Friday, August 2, 2013

"Here's Your Money, Now Go Fuck Yourself."

That was pretty much the message this one guy sent:
An Illinois businessman outraged by a court order that he return more than $500,000 in insurance money related to a 2001 wreck that killed his teenage son wanted to pay the money back in pennies in protest, only to recognize that wasn't feasible.

So, Roger Herrin settled on quarters -- four tons of them.
Of course, the lawyers at the firm where he made the payment weren't particularly happy to have a veritable shitload of quarters lying around.

(They can't carry their own guns to watch over things, because they're in Illinois and carrying handguns is still illegal.)
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2 comments:

  1. Joe8/02/2013 8:23 AM

    I don't think this situation calls for firearms. If someone stole more than about 20 pounds of the loot, you could probably just run him down and take it back from him.

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  2. Chuck Pergiel8/02/2013 11:55 AM

    Media shmedia. I went looking for more info on this story but all I found was about a zillion pages about the truckload of quarters. Do you have any better links?

    Joe: You need guns because it's tradition. Anytime you have a pile of loot you are supposed to have an armed guard. Otherwise people might think you're a commie. Oops, can't say that here.

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