The Point of the Matter: AZ man who brought pitchfork to meeting acquitted

[onedef92]

AZ man who brought pitchfork to meeting acquitted

Posted: Mar 11, 2011 12:28 PM EST
Updated: Mar 11, 2011 2:48 PM EST

KINGMAN, Ariz. - An Arizona man is getting his pitchfork back after being acquitted of trespassing at a county supervisor's meeting.

The Daily Miner reports Mervin Fried tried to bring the farm tool into the Feb. 16, 2010, meeting.

Mohave County Manager Ron Walker told Fried to leave his pitchfork outside. Fried was arrested when he refused and tried to enter the building anyway.

Judge Pro-tempore Paul Julien ruled March 5 that Fried was not guilty of third-degree trespassing.

The judge said officials did have the authority to restrict access to the building. But because members of the public with holstered handguns are allowed inside, denying access to the defendant because he had a "holstered" pitchfork was arbitrary, capricious and unreasonable.

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Information from: Kingman Daily Miner, Kingman Daily Miner - Kingman, Arizona (http://www.kingmandailyminer.com)

[navyndi2]

Dang, a commone sense ruling :)
:cheers:

[Burnt C6]

good for him but how do you holster a pitch fork?

[high desert]

good for him but how do you holster a pitch fork?

That was my question as well.

[navyndi2]

good for him but how do you holster a pitch fork?

Duh, hold it in you'r hand :)
:cheers:

[Burnt C6]

Duh, hold it in you'r hand :)
:cheers:

from Dictionary.com

1. a sheathlike leather case for a pistol, attached to a belt or saddle
2. mountaineering a similar case for an ice axe or piton hammer

:toetap: so my question remains How do you holster a pitchfork?

[navyndi2]

you would still hold it in you'r hand and it would be holstered, the moment he preseted it it would be a weapon