88-Year-Old Polar Pure Inventor Hassled By the DEA

[tyfy]

Just read this and thought it might be of interest.

Federal agents say 88-year-old Saratoga man's invention is being used by meth labs

 

[Docherty]

Sounds like he refused to comply for as long as possible then got upset when they shut him down... if they were really raking in $100,000 a year he doesn't have an excuse for not paying the $1,200 regulation fee and if the only customers he has are wholesalers and camping stores, I don't see why it's so hard for him to hand over a list of customers either.

 

[Hoodoo]

I spoze they'll go after the person who invented the mobile home next...

 

[santaman2000]

Sounds like he refused to comply for as long as possible then got upset when they shut him down... if they were really raking in $100,000 a year he doesn't have an excuse for not paying the $1,200 regulation fee and if the only customers he has are wholesalers and camping stores, I don't see why it's so hard for him to hand over a list of customers either.

+1 on this. Sounds like he was just being obstinate. If I had a $100k/year business, I'd definitely comply with the regs rather than lose it. It is a shame though that some once over the counter meds now have to be restricted (pseudoephedrine) because it can be used as a precursor to illegal drugs.

 

[mousey]

Sounds like he refused to comply for as long as possible then got upset when they shut him down... if they were really raking in $100,000 a year he doesn't have an excuse for not paying the $1,200 regulation fee and if the only customers he has are wholesalers and camping stores, I don't see why it's so hard for him to hand over a list of customers either.

yep.

If he's active enough to jog a couple of times a week - he could take his girlfriend on holiday occasionaly too. [yes i did read the whole thing - I've not got anything better to do - well i have but can't but I'm not getting into that...]

 

[BOD]

I spoze they'll go after the person who invented the mobile home next...

or mobile phone.

A command detonating device in just about every terrorist's hands.

Why don't they keep track of these users? Fine NOKIA and the rest. Unpatriotic lot

 

[Mastino]

Here you go:

"There's no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws.” Ayn Rand.

 

[armie]

(Edit: Nonsense deleted - nothing left)

 

[Imagedude]

It doesn't pay to tread on the toes of the USAs biggest drug barons (the CIA). The Feds don't like it when they don't get their cut.

 

[lub0]

notice lately that every useful chemical is now slowly being banned one after the other.

 

[dixienormns]

an other freedom gone the gov now wants to know who is buying waterproof match containers and ammo in sealed cans and customers that insisted on paying cash for purchases