[buccaneer81]

I applaud this guy's attitude (but it wasn't worth three days in the slam.)

[MadelineZapeezda]

Jensen never told his wife he was in jail. Beverly Jensen said she only found out when asked by a television news reporter.

WTF? They don't talk much, do they?

[OCCASparky]

Sorry, but he's in the wrong--WAY wrong.

I live in Rochester, and the guy was a total tool, according to the local cops and the NHP guys in Dover I've spoken to.

Plus, they haven't sold those tokens in over two years and they stopped accepting them in December of 2005.

http://www.nh.gov/dot/media/nr2005/nr120805tokens.pdf

This guy is just another Ma$$hole who comes up here and whines when everything isn't just like their little socialist paradise down south. Ignorance of the law is no excuse. If in fact he still had tokens from two years ago (and there's NO WAY he paid tolls with tokens this long), then he's the fool for buying them if he comes up here every weekend as he claims.

For example: I also take the same route (work in Seabrook). That would mean tolls of $2.00 each way ($1.00 at Hampton, .50 each at Dover and Rochester). Two years times 52 weeks times $4 per trip = $432 in tokens. Sorry, I ain't buying it.

[Diggity]

They should have taken the tokens or given him 50 cents for them.

Our biggest threat is our own government. Not terrorism, not illegal immigration, not abortion, not gun control, its our own government that is the problem. We need to get rid of as much of it as possible.

John

[Popman]

‘‘Over my dead body was I going to give the state another dollar for the tolls,’’ Jensen said.

I'm always amazed that people will get their dander up over such a small amount of money as compared to the level of thievery the state pulls off every year in fees and taxation. Would he be willing to go to jail about his taxes?

I do applaud the man for standing up for his principles

[Enterprise]

If he does sue, I hope the courts use the reasoning from a decision that went against McDonalds and other businesses. They would sell gift certificates that “expired.” Someone called them on it and the courts ruled that the certificates had to be honored. I would hope that the courts use the same type of ruling here, and rule that the tokens have to be honored. Now if it were widely publicized that the State would repurchase the tokens because they were not going to be honored after a certain period of time it might be a different matter.

[dfwgator]

Man Jailed Over 50-Cent Toll

Why does he get jailed just because Fiddy didn't pay his toll?

[Scotsman will be Free]

I like his attitude. I wonder if the state offered to reimburse folks for their tokens just prior to their expiration.

[SampleMan]

I applaud this guy's attitude (but it wasn't worth three days in the slam.)

I don't know. That 50 cents may cost the state three days room and board every time he goes to New Hampshire. You could say he's just getting restitution.

[Shots]

Unless there is some unknown issues here that are not explain one would think he has a good cause for a lawsuit. What they did with the toll is as if the US Gov said they would no longer accept money made years ago that was issued by the Federal government.

They are the ones who said they no longer could be used so why didn’t they just say redeem old tokens for a cash refund? Something smells here and yup it it the state gov

[dragnet2]

Sue them.

[takenoprisoner]

How much did it cost these totalitarian fascists to jail him for three days?

Recently in south Atlanta, a McDonalds grill cook was charged cuffed and jailed by a “police officer” for putting too much salt on his burger.

No one should complain though. Presumably we elect this kind of govt. One which today protects the govt, it’s bureaucrats, and it’s enforcers. One which no longer recognizes our Constitutional protections under the rule of law.

It is time for a change. It is time to restore our Constitution, and our liberties, which were once upon a time guaranteed by our Constitution.

A few who believe in freedom will get this. While others will scoff. That’s a given.

[Libertina]

Tolls are a rip off anyway. I already give 30% of my salary to the feds, and then more to the state and cities. If these “officials” can’t maintain infrastructure ( a VALID expense of govt dollars) they should cut down on all the other junk & international give-aways. God bless this man, if we all stood up as he did we’d have a better, smaller, more honest and conservative government.

[Grizzled Bear]

Jensen never told his wife he was in jail. Beverly Jensen said she only found out when asked by a television news reporter.

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WTF?

[Rb ver. 2.0]

Old tokens no good
I will not pay cash
No problem don't drop the soap

[GregoryFul]

When a private business did this to me (Blockbuster - prepaid rentals, expired after 6 months in the fine print) I never visited them again (been 10 years now). Pure fraud.

[dforest]

Geez, a man gets jailed for using a 50 cent token, illegal aliens violate laws everyday and are allowed to roam free.