There's this Kiwi who runs a sporting guns shop in NZ. He goes to the US
regularly to buy sport rifles. Airport staff arrest him for not
declaring he's shipping guns (he said he did declare them). Charged,
he's advised to plea bargain -and gets 1 year in the slammer. Just as
he's about to be released they ship him to Georgia who says he bought
the guns illegally -although he supplied his address, photo id, phone
number and bank account. Told he'd be wise to plea bargain -he does and
gets another year added to his jail sentence. He's about to be released
and INS now jump on the bandwagon. He's now an overstayer on his visa...
He tells them he would love to have left but they wouldn't let him.
Guess what, he's back in jail. This is what happens when a mindless
(vindictive) bureaucracy takes over. The federal Govt. would not release
him to serve time here... because he's such a danger to America????
(He's generally viewed as a good father (quite religeous) carrying out a
legitimate business and who only deals in sporting rifles -no handguns
no automatic stuff.) Of course he is an alien in the US...

Cheers

Terrible. However, we do that to our own citizens, so a foreigner shouldn't
be
surprised.

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"Nav" wrote in message
...
There's this Kiwi who runs a sporting guns shop in NZ. He goes to the US
regularly to buy sport rifles. Airport staff arrest him for not declaring
he's shipping guns (he said he did declare them). Charged, he's advised to
plea bargain -and gets 1 year in the slammer. Just as he's about to be
released they ship him to Georgia who says he bought the guns
illegally -although he supplied his address, photo id, phone number and
bank account. Told he'd be wise to plea bargain -he does and gets another
year added to his jail sentence. He's about to be released and INS now
jump on the bandwagon. He's now an overstayer on his visa... He tells them
he would love to have left but they wouldn't let him. Guess what, he's
back in jail. This is what happens when a mindless (vindictive)
bureaucracy takes over. The federal Govt. would not release him to serve
time here... because he's such a danger to America???? (He's generally
viewed as a good father (quite religeous) carrying out a legitimate
business and who only deals in sporting rifles -no handguns no automatic
stuff.) Of course he is an alien in the US...

Cheers

On Sun, 10 Oct 2004 22:59:18 -0700, "Jonathan Ganz"
wrote this crap:

Terrible. However, we do that to our own citizens, so a foreigner shouldn't
be
surprised.


Is that what they did to your boyfriend?





Pathetic Earthlings! No one can save you now!

On Mon, 11 Oct 2004 16:22:35 +1000, OzOne wrote this crap:

But in this case, they shipped him off to Egypt for torture because
the US doesn't torture prisoners...sweet eh?

Did they swat him with Jon-boy's purse?





Pathetic Earthlings! No one can save you now!

Nav wrote in message ...
There's this Kiwi who runs a sporting guns shop in NZ. He goes to the US
regularly to buy sport rifles. Airport staff arrest him for not
declaring he's shipping guns (he said he did declare them).

So did he go to trail? Was he found guilty?


Charged,
he's advised to plea bargain -and gets 1 year in the slammer.

If your inoicent your should never plea bargain.


Just as
he's about to be released they ship him to Georgia who says he bought
the guns illegally -although he supplied his address, photo id, phone
number and bank account. Told he'd be wise to plea bargain -he does and
gets another year added to his jail sentence.

Showing your address and ID and Bank account number to an illegal arms
dealer does not make it legal to purchace weapons from them. And to
plea bargain twice when you know your not guilty and got screwed the
first time seems to be an un-wise way to act unless you are guilty.



He's about to be released
and INS now jump on the bandwagon. He's now an overstayer on his visa...
He tells them he would love to have left but they wouldn't let him.
Guess what, he's back in jail. This is what happens when a mindless
(vindictive) bureaucracy takes over. The federal Govt. would not release
him to serve time here... because he's such a danger to America????
(He's generally viewed as a good father (quite religeous) carrying out a
legitimate business and who only deals in sporting rifles -no handguns
no automatic stuff.) Of course he is an alien in the US...

A sad story indeed if true Nav. But for some reason I have the
feeling Im only getting one side of this story.

Joe



Cheers

I'm sure they would have if you'd been available.

