Thursday, January 26, 2017
Don't get suey, Amish
Some Amish in Kentucky are suing over a requirement for horse crapcatchers on public streets. They say it's a question of religious freedom, and they think the gadget might scare the horses.
Nonsense both ways. Keeping streets clean is a basic government function. No religion is allowed to dump shit on the street. Other Amish are using crapcatchers routinely, and they clearly don't scare the horses. I found this wonderful picture accidentally via Googlestreet a while ago:
Looks proud, not scared. (He's also using his tail to defeat the crapcatcher, which may be what he's proud of!)
Beyond the horseshit issue, SUING IS DEEPLY AND STRONGLY FORBIDDEN for Amish. Part of their consistent and sane refusal to get entangled with secular governments. So these Kentucky dudes are breaking a basic rule to make a horseshit point about horseshit.
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Looks proud, not scared. (He's also using his tail to defeat the crapcatcher, which may be what he's proud of!)
Beyond the horseshit issue, SUING IS DEEPLY AND STRONGLY FORBIDDEN for Amish. Part of their consistent and sane refusal to get entangled with secular governments. So these Kentucky dudes are breaking a basic rule to make a horseshit point about horseshit.
¶ 9:08 AM
