From: "Curtis" 
To: 
Subject: Judges juries and trials
Date: Monday, June 04, 2001 7:12 PM

I've been thinking.

I think that the government should only get one chance at convicting
somebody, the last thing the state needs is appeals.

Actually, I misphrased that a little, if the plantiff is the government,
they don't deserve appeals. The almost unlimited funds they get to persue
the case offsets the appeals nicely.

Defendant against the government however, get to appeal it all the way to
the top, because they lack this funding. And if ultimately found innocent,
the government should be paying to the legal expenses incurred by the
defense.

Curt Handsaker

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From: "Ken L. Holder" 
To: 
Subject: Nazi anti-tobacco campaign 1933-1945
Date: Thursday, June 07, 2001 9:32 PM

http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/313/7070/1450

"The anti-tobacco campaign of the Nazis: a little known aspect of
public health in Germany, 1933-45" by Robert N Proctor

Deja Vue all over again!

Ken

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From: "Curtis" 
To: 
Subject: Dumb damn laws
Date: Wednesday, June 06, 2001 2:45 AM

I was pulled over and issued a citation for, get this, having a Chevrolet
emblem in glowing blue LEDs in my grille. The citation was for violation
Florida laws concerning impersonating an officer! I will grant that my car
WAS a police car in a former life, but I've never, ever, seen a police car
with a glowing chevy logo of any color.

What makes this even more fun is prior to installing the thing, I asked the
DMV if it would be legal. They told me that as long as it wasn't blinking,
it was OK. It feels like entrapment!

Curt Handsaker. bahnsidhe{at}ij.net
'91 Impalafied Caprice Z09 SS. 305ci TBI. Olds instrument cluster and floor
shifter, Bonnie seats, blue SSLED and police shocks.

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