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"Horvath" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 11 Oct 2004 16:22:35 +1000, OzOne wrote this crap:

But in this case, they shipped him off to Egypt for torture because
the US doesn't torture prisoners...sweet eh?

Did they swat him with my purse?





Pathetic Earthlings! No one can save you now!

"Horvath" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 10 Oct 2004 22:59:18 -0700, "Jonathan Ganz"
wrote this crap:

Terrible. However, we do that to our own citizens, so a foreigner
shouldn't
be
surprised.


That's what they did to my boyfriend.





Pathetic Earthlings! No one can save you now!

Joe wrote:
Nav wrote in message ...

There's this Kiwi who runs a sporting guns shop in NZ. He goes to the US
regularly to buy sport rifles. Airport staff arrest him for not
declaring he's shipping guns (he said he did declare them).


So did he go to trail? Was he found guilty?


Charged,

he's advised to plea bargain -and gets 1 year in the slammer.


If your inoicent your should never plea bargain.


That's not what the attorny advised. It was his word against the airline
clerk and who do you think the jury would beleive -an airline clerk or
an alien?


Just as

he's about to be released they ship him to Georgia who says he bought
the guns illegally -although he supplied his address, photo id, phone
number and bank account. Told he'd be wise to plea bargain -he does and
gets another year added to his jail sentence.


Showing your address and ID and Bank account number to an illegal arms
dealer does not make it legal to purchace weapons from them. And to
plea bargain twice when you know your not guilty and got screwed the
first time seems to be an un-wise way to act unless you are guilty.


Who said anything about an illegal arms dealer? He was buying weapons at
regular outlets as far as I know.


He's about to be released

and INS now jump on the bandwagon. He's now an overstayer on his visa...
He tells them he would love to have left but they wouldn't let him.
Guess what, he's back in jail. This is what happens when a mindless
(vindictive) bureaucracy takes over. The federal Govt. would not release
him to serve time here... because he's such a danger to America????
(He's generally viewed as a good father (quite religeous) carrying out a
legitimate business and who only deals in sporting rifles -no handguns
no automatic stuff.) Of course he is an alien in the US...


A sad story indeed if true Nav. But for some reason I have the
feeling Im only getting one side of this story.

Joe


maybe but why do you want to pay to keep him in jail. Any sensible
person would realize he's no threat, revoke his visa and ship him out to
his home country for detention. (While he may have broken some law he
probably did it without intent.)

Cheers

Hey Oz

Let me tell you about the time I was waiting in line at LA for a clerk
who seemed more interested in chatting? She was full of attitude. There
I was, waiting and waiting, so I just beamed a big smile/grin at her.
She looked at me and said "Do you want something?" I said "I'm waiting
to be served". She said "Waiting to be served? We are not your servants
here" I said "I never said you are but I think my ticket pays part of
your salary. In fact, I 'd say your job is to make sure I get on my
plane in a timely way. I wonder whether the airport really needs an
employee who won't help me get on my plane?" You should have seen her
face -she was fit to explode. I've flown though dozens of airports and
I'd say the staff at LA have the worst attitude to passengers.

Cheers



OzOne wrote:

On Tue, 12 Oct 2004 10:02:18 +1300, Nav
scribbled thusly:


That's not what the attorny advised. It was his word against the airline
clerk and who do you think the jury would beleive -an airline clerk or
an alien?


That would be an airline clerk who can dob in anyone with whom he has
an argument using the powers given to him under the Patriot Act.


Oz1...of the 3 twins.

I welcome you to crackerbox palace,We've been expecting you.

"Nav" wrote in message
...
There's this Kiwi who runs a sporting guns shop in NZ. He goes to the US
regularly to buy sport rifles. Airport staff arrest him for not declaring
he's shipping guns (he said he did declare them). Charged, he's advised to
plea bargain -and gets 1 year in the slammer. Just as he's about to be
released they ship him to Georgia who says he bought the guns
illegally -although he supplied his address, photo id, phone number and
bank account. Told he'd be wise to plea bargain -he does and gets another
year added to his jail sentence. He's about to be released and INS now
jump on the bandwagon. He's now an overstayer on his visa... He tells them
he would love to have left but they wouldn't let him. Guess what, he's
back in jail.

Jeeze, quit giving the schmuck legal advice.

Seahag