Kinda stiff fine for brandishing

user said:

By the way, it's not all that steep a fine. The maximum fine is $2,500.00, and people get fines for misdemeanors in that range as a usual thing. I'm surprised it wasn't steeper, given a conviction.

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skidmark said:

Did you drop a few zeroes? The guy got nailed for a quarter-million bucks, which iirc is the actual maximum fine.

The difference between $2,500.00 and $2,500,000.00 could be dipping into petty cash or needing to sell off everything both moveable and nailed down and still being a bit short.

stay safe.

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2a4all said:

Skid, you've added an extra zero. A quarter million would be $250,000.00.

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2a4all said:

Skid, you've added an extra zero. A quarter million would be $250,000.00.

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skidmark said:

I add a zero, User drops a zero. Pretty soon we are both going to have jobs with the federal government <spit!> as economists <spit! spit!>

stay safe.

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peter nap said:

I think everyone who posted is right to some degree considering what we know TJ.

There are three issues though.

First, would he be convicted if not killed. Absolutely! That's a fight you won't win even if you win the gunfight.

Second, was he justified. Skidmark said it all.

This fellow violated my golden rule. Never try to intimidate someone with a gun. Pull the gun and pull the trigger...period.
The old adages still apply. Draw me not without reason, sheath me not without honor.

Last is his age. There are very few good things about getting older but one, especially when you know you're near the end...is that you an put honor above reason or fear, because there's very little to lose. The fellow was 79.
I doubt he cares about a fine because I doubt he pays it.
I doubt he would care about jail time because that just makes the Feds pay for the funeral.
I doubt he cares about being killed because it beats going in a hospital bed.

I'd say the agents were the lucky ones!

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