Part of Operation Silent Night, this man with a wife and children had his homestead farm raided by the ATF over some Chinese filters he purchased online.
His lawyer was incompetent and represented him poorly. The ATF was able to frame things in such a way that the jury found him guilty.
The man worked for the (((government))) himself, so now that he was on the receiving side of the stick, he's not quite as happy for big government anymore.
It absolutely should be. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives? Nah. Turn the BATFE into the Boutique of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Lovely people, gov't workers; “They knew I wasn’t there, but the government likes to overdo it so they can justify you looking more dangerous later in trial,” Schieferle said.
And this from a Federal employee.
“They were excited because I own my house,” he said.
Schieferle lost his Top-Secret security clearance once he was indicted, so he had to retire as an Air Marshal. He had to pay his personal attorney $25,000 to handle the indictment and another $25,000 if they went to trial. Expert witnesses were $30,000 each.
He literally paid $50k to turn himself over as a ward of the court.
Remember that one next time someone says 'lawyer up'.
[ + ] beece
[ - ] beece 7 points 2 monthsFeb 6, 2025 09:30:24 ago (+7/-0)
The core issue is that the government has too much money.
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[ + ] SilentByAssociation
[ - ] SilentByAssociation [op] 3 points 2 monthsFeb 6, 2025 10:58:13 ago (+3/-0)
Now THAT sounds like a grand business model.
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[ + ] Love240
[ - ] Love240 2 points 2 monthsFeb 6, 2025 08:59:03 ago (+2/-0)
And this from a Federal employee.
He literally paid $50k to turn himself over as a ward of the court.
Remember that one next time someone says 'lawyer up'.
[ + ] RobertJHarsh
[ - ] RobertJHarsh 0 points 2 monthsFeb 6, 2025 15:42:51 ago (+0/-0)
[ + ] Leveraction
[ - ] Leveraction 0 points 2 monthsFeb 6, 2025 15:42:34 ago (+0/-0)
O U R MONEY