I truly hate the degradation we're seeing in freedom of speech in modern society through things such as political correctness & censorship. John Ziegler has written a book entitled The Death Of Free Speech which, while I haven't personally read it, is pretty much correct. Basically what it boils down to is too many people believe they have a right not to be offended, and there is in fact no such right in this country. And, to be truthfully honest, it offends me that people believe they have this right...

At any rate, the meat of this post.

This story is about a guy who got a parking ticket he felt was unfair. The various ways I've been given tickets in the past, I have to say I believe this guy's story at face value 100%. So when this guy went to pay his ticket, he left a simple message on the comment section of the check...

BULL (expletive) MONEY GRAB

Straight forward, honest, exercising his right to freedom of speech. He obeyed the law & paid his fine in full.

Only problem is now he is being charged with contempt...

The biggest thing I hate about the little "contempt" charge is that it gives judges the ability to fulfill their desires on a whim with no legal recourse against them. One example I can think of was something I saw on TV. A traffic court judge sentenced a man who apparently drove aggressively to 2 days in jail. As the man was escorted out of the court room he walked by the camera and said two words: "Star struck". Immediately the judge held him in contempt and ups his jail time to 5 days. I pretty much agreed with what the man said, and was appalled that judges have the ability to dictate whatever happens in their little room with the power of a theocracy. And they can (and seemingly do) do so for any reason, even if, say the guy is of a different political view point than the judge. And there is not a damn thing anybody can do about it. I was a kid when I saw this, and that judge alone pretty much helped shape my view of the corruptness of our legal system, so I truly hope that judge, wherever he is, is proud of his accomplishment. I just know that since that time, pretty much most of what I've seen of our legal system seems to correlate with this view.