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Paul Schilter
 
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Doug,
Littering, no reason for it.
Paul

"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
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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.

--


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?