Subj : Re: It is what it is
To   : Aaron Thomas
From : Dale Shipp
Date : Sat Aug 15 2020 02:18 am

 -=> On 08-14-20  08:44,  Aaron Thomas <=-
 -=> spoke to Dale Shipp about Re: It is what it is <=-


 DS> And there is no evidence that Floyd counterfeited anything.  He is
 DS> accused of passing a counterfeit note -- which could easily have been by
 DS> accident.  Nothing has come out since to imply otherwise.

 AT> It's called "forgery" in New York. People go to jail for it here. It
 AT> makes no  difference if you printed it yourself or not. It's like

It makes a big difference under the law.

 AT> getting caught with stolen property; no matter who stole it, you're the
 AT> one going to jail for possessing it.

Again -- that would depend on whether or not you knew it was stolen.  If
you came into possession of stolen property, subsequently were told it
was stolen, and then made restitution -- there would/should be no
penalty.  Same goes for having and using a counterfeit bill.

 AT> And if you resist arrest, you
 AT> might get yourself killed  bascially for being an idiot. It's the way
 AT> things are. If that sounds bad,  write a letter to somebody who has the
 AT> power to change it, but don't expect  sympathy after burning down a
 AT> department store.

Or join in a peaceful protest to get the rules changed that allowed such
misuse of police power.

                               Dale Shipp
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