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(09-04-2015 05:55 AM)porscheguy Wrote:  

(09-04-2015 05:35 AM)Truckn Wrote:  

Thank you for laying out the specifics and showing how horribly political and facist this imprisonment is.

There are so many paths that this scenario could take. There could be a hearing in which she was able to be legally represented. She could be impeached (although that would be a state procedure and not a Federal one). That particular county in Kentucky could lose its Federal funding that it receives for roads and schools. For fucks sake, there has not even been a grand jury or an indictment.

This is draconian.

If she broke the law, issue an arrest warrant and set bail. But just throw her in jail, WTF???

There's nothing draconian or fascist about this. If you are in a court case, and the presiding judge(with legal authority) tells you to do A, B, or C, and you do none of the above, you are in contempt. They may opt to give you a second chance, as they did with this woman (they gave her an alternative solution). However, if you still refuse to comply, you will eventually find yourself in jail.

What you just described sure sounds draconian to me. It may be the law of the land, but it's draconian. In a separate case, the same process was used to jail a man for 14 years without a trial (for failing to pay alimony that he claims he doesn't have the ability to pay). Draconian.