I had never heard of SOS, but after reading this story, I felt a lot of sympathy towards them. I myself, have had 2 run-ins with our court system. In the first case, after 2 1/2 years, the attorneys have not tried to collect their $ 125,000 plus yearly interest. At the time of the judgment, the most valueable thing I owned was a rusty Gibb's ascender, so I guess there is some advantage to being a poor caver. Filing for bankruptcy didn't seem to be an option for me. Life can still go on while living under a judgment, without losing too much sleep. For example, you can lease a car instead of having a clear title to one.
My newest predicament involves the local trash service. I put my heavy-trash out at the curb a few days early. The city fined me $ 700. It was a small pile of bricks, which I was only trying to re-cycle. I figured if the local scavenger didn't pick them up, then I would use them as a foundation in my gravel driveway. But the judge didn't buy my story, nor would she grant me a new trial. This goes on my criminal record as a polluter, if I can't beat it. Since I claim to be a pro-environment, this really upsets me. I am going to file an appeal next week, but this cost money, and will require hiring an attorney. The attorney I spoke with who specializes in this, says that I am wasting my time, and can not win the case. I have already missed 3 days of work because of this. Would you be surprised to know the City had digital survellience photos of the pile of bricks? Big Brother is watching your every move. I hope SOS will bounce back. They sound like a great organization. All the environment groups need to team-up and have their own law firm. For example, the local unions have their own law firms, especially the police unions. Most lawyers I know, don't care about the cause they are fighting for. As long as they are making 2 or 3 hundred dollars an hour for their 15 minutes of work, then they are willing to fight for their client. I doubt any respectable attorney would work for an pro-environmental firm, unless they were making $ 200,000 a year. It would take a lot of environmentalist to raise enough money to have just one lawyer, when you need a team of lawyers. That is money that could be used to buy a cave or a spring. David Locklear --------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
