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Orono man jailed five days for junky yard � Full Disclosure � StarTribune.com Page 5 of 7 A story rarely heard from a small town,to this date I've only heard of one other case where a homeowner was�ailed for 2 days for unfirnshed piece of siding That case was in Burns�lle and resulted in an Minnesota senate committee investigation and lawsuit against the city James Barth should of never been prosecuted in the first place,we can argue what Gty ordinance he supposedly wolated and how ladders and firewood and a bike leaning up agamst his garage was a wolation to his secret probation and why he plead guilty to his first court date,assuming they would just stop trespassing and harassing perhaps.The simple fad remains,at no time did anyone at the coty stop from their ove2ealous,systematic and unjust asinine trespassing safari and inform him of his right to file an appeal with the Gty zoning board that oversees ordinance enforcement,if this would of been done James Barth homeowner could of spent thousands of his hard workeng dollars to hire his own slew of lawyers to courner the Gty's lawyers,thus is the American�ustice system for people with money which he has not So IeYs by all means destroy your homeowner finanaally and emotionally. To the aty employees,yes I must remind them that they work for us and the hired slew of lawyers that the aty uses to speak for them are also our employees When was James Barth's nghts as a property owner every considered,I'm sure your lawyers as they whisper in your ears will guide you in the correct answer before they cash their next Orono paycheck When did the cdy of Orono mayor and councd deade it was OK for Lawyers to speak for them,I must of missed that day in civic Gass The aty lawyers and code enforcement employees involved in this uvill most assuredly and inevitable state that they were"just doing their�obs","just following the law"and then proceed to mcoherently ledure you on their interpretation of some law or code,missing the pant thaYs as clear as the nose on their faces or use diversion to place the blame onto the homeowner by contrdling the authontarian propaganda in nice lirile sound bites or quotes in the news.Another tactic or term often used referred to as"plausible deniability'in which the cham of command denies knowledge of and/or responsibdity for any damageable actions committed by the lower ranks because of a lack of evidence that can confirm their participation even if personally involved or at least wdlfully ignorant. The individual's responsible for James Barth sitting in jail are sleeping well tonight with lirile or no thought of their action or in actions that were directly responsible for sending someone to jail over ladders and firewood.I'm sure ff you ask 100 people if jail time was warranted in this case,you would get the response"are you kidding me"95 perceni of the time The other 5 percent are most likely Socaopaths,lawyers or both So,once again how did we get here? When did the Gty of Orono deade that Tyranny was ok,that cruel and unusually punishment was ok,or is it a new Orwellian city creed they are now rolling into place.A creed that demands obedience of its subjects or suffer it cnminal consequences espeGally is you don't have the means to defend yourself Months from now after the media buzz and court hearings die down and the city and lawyers can step back to reflect on what has just happened in this microcosm of society.If they have a conscious,what wdl their first questions be to themselves.What could I've done differently,did my ego and the sense of power overnde my moral compass,was I overzealous in my prosecution and too eager to inflict damage on others,was my sense of self-worth solely based on my pos�tion in life,has my eagerness to please my peers lead me down the wrong path,I'm I morally misgwded in this and other actions in life. Well thaYs what any person would ask of themselves if responsible for sending someone to�ad over ladders and firewood.So the next time you look mto the mirror and your thoughts wonder,I hope you remember what your everyday actions and inaction resulted in. And years from now when your elected positions are a distaM memory or your employment with the uty has been abruptly terminated and pursue your careers as lawyers,Gnef counselor,gift shop suppliers,silver spoon trust fund babies or whatever you do in your pnvate life's Let your thought and adions from that day forvvard be for the betterment of society and not part of the problem. James Barth will be out of�ad in 5 days assuredly more Bitter and angry,along with his famdy and close friends and new ones that are made aware of his case every day When the day comes when the name James Barth is a side note in your past Rest assured,We wAI not forget your roles great or small or what you tned to accomplish here,using your elected and hired power to destroy another human bemg for ladders and firewood Rest assured we will not forget your names,they are craved iMo our memones. 7� „' „ ,Like Repry canuck99 Jul 22,ia I would guess the main reason he is in jail is because he missed a court date Y?o�� `� --�" argue he shouldn't have been in front of a judge in the first place and I might agree wdh you But don't mess with a judge They wdl put you in jail 21 ' - ,. yLike Reply indastix �ui 22,�a Did you read the part where the�udge said,that this is not�ust about ladders ar�i33 PM firewood?Well obviously not because you brought it up enough in your rant Would you want this garbage collector to be your neighbor when you're trying to make a profit on the house that you're about to sell to get away from guy's like him�You see everyone http://www.startribune.com/local/blogs/267982061.htm1 2/19/2015