tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post3416672685806926752..comments2024-03-27T04:46:33.198-07:00Comments on Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: Future of Suspended ACCG Member UncertainPaul Barfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-45868618671870145832012-04-19T21:44:13.620-07:002012-04-19T21:44:13.620-07:00Apologies - so you did. Mea culpa etc. Was trying ...Apologies - so you did. Mea culpa etc. Was trying to catch up on your posts ... The ACCG is an ase not to have kicked him out, and you can quote me on that, as by not doing so they are defacto endorsing his actions by saying they are acceptable.<br /><br />Read Peter Tompa's and found them fascinating as he was acting as an apologist for the man, who one would guess was guilty or he would not have pleaded guilty - and the US legal system would suggest that a plea bargain was likely in use.<br /><br />I guess the ACCG claiming to represent the views of collectors is a little like the NRA claiming to represent the views of Americans. Could be worse - everyone could have an UziDorothy Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09820009282218419179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-77160970195392616392012-04-19T21:23:21.006-07:002012-04-19T21:23:21.006-07:00I was speaking of ONE ACCG member who in court has...I was speaking of ONE ACCG member who in court has in fact already entered a guilty plea. The ACCG of course tries to make out coin collectors live under an undemocratic tyranny.Paul Barfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-5650465759577827722012-04-19T20:10:42.749-07:002012-04-19T20:10:42.749-07:00I do understand the point you're making - but ...I do understand the point you're making - but they are still at this point innocent until proven guilty by a court of law. I doubt the Federal Attorney would have pressed charges unless he thought he could make a case ... but the whole concept of judicual process and presumed innocent is what makes Democracries superior to Tyrannies.<br /><br />And IF they are found guilty, and IF the ACCG doesn't kick 'em out ... well then the ACCG will be a joke.Dorothy Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09820009282218419179noreply@blogger.com