State Law Rubs Married Couple the wrong way..

[Thraxen]

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: Thraxen
If the judge rules against them then the judge is an idiot.

Not really... the the judge is supposed to follow the law, not what he thinks the law should be. It's a pretty clear-cut case that they broke the law. It's just that this was an unintended consequence of a poorly written law.

Maybe, but they can and do go against laws all the time (declare them unconstitutional/invalid/etc...).

 

[Lonyo]

Originally posted by: BobDaMenkey
Sounds like the law was meant to prohibit prostitution via massage parlors, gone wrong. That's a pretty fscking retarted case. I hope they drop it.

Oh the irony.

 

[Stumps]

only in America...land of the free

 

[dmcowen674]

Originally posted by: ValkyrieofHouston
http://www.startribune.com/462/story/596791.html

LINDSTROM, Minn. - LaRae Lundeen Fjellman could lose her state license as a massage therapist for having sexual relations with her husband.

Her husband, Kirk Fjellman, is a former client. He saw her professionally from October 2000 to May 2002, and the two say they started dating in July 2002. But when they consummated the relationship a few months later, they ran afoul of a Minnesota law that bans massage therapists from having sexual relations with former clients for two years.

"There's no harm, no victim," Kirk Fjellman said. "What's this about?"

The case is before a judge and could be decided this month, with LaRae Fjellman facing a fine and possibly loss of her license. The outcome could have implications for the private lives of an array of alternative health care providers.

Documents filed by the Department of Health say the therapist clearly violated the state law, passed by the Legislature in 2000. LaRae Fjellman does not deny she violated the statute but said she didn't know it existed until the state came knocking.

So much for the one man, one woman crap they spout all the time. <shrugs>

 

[Chadder007]

I'd like to know who pushed that into law. Stupid @#*(@

 

[waggy]

wow what a bad law. hopefully the judge dismisses it.

 

[dmcowen674]

Originally posted by: waggy
wow what a bad law. hopefully the judge dismisses it.

Enjoy right after right taken away.

Now the Government dictates what you can and cannot eat:

Chicago ban on Duck and Goose Liver ready to go into effect

CHICAGO - These are dangerous times for ducks and geese in Chicago. With the city's ban on foie gras ? a delicacy made of duck or goose liver ? just days away from going into effect, upscale restaurants in the city are serving it up like never before.

chefs who prepare the buttery indulgence and the customers who do the indulging, this is more than a last hurrah for foie gras. This is a chance not only to wrap their mouths around foie gras, but also to wrap foie gras in the flag.

"They're going too far when they're telling you what to eat, what not to eat," said Mario Lara, who was concerned enough about the issue to buy a table for four at a foie gras fundraiser at Cyrano's Bistrot & Wine Bar. "This is America."

Will veal be next? Lobster? And what about that fur coat in the closet?

"It's a slippery slope," Goldhirsh said.

Given animal rights activists' success getting foie gras banned in Chicago, Chef Didier Durand is confident they will take aim at other foods as well.

"Pretty soon we're going to be eating grass," he said.
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Hey, you can't eat the grass because we cut it and that has to hurt the grass!!! :|

 

[Kadarin]

Originally posted by: Stumps
only in America...land of the free

QFT. I'm so glad we live in a "free country"...

 

[BoberFett]

Eh, it's Minnesota. A lot of stupid sh!t happens here.

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: dmcowen674

Originally posted by: waggy
wow what a bad law. hopefully the judge dismisses it.

Enjoy right after right taken away.

Now the Government dictates what you can and cannot eat:

Chicago ban on Duck and Goose Liver ready to go into effect

CHICAGO - These are dangerous times for ducks and geese in Chicago. With the city's ban on foie gras ? a delicacy made of duck or goose liver ? just days away from going into effect, upscale restaurants in the city are serving it up like never before.

chefs who prepare the buttery indulgence and the customers who do the indulging, this is more than a last hurrah for foie gras. This is a chance not only to wrap their mouths around foie gras, but also to wrap foie gras in the flag.

"They're going too far when they're telling you what to eat, what not to eat," said Mario Lara, who was concerned enough about the issue to buy a table for four at a foie gras fundraiser at Cyrano's Bistrot & Wine Bar. "This is America."

Will veal be next? Lobster? And what about that fur coat in the closet?

"It's a slippery slope," Goldhirsh said.

Given animal rights activists' success getting foie gras banned in Chicago, Chef Didier Durand is confident they will take aim at other foods as well.

"Pretty soon we're going to be eating grass," he said.
============================================

Hey, you can't eat the grass because we cut it and that has to hurt the grass!!! :|

well thats chicago. its so fvcked up its insane. curroption and ass kissing are always in the news here.

 

[chambersc]

Originally posted by: Thraxen

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: Thraxen
If the judge rules against them then the judge is an idiot.

Not really... the the judge is supposed to follow the law, not what he thinks the law should be. It's a pretty clear-cut case that they broke the law. It's just that this was an unintended consequence of a poorly written law.

Maybe, but they can and do go against laws all the time (declare them unconstitutional/invalid/etc...).

... are you sure about that?

 

[DainBramaged]

The statute is obviously to prevent prostitution, if the judge rules against her, he is a moron.