Be Charitable, GO TO JAIL!
A California rancher who houses homeless people on his property chose to serve 90 days in jail rather than accept probation after being convicted of misdemeanor safety violations.
Dan de Vaul says the terms of probation offered Monday would prevent him from sheltering about 30 people who reside at his ranch and participate in a substance abuse recovery program.
The 66-year-old de Vaul says he is proud to go to jail for housing the homeless. About 30 supporters applauded as he was led out of court in handcuffs.
UPDATE: Jurist Bails Dan De Vaul Out Of Jail
On Monday, Judge Trice sentenced De Vaul to 90 days in jail after he refused terms of probation. Partin who voted guilty says she caved in to judicial pressure even though she thought De Vaul was innocent. Partin took the required $500 to a bondsman, and eight hours later De Vaul was released.
In October De Vaul’s attorney asked for a new trial because of Partin’s claims, but last week Judge Michael Duffy refused the request. Yesterday, De Vaul’s attorney filed a notice that he plans to appeal the judge’s ruling.
New York State Steals Private Property
New York’s highest court ruled Tuesday that it’s lawful for a state economic development agency to seize private land to build an arena for a professional basketball team.
Protecting private property is one of the jobs our government is supposed to be doing, unlike the other garbage they like to do like stimulus bills that don’t stimulate. The Supreme Court was wrong in their Kelo decision and the New York State Court is wrong with this one. It all sounds harmless…until its your property they take for the purpose of the “public good.”
Stolen Property Abandoned
Remember the June 2005 Supreme Court eminent domain ruling that gave Pfizer Pharmaceutical the right to bulldoze a housing neighborhood in Connecticut to make way for a $300 million private development project?
Last week Pfizer said it was shutting down its center.
Detroit Police Raise Millions From Property Seizures
What do you call it when police start seizing private property "suspected" in crimes, but many times without any charges filed, and sometimes even when no offense was committed? And the rate of seizure increasing 50% in 4 years, coincidentally as the region goes deeper in the recession? If you are law enforcement, there is only one thing to call it - STIMULUS!
"It's like legalized stealing," said Jacque Sutton, a 21-year-old college student from Mount Clemens whose 1989 Mustang was seized by Detroit police raiding a party. Charges against him and more than 100 others were dropped, but he still paid more than $1,000 to get the car back.
"According to the law, I did nothing wrong -- but they're allowed to take my property anyway. It doesn't make sense."
Just remember, whenever you hear a politician use the communist term "for the common good" or any similar variant, what they're really saying to you is "good for the government."
"Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely." - Lord Acton
