DANA POINT, CA -- On September 3rd, Jeff Krist, a long-time Orange Co.
resident, was arrested for outstanding traffic tickets. It was a Sunday, and because Monday was a Holiday, Mr. Krist
was unable to see a judge until Tuesday. Mr. Krist, however, is suffering from terminal cancer, and is in excruciating pain.
His doctors have PRESCRIBED morphine for his pain, but the Orange County Sheriff saw fit to give him aspirin instead.
When Mr. Krist was finally brought before a judge, Judge Kreber of the South County Municipal Court, he was brought before him handcuffed to a wheelchair.
Judge Kreber showed his utter contempt for the suffering of another human being, by sentencing him to 20 days
in jail; the next day, when Mr. Krist's medical condition was brought to his attention, Judge Kreber refused to reconsider it on any grounds.
(A couple of weeks later, a DRUG DEALER with terminal cancer was released on humanitarian grounds. Apparently a drug dealer is more deserving of concern than someone who drove without a license). At the same time, the media was in an outrage over the human rights abuses of China. What is not being told the American people is that one of the principal causes of the filling of American jails is violations of the Vehicle Code (each state has its own, modeled on a Federal highway law). The media has no interest in telling the truth, or in confronting the government about the police state that has been constructed, that ostensibly is designed for the safety of the American people. The only problem with this is that its primary victims seem to be poor people, who cannot afford the expensive lawyers it takes to get justice. If Mr. Krist had had a lawyer with a "good standing," he would never have stayed in jail over 24 hours. Mr. Krist was in jail until Sept 10, without adequit pain medication, with the full knowledge of the Sheriff, and the Court, who knew that Mr. Krist was in unbearable and excruciating pain. This is just more proof that the Bill of Rights is unenforceable. Mr. Krist's right to not be subjected to cruel and unusual punishment was soundly violated. But he is not alone. Anyone could go to jail for failure to pay a traffic ticket. This is symptomatic of the underlying corruption in the government, and its collusion with the media, to hide and cover up the real inconsistencies taking place every day around all of us. The United States is in serious trouble, at the hands of its authorities, and the best bet for average Americans to find out about it is here, on the WWW. (9/95)