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Originally posted by Deetermined
Looks like they caught a break...
"Dairy farmer acquitted on three of four charges in raw milk trial"
Baraboo — Dairy farmer Vernon Hershberger was acquitted on three of four criminal charges early Saturday morning in a trial that drew national attention from supporters of the raw, unpasteurized milk movement.
Jurors in Sauk County Circuit Court deliberated about four hours, until nearly 1 a.m. Saturday, before returning a verdict of guilty on one charge of violating a holding order placed on products on the Hershberger farm following a raid there in the summer of 2010.
www.jsonline.com...
edit on 26-5-2013 by Deetermined because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by jude11
Defense is not allowed to talk of defendant's personal liberty - no talk of liberty allowed
No talk about safety or health reasons
Originally posted by alfa1
Originally posted by jude11
Defense is not allowed to talk of defendant's personal liberty - no talk of liberty allowed
No talk about safety or health reasons
Although there are a few things to be worried about with this trial, I actually agree with the judge on many of his points.
The courts are there to uphold the laws that the moronic lawmakers put in place. If there is any anger here, it should be directed to the idiots in government that passed those laws in the first place.
Courts are to decide innocence or guilt of laws. They are not places to have philosophical discussions about "liberty", nor places to discuss the merits of "heathly" food, nor places to have medical discussions about the safety or otherwise of raw milk, nor places to have moral questions about "human rights".
What the judge has before him are laws. He is there to facilitate the jury in coming to a decision about whether or not those (often stupid) laws were broken or not.
Any of those other issues may be addressed in sentencing.
Got a problem?
Vote out the politicians that passed that law you dont like. Dont blame the judge.
Originally posted by jude11
How can this even happen in America?
Originally posted by Tuttle
The People's Court, Nazi Germany
Only a matter of time.