dangerous criminal sent to jail for not licensing his pussy cat Original Article Cat owner sentenced to jail time BISMARCK, N.D. A North Dakota man has served an unusually steep sentence for having an unlicensed cat: two days in jail. William T. Dennis, 38, was charged with failing to license his feline, which normally brings a fine. But a warrant was issued for his arrest when he didn't show up for a court appearance on the charge. Dennis spent two days in jail before appearing in court again. "He basically just received credit for time served," said Bismarck Municipal Judge Charles Isakson. Failure to license an animal carries a fine up to $1,000 and a possible 30-day jail sentence in Bismarck. "I never thought I'd sentence someone to two days in jail for this," Isakson said. "Since no situations like this are on record, I had no history to go on for sentencing." http://www.freemarketnews.com/WorldNews.asp?nid=1789 MAN IN JAIL FOR NOT LICENSING CAT Sunday, November 06, 2005 - FreeMarketNews.com The judicial system is at it again. In North Dakota a man spent two days in jail who did not license his cat on time, according to the AP newswire. The man could have been subject to a $1,000 fine and 30 days in jail. Initially William T. Dennis was charged with failure to license his cat, but when he did not show up in court, a warrant was issued for his arrest, leading to his two-day incarceration. When he got out, the Judge credited him with time served and let him go. Bismarck Municipal Judge Charles Isakson was quoted as saying, "I never thought I'd sentence someone to two days in jail for this. I had no history to go on for sentencing." The above is a good example of how the law builds on itself. In Western countries, especially, the legal system may involve a chain of events that lead individuals from a small infraction to an incarceration or fine of serious proportions. This had led man to agree with Charles Dickens' Mr. Bumble, as follows: "'If the law supposes that, the law is an ass..." staff reports - Free-Market News Network http://www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforks/news/state/13081700.htm Posted on Fri, Nov. 04, 2005 Man serves two days for failing to license cat Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. - A man has served two days in jail for failing to license his cat. William T. Dennis, 38, of Bismarck, was charged with the misdemeanor, which normally brings a fine. Bismarck Municipal Judge Charles Isakson said a warrant was issued for Dennis' arrest after he failed to show up for a court appearance on the charge. He spent two days in jail before appearing in court again. "He basically just received credit for time served," Isakson said of the sentence. Failure to license an animal is punishable by up to a $1,000 fine and 30 days in jail in Bismarck. "I never thought I'd sentence someone to two days in jail for this," Isakson said. "Since no situations like this are on record, I had no history to go on for sentencing." Dennis could not be reached for comment.