The Amish, pissing police off again in Kentucky
“Talk to the beard, cause I ain’t listening”. That was an Unleashed interpretation of what was said by Jacob Gingerich, Levi Zook and Emanuel Yoder to Mayfield, KY police when their buggy was pulled over for no lights.
Apparently the Amish were riding late night and police pulled them over, because their buggy was unsafe (no lights). The Amish are stating they can’t have lights as it violates their religious freedoms while the courts are saying they need them for safety. They can either have lights on the buggy or a flashing symbol to ensure safety.
Now I love the Amish. They make great soft pretzels, inspired the band ZZ TOP and aided Harris Ford in The Witness, but get some lights and/or drive during the day. Oh also loved them in Kingpin movie.
When asked about the safety issue, Jacob Gingerich, had this to comment.
“I have trust in God, not in a symbol,” Gingerich said Monday during the trial. “I have concern for my family. I have concern for safety on the highway. I stay to the right as much as I can and let cars pass. But I put my trust in God.”
HEY JACOB, GOD MAY LIKE YOU, but what about the rest of us.
Well if the Amish want to go down in a blaze of glory, getting hit by an 18-wheeler one night that’s fine by me, as long as no other innocent people get killed. Here is the full story: http://www.620ktar.com/index.php?nid=331&sid=702437
January 16th, 2008 at 11:19 pm
You’re right, if they want to kill themselves fine, but on the roads they put everyone at risk. I don’t want to make light of a horrible situation, but a while back when that nut-job shot up the Amish school in PA, I didn’t here them telling the police and paramedics to stay away, “It was in God’s hands”. If they don’t want to follow US law, they should stake out their own country “Amishganistan” or some sh*t.
Oh yeah, Kingpin rules!
January 17th, 2008 at 7:02 pm
fully agreed Flaco.
January 18th, 2008 at 9:17 am
Those damn Amish! Always living life on the edge!!
January 21st, 2008 at 8:35 pm
The Amish are dangerous MFer’s…don’t mess with ‘em!!!
January 24th, 2008 at 3:27 pm
All roads that existed when Ky. became a state are defined as public land under the united states code.The public is to be granted access to public roads period. Ky law is in conflict with federal law the amish are not required to use lights.
June 20th, 2008 at 1:17 pm
leave those people a lone at least they have enought faith and enought morals to stand up for what they believe. Your state could use a few more people like then instead of people who wont stand up for anything and take just what givin, cowardly sayin its good its all good. pssss if you cant see a horse and buggy u may need not drive.
July 7th, 2008 at 5:27 pm
How can you see a horse and buggy at night? If cars need lights, then Amish do they should offroad it.
July 28th, 2008 at 10:24 am
“They see me rollin, they hate’n”