It's tragic what's happened to a nation founded on a dream of freedom from tyranny. What will it take for the people of the USA to rise up and say "enough!"??
http://www.keyc.tv/story/15176536/jackson-man-jailed-for-shingling
"The shingles that Andrew Espey put up two years ago are holding up well, but the legal battle that came with them is far from over.
It all started when Espey decided to reshingle his roof after discovering a leak.
Espey says, "The building inspector came along and told me I couldn't do it. He told me I had to quit and take off the shingles and start over because they have a code."
A Minnesota state residential code says that new asphalt shingles cannot be installed without first removing exist shingles, and on one section of the roof Espey was installing new shingles over the old.
Espey says, "They didn't tell me I couldn't overlay shingles when I got my permit...I didn't even know they had such a code."
The city served him a stop work order, but he ignored it and finished the job.
Espey says, "I was kind of getting disturbed a little bit, somebody telling me what I can do on my home."
Nevertheless, on March of last year he was found guilty of four counts of violating building code and two counts of violating a stop work order, fined over $2000 and sentenced to 90 days in jail, 60 with good behavior.
Espey says, "60 days for working on a house and a drunk can drive down the highway and get a lot less."
Espey did report to the Jackson city law enforcement center to serve his time but was let out after just 17 days as medical precaution.
Espey is claustrophobic and a doctor said staying in jail was making his hypertension worse.
The judge reduced his 73day balance to 30, to be served on electronic home monitoring or in jail three days at a time.
Espey says, "I said no I don't want them, this isn't what we served in the military for to be tied up in our own home."
Espey is also refusing to pay his fines, maintaining that he did nothing wrong.
Espey says, "I hope they just drop it pretty soon and decide it's enough."
The City attorney declined to comment.
Espy was arrested again last week at a city council meeting where an ordinance was introduced to make violations of the building code a nuisance. He was released after 24 hours."
Saving a baby bird from a cat - $500+ fine, possible jail:
http://www.wusa9.com/news/article/161065/158/Woodpecker-Saving-Daughter-Costs-Mom-500
"FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (WUSA) -- Eleven-year-old aspiring veterinarian, Skylar Capo, sprang into action the second she learned that a baby woodpecker in her Dad's backyard was about to be eaten by the family cat.
"I've just always loved animals," said Skylar Capo. "I couldn't stand to watch it be eaten."
Skylar couldn't find the woodpecker's mother, so she brought it to her own mother, Alison Capo, who agreed to take it home.
"She was just going to take care of it for a day or two, make sure it was safe and uninjured, and then she was going to let it go," said Capo.
But on the drive home, the Capo family stopped at a Lowes in Fredericksburg and they brought the bird inside because of the heat. That's when they were confronted by a fellow shopper who said she worked for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
"She was really nervous. She was shaking. Then she pulled out a badge," said Capo.
The problem was that the woodpecker is a protected species under the Federal Migratory Bird Act. Therefore, it is illegal to take or transport a baby woodpecker. The Capo family says they had no idea.
"I was a little bit upset because I didn't want my mom to get in trouble," said Skylar.
So as soon as the Capo family returned home, they say they opened the cage, the bird flew away, and they reported it to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
"They said that's great, that's exactly what we want to see," said Capo. "We thought that we had done everything that we could possibly do."
But roughly two weeks later, that same woman from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service showed up at Capo's front door. This time, Capo says the woman was accompanied by a state trooper. Capo refused to accept a citation, but was later mailed a notice to appear in U.S. District Court for unlawfully taking a migratory bird. She's also been slapped with a $535 fine. ...."
Later they cancelled the action and claimed it was a mistake.
Your tax dollars - in action.
http://www.keyc.tv/story/15176536/jackson-man-jailed-for-shingling
"The shingles that Andrew Espey put up two years ago are holding up well, but the legal battle that came with them is far from over.
It all started when Espey decided to reshingle his roof after discovering a leak.
Espey says, "The building inspector came along and told me I couldn't do it. He told me I had to quit and take off the shingles and start over because they have a code."
A Minnesota state residential code says that new asphalt shingles cannot be installed without first removing exist shingles, and on one section of the roof Espey was installing new shingles over the old.
Espey says, "They didn't tell me I couldn't overlay shingles when I got my permit...I didn't even know they had such a code."
The city served him a stop work order, but he ignored it and finished the job.
Espey says, "I was kind of getting disturbed a little bit, somebody telling me what I can do on my home."
Nevertheless, on March of last year he was found guilty of four counts of violating building code and two counts of violating a stop work order, fined over $2000 and sentenced to 90 days in jail, 60 with good behavior.
Espey says, "60 days for working on a house and a drunk can drive down the highway and get a lot less."
Espey did report to the Jackson city law enforcement center to serve his time but was let out after just 17 days as medical precaution.
Espey is claustrophobic and a doctor said staying in jail was making his hypertension worse.
The judge reduced his 73day balance to 30, to be served on electronic home monitoring or in jail three days at a time.
Espey says, "I said no I don't want them, this isn't what we served in the military for to be tied up in our own home."
Espey is also refusing to pay his fines, maintaining that he did nothing wrong.
Espey says, "I hope they just drop it pretty soon and decide it's enough."
The City attorney declined to comment.
Espy was arrested again last week at a city council meeting where an ordinance was introduced to make violations of the building code a nuisance. He was released after 24 hours."
Saving a baby bird from a cat - $500+ fine, possible jail:
http://www.wusa9.com/news/article/161065/158/Woodpecker-Saving-Daughter-Costs-Mom-500
"FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (WUSA) -- Eleven-year-old aspiring veterinarian, Skylar Capo, sprang into action the second she learned that a baby woodpecker in her Dad's backyard was about to be eaten by the family cat.
"I've just always loved animals," said Skylar Capo. "I couldn't stand to watch it be eaten."
Skylar couldn't find the woodpecker's mother, so she brought it to her own mother, Alison Capo, who agreed to take it home.
"She was just going to take care of it for a day or two, make sure it was safe and uninjured, and then she was going to let it go," said Capo.
But on the drive home, the Capo family stopped at a Lowes in Fredericksburg and they brought the bird inside because of the heat. That's when they were confronted by a fellow shopper who said she worked for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
"She was really nervous. She was shaking. Then she pulled out a badge," said Capo.
The problem was that the woodpecker is a protected species under the Federal Migratory Bird Act. Therefore, it is illegal to take or transport a baby woodpecker. The Capo family says they had no idea.
"I was a little bit upset because I didn't want my mom to get in trouble," said Skylar.
So as soon as the Capo family returned home, they say they opened the cage, the bird flew away, and they reported it to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
"They said that's great, that's exactly what we want to see," said Capo. "We thought that we had done everything that we could possibly do."
But roughly two weeks later, that same woman from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service showed up at Capo's front door. This time, Capo says the woman was accompanied by a state trooper. Capo refused to accept a citation, but was later mailed a notice to appear in U.S. District Court for unlawfully taking a migratory bird. She's also been slapped with a $535 fine. ...."
Later they cancelled the action and claimed it was a mistake.
Your tax dollars - in action.
