Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Bureaucratic fascism on display


NJ MOTHER PRESSURED TO TURN OVER HER GUNS, CHARGED WITH ‘TERRORISTIC THREATS’ AFTER READING THE CONSTITUTION AT TAX DISPUTE ASSEMBLY



​Key Points:
  • Eileen Hart objected to a state re-evaluation of her property value that would drastically increase her tax rates
  • She read the Constitution at a tax dispute forum and called one of the appraisers a “pencil-pusher”
  • One of tax officials called 911 saying Hart threatened to return with a gun, but she unequivocally denies the claim
  • Hart was charged with making “terroristic threats” and told that if she didn’t turn over her weapons, her bail would be prohibitively high and it was unclear how long she would have to remain in jail

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