support freedom! Support the troops! Surrender is not an option!)
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To: Morgana
They should just stay off the roads if the triangle is too much for them.


19 posted on 09/18/2011 2:19:09 PM PDT by Lazlo in PA (Now living in a newly minted Red State.)
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To: Morgana

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.


20 posted on 09/18/2011 2:21:06 PM PDT by oneamericanvoice (Support freedom! Support the troops! Surrender is not an option!)
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