April 19, 2005
Vandal physicist jailed for 8 years. I've wanted to do bad things to SUV's, so I had a lot of sympathy towards this guy...up until the Molotov cocktail part.
Interesting things about this article:
* Because the guy was targeting just SUV's (an effort to prevent people from driving them), he got a longer sentence.
* But perhaps more relevent towards everyone on this site: Asperger's syndrome is not a good defense.
Eyes open, sG. They're on to you but they think you fled the country. Of course, being in Texas is kind of like a different country so maybe that's what they mean.
"He's a scheming, arrogant person who is disdainful of the law and the justice system."
Yep. Arrogant and disdainful of the [insert whatever you like here]. Sounds like a physicist.
As for the second point:
"* Because the guy was targeting just SUV's (an effort to prevent people from driving them), he got a longer sentence."
I think it is because it qualifies as a hate crime against those of a different persuasion.
I was thinking that the judge might have thought that the crimes were along the lines of terrorism, where the offender is trying to influence the actions and politics of others through his/ her crimes.
"Hate crime" applied to this situation is an interesting concept - I traditionally think of hate crimes targeting people because of something the victims can't change (like skin color). But I guess I've heard the term used when crimes were committed against the obese, and personal choices often contribute to obesity. Are there any groups of people that crimes may committed against where it isn't a hate crime?
I think Michael Jackson has been committing "love crimes" against the segment of the population known as young boys.
I'll be here all week.
Sorry, I was just joking. I don't think it was a hate crime.
I just went to look at some hate-crime legislation to demonstrate that "SUV owners" are not mentioned. Most are similar to the Pennsylvania law:
- From the Pennsylvania Hate-Crimes Law (source: Center for Lesbian and Gay Civil Rights)
"§ 2710. ETHNIC INTIMIDATION.
(A) OFFENSE DEFINED.--A PERSON COMMITS THE OFFENSE OF ETHNIC INTIMIDATION IF, WITH MALICIOUS INTENTION TOWARD THE ACTUAL OR PERCEIVED RACE, COLOR, RELIGION OR NATIONAL ORIGIN, ANCESTRY, MENTAL OR PHYSICAL DISABILITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER OR GENDER IDENTITY OF ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS, HE COMMITS ..." - Of course here's the excpert from the Texas law:
"A PERSON COMMITS THE OFFENSE OF ETHNIC INTIMIDATION IF, WITH MALICIOUS INTENTION TOWARD THE ACTUAL OR PERCEIVED RACE, COLOR, RELIGION OR NATIONAL ORIGIN, ANCESTRY, MENTAL OR PHYSICAL DISABILITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER OR GENDER IDENTITY OF ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS, OR TOWARDS PEOPLE WHO DRIVE A VEHICLE THAT HAS AN ENGINE WITH MORE THAN 4-CYLINDERS OR IS LONGER THAN A SURF BOARD OR IS TALLER THAN 5 FEET OR WEIGHS MORE THAN 3 STEERS OR HAS LIGHTS MOUNTED TO THE TOP OR HAS A NAME ALSO USED AS A EUPHEMISM FOR THE ACT OF FELLATIO, HE COMMITS ..."
"fellatio"? who, what, where? its been along time since i've had an amigo, explorer, or expedition for that matter. and i dont think i've ever had a land cruiser, nor do i want one.
wouldnt the 'desire' to own an SUV qualify as a mental disability?
Geez, I guess it's just me because last time someone ripped on SUVs leroy eviscerated them. I'm just sayin', maybe expecting a kid and a job has cooled the fervor.
I've got "special" friends, I'll admit it. Just because leroy knows his way around a feynman diagram doesn't mean he can pick a decent car.
"...maybe expecting a kid and a job has cooled the fervor..."
Leroy's gonna be a daddy?
Just what the world needs...another cardinals fan.
that's awesome.
Yes, sG, the dissertating season (a.k.a. the seasong of my malcontent) is upon me, and yet I spent 45 minutes creating the above masterpiece. And I must admit that I was very disappointed that there is actually no such thing as a "splatnik" ganglion.
That is the single greatest photoshop this site has ever seen. I especially like the weird goiter thing happening on the hand labeled to represent splatnikganglion.
Looks like it's been broughtened again by leroy in the SUV wars.
According to futurama the splatnik ganglion is inside the gut somewhere and if you tickle it you will induce "one hellava bowel movement". In fact you'd be lucky to have any bones left after said movement.
Translated: "It is forbidden to urinate here"
"It is forbidden to urinate here"
Hmm. Just from the picture, I get:
"Caution: Some guy is pissing all over the floor."
I guess the japaneese have right angle dorks or something because that stream direction just aint right.
But on the bright side, the stream looks roughly parabolic.
Maybe he's demonstrating a yellow snow rendition of those characters. That would require some meticulous aiming.
how did this post get turned into a watersports discussion anyways? oh yeah, my fault...
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What a dick head judge. If he wasn't trying to get people to buy other cars then what the fuck was he doing out there that was supposed to be less severe? Sounds like a red (and activist) judge if you ask me.
Luckily the guy does theoretical physics so he can do it from jail.
posted by splatnikGanglion at 09:01AM CST on April 19