[meteorite-list] -2 arrested update (Dude-- Where's My Caredition)

[dave carothers]

Steve,

Read the article again.  A 66 year old lady confronted two burglers on her 
property last October. Given that, Sonny and Mike are lucky they only had to 
pay a $2K fine.  They might have been  shot.  I like and respect Sonny and 
Mike, but if they didn't ask permission in the first place, they had no 
business on the pproperty and they only have themselves to blame for the 
outcome.

Regarding the Judge and his "Get out of Dodge" statement.  That's not 
uncommon.  If you've ever seen some of the videos of cops in action, you'll 
see that they tell suspicious people to get out of neighborhoods all the 
time.

With regards to a land owner failing to give you a reason why you couldn't 
search his property... what makes you think he has an obligation to do so? 
It is enough that he owns the land and has said "No".  With all due respect 
to you, persuing it further with the man is pretty arrogant.

Regards,

Dave

----- Original Message ----- 
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Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2009 5:20 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] -2 arrested update (Dude-- Where's My 
Caredition)


> List,
>
> I haven't talked with either Sonny  or Mike yet, but some of this story
> smells a little fishy.
>
> Not  that you can believe anything you see or read in the media, as 
> stories
> seldom  get confirmation before deadlines have to be reached, and stories 
> tend
> to get  sensationalized for sales and ratings purposes.  After all, the 
> first
> story  just gave the teaser info and for only $28 more you can read the 
> rest
> of the  story on the paper's website.
>
> One thing that sticks out in the second  story, was that it was reported 
> that
> Honorable Judge Jerry M. Daniel told the  guys to each pay their $2,000 
> fine
> then told them "to get out of dodge.“   Now, if he actually said that, 
> isn't
> that a bit strange?  I mean, after  child molesters pay their debt to 
> society,
> even they still get to move back into  their old communities.  Does a 
> judge
> actually have authority to ban people  from an entire county from the 
> bench?
>
> Does this imply that  meteorite hunters are worse than child molesters?
>
> It was mentioned that  there often is a "good ole boys" network that
> supercedes the rule of law in many  places.  I would never imply that this 
> might be
> the case here, but it makes  one wonder.
>
> Of course, I can understand someone not wanting people on  their property.
> And that is why it is always good to get permission to  hunt, and if that
> permission is in writing, all the better.
>
> I  had an "Aha" experience when I was driving with a fellow meteorite 
> hunter
> at  West a couple of weeks ago as we drove up on a land owner and I 
> stopped,
> got out  and introduced myself, and asked for permission to hunt on his 
> ground.
> The  man said quite plainly "No."  So I asked him "Why not?"  And he could
> not (or would not) give me a reason.  We talked a little more, when I 
> asked
> him if he was planning to look himself, and he said he was too busy to do 
> it
> himself.  Again, I asked him why I couldn't look.
>
> He did not say "I  don't want you spooking my cattle."  Or "I don't want 
> the
> liability if you  get hurt."  Or "I don't want you making money off of
> something that I would  just as soon let rust away."
>
> He didn't offer a good reason or even  a bad reason for that matter.
>
> When it was obvious I wasn't going to get  permission, I excused myself 
> and
> went back to the car to go find another land  owner down the road to ask. 
> When
> I got in the car, my friend asked me:  "You know why he doesn't want to 
> let
> you hunt don't you?"  I said "No,  why?"  He stated matter of factly: "He
> didn't want you to find his  Marijuana Patch."
>
> Aha!!!
>
> Of course I don't know if that was the  real case, but if it was, it made 
> a
> lot of sense, and it would explain why he  couldn't give me a logical 
> reason on
> why he didn't want me on his ground.   If he had a $500,000 cash crop 
> growing
> out there, only bad could come out of  someone wondering around his land.
>
> I am not saying that Sonny and Mike  almost stumbled onto a secret garden 
> in
> Georgia, or that the judge and other law  enforcement personnel might have
> been partners in some "Southern Mafia" where  they would want ALL 
> meteorite
> hunters to stay out of the ENTIRE county and away  from their retirement 
> fund.
>
> I am just saying something seems a little  fishy with this story.  I am 
> sure
> we will never know the full  story.
>
> Steve Arnold
> Arkansas (some day soon I hope I can drop the  "Arkansas" tag for good)
>
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