Eight Amish Men Jailed Over Orange Safety Triangles

Really??? So Sad that someone could have such a cold attitude. “no great loss” horrible

Way to go Kentucky. I believe it is also against their religion to have their images posted on a national news web site. Your justice stinks.

When they build their own roads they can create their own laws, until then, their “freedom” to do what they want ends at the edge of the right-of-way.

When they build their own roads they can create their own laws, until then, their “freedom” to do what they want ends at the edge of the right-of-way.

…Ummmm right, you just keep thinking that. Although they will probably not sue, they probably could make a good case on a few points.

Damn they’re tall.

Someone should read The Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 and realize that there are less restrictive means of accomplishing the government’s interest in public safety.

Leave the Amish alone. Let them live they way they want. They are law abiding people.

IMHO, you posters don’t know what you are talking about. I drive through this area and the Amish absolutely need to use these orange safety triangles in this rural farming area. These gentle people with their simple lifestyle have also been criticized for being out at night. They are not being realistic and Kentucky is trying to prevent a tragedy. Lighten up. They need to obey the laws.

Agree, many of you do not live near the Amish. At night, I have come up on their carriages and only known they were there because of the reflective orange triangle. I would not want to live with the fact that I wiped out a whole family because they didn’t want to put on an orange triangle while traveling on public roads.

Did you notice that several of them look the same and they are all about 5’4″ tall. Hobbits maybe.

Whatever your beliefs are, the orange signs are not meant just for their safety, but also for the safety of other travelers, who are not amish, as well.

Personally, This hole thing is a bunch of bs, Just shows once again the law has nothing better to do (like putting good people in jail) this is goverment controling the little people just like Russia used to do to thier people and now our so called freedom that soldiers r dieing for is being vastly taken from us!!!!! Yes, they need to do some kind of compromise for everybodys safty if they r going to drive them at night!! BUT REALLY JAIL WAS A BUNCH OF BS!!!!

Cool Now if only other Americans would stand up to the state. Like when the Authorities go after kids with lemonade stands and grandmas selling pies from an – uninspected kitchen- oh my that’s an evil thing

I’m sorry I can’t leave this alone. I’m going to start an order where you where nothing but black and walk down the middle of the road because of the Biblical admonishment to turn “neither to the right nor the left”

Robert, go ahead and start your religion. When you have you have 500 years of tradition in good citizenship and good stewardship. When you create a stable culture that takes care of itself and asks little of it’s neighbors or fellow citizens. When you show the courage to stand up for your beliefs despite government attempts to force change – whether those governments are in Bern, Zurich, Germany, Russia, the Ukraine or Kentucky. Then Robert, I’ll try to show you a little respect. In the meantime why don’t you try showing these people a little respect. I like to think we still value those with the courage of their convictions – whether we agree with them or not.

Everyone….. Who cares!!!! They broke the law, and owned up to it. Case closed.

How about a compromise? Instead of using the big ORANGE triangles, why not use big WHITE reflective triangles. White is a modest color and the white reflectures are highly visiable. The Amish are then following the law and the need for public safety is met within their religious beliefs.

Dody – I care. You care if you bothered to read the article and the comments. I care because I want to work against the hate directed at people just because they are different. The kind of aggression reflected in the previous post saddens me. I care because I’m an America, and I want America to stick to it’s core values which I believe include the freedom to practice one’s religion, and the responsibility to find ways to get along with each other.
These men knowingly broke the law, and are accepting responsibility for it. They will continue to do so until a reasonable compromise can be reached, or until the upper courts overturn the judge’s decision or both. ‘
The glee with which so many are posting – the joy they seem to be taking in the states use of coercion to force conformity – is alarming.

Too bad the Amish are going suicidal cult. Twisting their own religion out of line to seek death at the evil hands of modern automobiles and “show your faith, take a chance” logic.

Because the full text against bright colors is a warning against use on personal property and being to caught up in fashion and self-aggrandizement. The text does not mention any other reasons to avoid bright colors.

Similarly the text against relying on symbols is a distortion of text against icons of idolatry and foreign spirits and gods. Nothing is mentioned about symbols in general – I think you will find Amish in general put label on poisonous materials/medicines versus food. Taken to its ultimate – common tools are symbols and some tools like pitchfork often have warning of danger associated with them…does that mean these Amish types will stop using dangerous tools because people rely on being able to recognize those tools to act appropriately around them? I doubt it.

At best just some Amish activists reacting to sharing roads with dangerous modern automobiles..especially when many younger folk go out of their way not to honor displayed orane triangles (buzz the carriage in the hotrod time).

another case for that tyrannical supposed law on separation of church and state.

When they came for the Amish I said nothing………..

I’m not sure what frightens me more. The fact that half the posters cannot spell or that most are missing the point. It’s not about rather or not they broke the law. They know they did, and did it to make a point, so kudos to them. The real point is, they were JAILED for a minor traffic violation. Those of you bemoaning the Amish’s flagrant misuse of the roads should stop and think about how many times you speed when you get behind the wheel? Have you ever spent a night in jail for a broken tail light or for not signaling before a turn? Heck, most people charged with DUI are not jailed on their first offense. Do not pay your fine? Oh, did you go to jail or receive a collections notice? Please tell me, what law enforcement agency has the time to arrest and jail people for such a diminutive act? Seriously! If they do not have bigger fish to fry, then they are not looking hard enough! How many violent criminals, domestic abusers, drug dealers and various other filth did they pass by on their way to raid the Amish?