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Posted on 03/31/2008 8:22:30 PM PDT by BurbankKarl
With her bank accounts most likely tied up, she probably wasn't able to pay any large legal fees.
What do you think of this?
This seems to be a classic case of the feds sending the message to the peasants of, “Pay up and comply or else”.
Is this fedgov speak? This clearly implies she set the dogs upon the federal tax collector. Yet further down the article it states, "They didn't run toward her, prosecutors said." Which is it? What crime was committed?
Attempted assault.
"Attempted" is the key word.
Claiming that there was no crime because the dogs did not carry out the intended attack is like claiming that there was no crime when you took a swing at the IRS employee because your intended punch missed his jaw.
No, the key word here is "Read".
Did you read the article?
"Blechman pleaded guilty in January to one misdemeanor count of assaulting a federal officer."
Since no "assault" took place, what specifically was the crime here?
Take your time.
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As long as they are in season and you have the proper permit.
My guess is that the feds were throwing every charge in the book at her, and she was looking at some serious, SERIOUS time. She made the smart move and didn’t risk a decade or two in jail.
Personally I hate the idea of prosecutors bringing every trumped up charge they can think of just to get someone to plead. Its disgusting.
I wonder how hard it is to get tags for those... Is there a lottery or something?
I can't say, but I have a 125 lb German Shepherd who almost all black and people walking by find him terrifying even if he is just sitting in the yard minding his own business.
Professional courtesy.
Ummm... how about anything done to IRS agents short of leaving the dismembered bodies of tax collectors on the doorstep of the local church is NOT a crime? How about we, the People, start dealing with these slugs the way our ancestors did? Tar, feathers, boiling oil... How about anything less than utter contempt for these slimy life forms is going too easy on them?
In other words, it should not be a crime to eliminate tax collectors from the world. They are a waste of good air.
Yeah, gotta say, my first reaction was heck, give that woman a medal--don't prosecute her.
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