Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2000 02:39:30 -0700
From: murphy@MYBLUEHEAVEN.COM (Phil Murphy)
Subject: Today in Court
To: AZRKBA@asu.edu
I'm tired and pissed, so please don't expect too much from this quick e-mail.
How did it go?
Well... I was on television tearing up my copy of the Constitution in front of City Court earlier today while asking the cops to arrest me for littering because I could then go into that same court and tell the black-robed-whore seated behind the bench that I can't be guilty of littering because there wasn't anything of substance in my hands to tear up -- that's how it went.
And for Ken?
- Guilty. - A $500.00 fine, suspended. - Twelve months unsupervised probation. - A criminal record. - A jeopardized security clearance. - His career on the line. - His right to trial by jury denied. - His right to a speedy trial ignored. - Our right to bear arms laughed at.
This is what you can expect after twenty years serving in this country's military, having the audacity to think laws mean what they say, and having the guts to make sure they do at grave risk to your family and future.
Welcome to America, my fellow Americans. Enjoy the ride, even if most of you bought and paid for it with someone else's moral courage.
Too bad Ken didn't figure out you weren't worth it four years ago.
Phil
"If ye love wealth greater than liberty, the tranquillity of servitude greater than the animating contest for freedom, go home from us in peace. We seek not your consul, nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains set lightly upon you; and may posterity forget ye were our countrymen." -- Samuel Adams