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Sun, 16 Nov 2008 @ 11:09 || Keene NH || PoliticsI grew up near Keene. It was the closest larger city to our North. Doubt many people would consider it a large city, but from where I grew up we did.I became aware of this story from the Colorado Libertarian site that I have linked to on the left hand site of the blog, scroll down you'll find it. Man sentenced to 93 days in jail for illegal couch. On one hand he could have just paid the fine, and charged his tenants, it isn't even his couch. On the other had, he should have been able to argue his case about unfair code enforcement without being thrown in jail. In the first place, they could have given him a warning to remove the couch instead of starting with the fine. He also seems to have pissed off the judge prior to the case, which led to the 3 counts of contempt of court. I would expect a good lawyer should have been able to avoid the contempt of courts, as well as talked away the fine for the couch. I support his fight against oppressive government, I hate code enforcement too. However, I can't help feel he could have avoided the jail time had he been less of a dick. In the video it looks like he didn't provoke anyone, however, listening to his radio show it's possible some people in authority may have it out for him. Abuse of power anyone?
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