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Homemade Guillotine Kills Tax Protester
Los Angeles Times ^
| 05-08-2002
Posted on 05/08/2002 6:43:56 AM PDT by boris
Edited on 09/03/2002 4:50:26 AM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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A Slovak man who had fallen behind in paying his taxes died after trying to decapitate himself with a homemade guillotine, police said.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: chop; deathandtaxes; thosecrazyslovaks
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posted on
05/08/2002 6:43:56 AM PDT
by
boris
To: boris
I bet he didn't have the proper permits either.
2
posted on
05/08/2002 6:46:57 AM PDT
by
Leisler
To: boris
Well, at least he'll never have to pay taxes again, personally that is.
My advice for those who die
Declare the pennies on your eyes
3
posted on
05/08/2002 6:50:04 AM PDT
by
wattsmag2
To: boris
For $542? Gee whiz, he coulda worked at 7-11 and had somebody else whack him off for a whole lot less than that.
4
posted on
05/08/2002 6:59:10 AM PDT
by
Slyfox
To: Slyfox
...and had somebody else whack him off for a whole lot less than that...$542??? Yeah, I agree... that's WAAAAAAY too expensive... ;0)
To: boris
He had time to build a guillotine, but not to earn five hundred bucks?
6
posted on
05/08/2002 8:59:18 AM PDT
by
xm177e2
To: xm177e2
You have any idea how long it takes to pile up an extra 500 bucks in Slovakia? Heck, I have a hard enough time doing it in the USA.
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posted on
05/08/2002 9:07:05 AM PDT
by
Oberon
To: Oberon
Maybe he could have set up a guillotine stand on weekends, and offered to let other people kill themselves for $100 apiece. He'd only need six people to take his offer, how hard would it be to find six people?
8
posted on
05/08/2002 9:09:10 AM PDT
by
xm177e2
To: xm177e2
Agreed, an guillotines don't come cheap, either....
9
posted on
05/08/2002 9:12:59 AM PDT
by
tracer
To: xm177e2
He might need more than six "customers" at $100/head (pun intended) -- depending on the business tax rate, local licensing fees, inevitable bribes to various kommissioners, etc. in Slovakia -- no matter how you slice it....
10
posted on
05/08/2002 9:17:56 AM PDT
by
tracer
To: Slyfox
and had somebody else whack him off for a whole lot less than that.Maybe kill him, too...
11
posted on
05/08/2002 9:19:32 AM PDT
by
pttttt
Comment #12 Removed by Moderator
To: xm177e2
He had time to build a guillotine, but not to earn five hundred bucks?
He probably could have sold the guillotine for a few bucks....
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