first time offense now a FELONY in Texas

[Grace Preston]

Originally Posted by amexblack

Sooo... felony for the buyer but misdemeanor for the seller? Hmm:

"The words "equal justice under law" paraphrase an earlier expression coined in 1891 by the Supreme Court.[7][8] In the case of Caldwell v. Texas, Chief Justice Melville Fuller wrote on behalf of a unanimous Court as follows, regarding the Fourteenth Amendment: "the powers of the States in dealing with crime within their borders are not limited, but no State can deprive particular persons or classes of persons of equal and impartial justice under the law."[9] The last seven words are summarized by the inscription on the U.S. Supreme Court building." -wikipedia

The justification from a legal standpoint is that the women are often "victims" and if we can find a way to decrease demand via legislation-- then we can just help all those poor "victims".


Except.. they don't care about those poor "victims" either... they're happy to slap a misdemeanor charge on a record that still makes a person hard to hire.

[craze danz]

New codes will have to be created for Texas hobbying. Example: A "mechanic" who happens to be female provides regular "maintenance" at her "garage". Get your belts and hoses checked.

[amexblack]

Originally Posted by Grace Preston

The justification from a legal standpoint is that the women are often "victims" and if we can find a way to decrease demand via legislation-- then we can just help all those poor "victims".


Except.. they don't care about those poor "victims" either... they're happy to slap a misdemeanor charge on a record that still makes a person hard to hire.

That "legal justification" (aka unchallenged argument) does not supercede the ruling above and the fact that we have equal justice under the law. It's a flaw in this new rule big enough to drive a truck through.

This is fishing with acid.

[Grace Preston]

Originally Posted by amexblack

That "legal justification" (aka unchallenged argument) does not supercede the ruling above and the fact that we have equal justice under the law. It's a flaw in this new rule big enough to drive a truck through.

This is fishing with acid.

Yep. The key is-- finding someone willing to actually fight it. For years... busts in this realm of the legal world have involved DA's offering deals to get people to simply plead out rather than fight. Lot of folks just don't want the potential publicity and fallout from fighting the higher charge.

[Sir Lancehernot]

Originally Posted by craze danz

New codes will have to be created for Texas hobbying. Example: A "mechanic" who happens to be female provides regular "maintenance" at her "garage". Get your belts and hoses checked.

Oilman seeks partners for horizontal drilling activities.

[TinMan]

Originally Posted by Sir Lancehernot

Oilman seeks partners for horizontal drilling activities.

“And then, I fracked her “

[Sir Lancehernot]

Originally Posted by TinMan

“And then, I fracked her “

Have at it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossa...ilfield_jargon

[Grace Preston]

From SuzyRoughneck's latest encounter report:



Then I flipped her over and proceeded to take a core sample. She was very enthusiastic about this-- yelling that I should DRILL BABY DRILL.

[playerplano]

OMG frack and fracking will be my new words.

[Sir Lancehernot]

We'll need a signed lease that provides a detailed description of the obligations and expectations of both the lessee and lessor, and what exploration and drilling activities are permitted (is the site limited to only one well bore?), as well as states the amount and timing of any signing, bonus and royalty payments. Is a blow-out prevention device necessary? Is open hole completion possible?

[craze danz]

Can the gusher contents go directly to the refinery? (CIM)

[amexblack]

Originally Posted by Grace Preston

Yep. The key is-- finding someone willing to actually fight it. For years... busts in this realm of the legal world have involved DA's offering deals to get people to simply plead out rather than fight. Lot of folks just don't want the potential publicity and fallout from fighting the higher charge.

As soon as somebody gets picked up on second offense who has more than a few grand in the bank the games begin.

[duncantrus]

[TinMan]

First time offenders can avoid jail time if they take a training course.

[playerplano]

There is always the possibility of a reduction in charges for a plea deal ? How good is your lawyer ? I do like to hope they hit someone with deep enough pockets to fight it.