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Guilty plea in artifacts-theft case
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So you say that they raided these "non-criminal, homes", the fact that they STOLE makes them criminals.
Also. Have you ever thought that maybe the Native American people do not want publicity, but to have their heritage honored as they honor it. Plundering their heritage seems like a greater offense than you give it credit for.
Please think before you speak. Twice in the head, once out of the mouth.
Sounds like we should watch our landfills for possible other crimminals. They might dig up a broken Miracle Whip jar!
They did the crime it's time to do the time.
In the Robin Hood tales, the penalty for killing a deer on the king's land was death.
Today, the penalty for taking a discarded clay pot from government land is 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
We are repeating the drama of history.
Prison if full of people that feel that law enforcement was heavy handed during their arrest. They all claim to be innocent as well.
If you don't want to be roughed up by the cops, don't break the law!
State Property is also property of the People.
This is what is wrong with America.
Without the People the State is Nothing.
The fact that the feds are getting more uptight about this now is concerning. They've sent the wrong message for years that this type of casual hounding is OK and now it's not. Agreed that digging artifacts on Tribal lands is very different than finding a trash heap of discarded arrowheads and shards, but those disparate messages are now causing people pain and suffering, when it probably shouldn't.
There are people in jail for years for small jars of contraband. Why are these people any different than common thieves?
AHALLS
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