amish in jail

Eight members of a traditional Amish sect were behind bars on Tuesday after refusing to pay fines for failure to display orange-red safety triangles on their horse-drawn buggies.The eight were being held in the Graves County Jail, serving sentences ranging between three and 10 days for failing to pay the fines on religious grounds.

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  • I don't care what your religion is, if you live in America you follow the law.
  • wow they should just pay it then they wouldnt have to go to jail and i bet it doesnt even cost that much.
  • wow thats retarded. just because they didnt want to have the slow moving traffic sign.
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