Posted on 02/01/2008 12:49:57 PM PST by MindBender26
The defense was a "Not Guilty By Reason Of Being Famous" defense
Verdict?
Very nice!
“It is dangerous to be right when the state is wrong.”
Voltaire
Training Apes
A number of years ago, animal psychologists performed an experiment that goes a long way toward understanding some of the more perverse and illogical aspects of human behavior. And while I’m NOT putting humans down there with the monkeys, recent political events certainly make it increasingly difficult to maintain that separation.
Here’s what they did:
They began with a cage containing 5 apes. In the cage, they dangled a banana on a string near the roof and placed a set of stairs beneath it. One of the psychologists stationed himself above the cage with a high-pressure water hose. When the first ape attempted to climb the stairs toward the banana, the man on the hose opened up and thoroughly sprayed ALL the apes with ice cold water. The moment another of the apes attempted to touch the stairs, they ALL got another ice water shower. When yet another ape attempted the climb, another freezing deluge ensued.
At some point in the process, when one of the apes touched the stairs, the other apes frantically PULLED HIM BACK - even though NO water was sprayed on them.
They then removed one of the original apes and replaced it with a new one not involved in the first part of the exercise. The new ape spied the banana and headed for the stairs. He was IMMEDIATELY attacked by the other 4. After a few more attempts - and attacks - the new ape soon understood that any further attempts would result in another assault.
They then removed ANOTHER of the original apes, again replacing it with a new one. The newcomer went to the stairs and was promptly attacked by the other 4, INCLUDING the first replacement ape who had NEVER received the cold water shower.
They then removed the third of the original apes and inserted a new one. The new ape made it to the stairs and, as with the others, was promptly attacked. Two of the 4 apes that assaulted this new member had no idea WHY climbing the stairs was a forbidden activity or WHY they were participating in the assaults on the transgressors.
The experimenters then replaced the 4th and 5th apes leaving none of the original apes. No apes subjected to the cold showers remained in the cage.
Nevertheless, NO APES AGAIN EVER APPROACHED THE STAIRS.
If you don’t get the point of this story, go sit in the back of a courtroom during one of the thousands of “victimless crime” trials each year and watch the jurors refuse to touch the stairs.
'How does it feel' (to have been exonorated of all charges)? Righteous.
Snipes is found not guilty of felonies!!(FOX News). Guilty on misdemeanors.
Should he be found not guilty, there goes the IRS and our be raped by the gubmint
Huh... maybe he will: not guilty on the Felony counts!! (per Neil on Fox News).
“being” scuse me. :)
And yet co-defendants found guilty on all counts.
hmmm...
The misdemeanor counts were for not filing. the felony counts were for filing false documents. I guess if you didn’t file at all I guess you didn’t file falsely.
Guilty on three misdemeanors; not guilty on the two felony charges of defrauding the US Government.
This wouldn’t even be an issue with the Fair Tax...
“The Snipester didn’t pay his tax ?”
No, but like most hypocrite liberals, he thinks you should still pay yours.
Snipes Not Guilty Of 2 Felonies, Guilty Of 3 Misdemeanors
Is he a liberal?.......
Thanks!
mixed verdict..
That’s it......... I’m gonna quit paying my taxes too.
If he can do stand up, he could go on tour and open for Willie.
Can you act? just write the IRS kooky crazy letters..
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