Man's Comment On Check Could Land Him In Jail

KIRO 7 TV ^ | Jun. 27, 2006 | Associated Press

[beezdotcom]

BERKLEY, Mich. -- The parking fine was $10. But the comment Robert Militzer added to the check could land him in jail for 30 days.

The computer programmer from Allen Park got the ticket May 29. When Militzer wrote the check to Berkley District Court, he scribbled on the memo line, "BULL (expletive) MONEY GRAB."

That got Militzer an in-person court appearance -- on a contempt of court charge. He's scheduled to go before a judge Wednesday, accompanied by an American Civil Liberties Union attorney who will argue Militzer's remark is protected by the First Amendment.

[UCANSEE2]

You mean Nolo Contendere?

[OneWingedShark]

"I did the same thing once, in a cryptic sort of way...........
Did it involve recursion?"

Hmmm, recursive contempt of court... an interesting idea.

[OneWingedShark]

Michigan recently rescinded all dueling laws.

Cool beans! Duals do tend to make people a bit more polite, as I recall.