MAYFIELD, Ky. - Amish men in rural Graves County have become scofflaws for not using the orange safety triangle on their black horse-drawn buggy, ignoring state law, disobeying orders from a judge, and even going to jail for not paying fines....
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"Amish men jailed over buggy reflectors" Associated Press, January 13, 2012
MAYFIELD, Ky. - A group of Amish men were sent to jail in western Kentucky yesterday for refusing to pay fines for breaking a state highway law that requires their horse-drawn buggies to be marked with orange reflective triangles.
The men have a religious objection to the bright orange signs, which they say are flashy and conflict with their pledge to live low-key and religious lives.
Ananias Byler, the first of 10 Amish men who appeared in Graves County District Court yesterday, was sentenced to 10 days in jail. The men were jailed after being found in contempt of court for refusing to pay fines. Byler told Judge Deborah Crooks that he would not pay the $489 he owes.
The men belong to a conservative breakaway group of Amish known as Swartzentruber. They live simply, with no electricity, plumbing, or appliances. But in recent years they have been running afoul of the law here for refusing to use the triangles on their buggies....
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"School accused of putting autistic student in bag" Associated Press, December 23, 2011
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A 9-year-old autistic boy who misbehaved at his school in central Kentucky was stuffed into a duffel bag and the drawstring pulled tight, according to his mother, who said she found him wiggling inside as a teacher’s aide stood by. She said school officials told her it was not the first time they had put him in the bag....
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Also see: Mother pulls autistic boy from Ky. school
