What's wrong with this country? Why don't we have pillories any more? If we
used them in weather which wouldn't hurt the offender (frost, lightning), I
don't think they could be considered cruel. Perfect for people who water
their lawns when reservoirs are 60% below capacity. Or, the knuckleheads who
leave a driveway at 2:00 AM and say goodbye to the people in the house by
honking their horn. Small crimes...but the kind that should be repaid with
embarrassing penalties. Anyone want to add to the list?


"Paul Schilter" paulschilter@comcast,dot,net wrote in message
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Doug,
Sounds like a plan. :-)
Paul

"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
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Now...for guys like you just described, could there be any reason in
U.S.
law why it would be wrong to put them in pillories in a public place,
perhaps a mall entrance, and let children throw rotten tomatoes at them
for
an afternoon? :-) For every time a kid under 12 hits them from a
certain
distance, the dummies have to donate a buck to a worthwhile charity.

"Paul Schilter" paulschilter@comcast,dot,net wrote in message
news
We have these ice fishermen on Lake Saint Clair that insist on going
on
the
ice when thin ice warnings are posted, invariable the Coast Guard has
to
come out on rescue them when the ice they're fishing on breaks away
from
the
mainland and they're cast adrift. IMO they should be charged for the
expense for air lifting them out.
Paul

"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
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Well, sometimes it's justified. In the case of hikers, I recall at
least
two
news stories which mentioned that the searches had cost a couple of
small
town police departments a few hundred grand for helicopter time,
etc.
In
both cases, the hikers were woefully unprepared and inexperienced,
for
the
terrain and weather they were trying to tackle. That's wrong.

"Keith" wrote in message
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Yep. Your tax dollars are no longer enough... they'll charge you
by
the
hour
if they possibly can.

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Keith
__
If you must pick between two evils, pick the one you've never
tried
before.
"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
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I'm curious: The park service and other agencies say that if
they
have
to
rescue people incompetent backpackers who think their first
practice
run
should be in January in North Dakota, they will charge them for
the
expenses
incurred. Has anyone heard of the Coast Guard saying similar
things?