Amen. He did bring it on himself. But 30 days in jail for being dumb and stubborn would probably teach him a lesson.mike wrote:I am very sorry that it has come to this.JohnHurt wrote:Samuel Girod is going to prison for 6 years for selling chickweed salve.
http://www.kentucky.com/news/local/crim ... 31869.html
The article quotes a supporter as saying, "He is being punished for being stubborn." I think that sums up the problem. It is not exactly true that he is going to prison for selling chickweed salve.
The real problem was not chickweed salve. You can buy chickweed salve all the time. It's for sale in all kinds of forms, on Amazon and many other places. The problem was that Girod did not follow the law, and did not believe it applied to him.Judge Reeves said Girod brought the trouble on himself “because he steadfastly refused to follow the law.”
To Girod, Reeves said, “You refused to follow anyone but yourself.”
It is an unfortunate outcome but not unexpected. If I refuse to comply with federal and state laws in how I conduct my business, the same thing will happen to me. No one should expect otherwise.In documents filed June 19, Girod argued that the charges in the indictment “do not apply to me.”
“I am not a creation of state/government, as such I am not within its jurisdiction,” Girod wrote. He added later: “The proceedings of the ‘United States District Court’ cannot be applied within the jurisdiction of the ‘State of Kentucky.’”
And 6 years in jail is a warning to the rest of us. That is what is ridiculous. The judge is more stubborn than Mr. Girod.