Wow 288 years, eh? That’s like 5% of the time since the universe was created! 

Kent Hovind is charged with 58 federal counts, including failure to pay $845,000 in employee-related taxes and withholdings.

If found guilty, he faces a maximum of 288 years in prison. His wife, Jo Hovind, faces up to 225 years.

Is it wrong that this is putting a big fat grin on my face?

If it’s wrong then I don’t wanna be right.

Spocko:

Wow 288 years, eh? That’s like 5% of the time since the universe was created! 

Don:

Hovind (does not deserve the title of Dr.) is facing 288 years of prison time? What is that 2,016 years in dog time? More than one con artist has been busted for not paying taxes; apparently, he did not render unto Cesar what belongs to Cesar.

Don

Les: If it’s wrong then I don’t wanna be right.

Here, here.

I meant “Hear hear.”

I enjoy your reference to the PMITA Prisons, I assume from Office Space?

It’ll be interesting to see how many years of prison time convicted felon Kent Hovind and convicted felon Jo Hovind are actually sentenced to.
Ahhh, I can see it now - the IDiots with their placards doing stomping laps of the compound yelling ‘Doctor’ Dino fit the battle of Jericho, till he’s released or the walls come tumblin’ down.
I wonder if he realises he’s done wrong.
Not according to this.
I wonder how much he’ll be willing to rehabilitate himself.
I wonder if he’ll say: Father, why hast thou forsaken me?
I wonder if he’ll realise that his god has let him down big time.
I wonder if he’ll realise that bad things do happen to bad people.
I wonder if he’ll realise the similarities between he and Al Capone.
I wonder if Bull$hit will get in on the act and give him a Presidential Pardon.
Now, if only he could get convicted of committing “scientific” fraud against the public as well…

I thought about giving a reply but so many things came to mind at once that I got totaly overwhelmed.
I find myself in the unusual position of being speachless, except maybe to say “right arm!”

the battle of Jericho, till he’s released or the walls come tumblin’ down.

Apparently the archaelogical evidence is that Jerico never had walls.

I’m surprised that he didn’t come to some sort of bargain earlier- he’s not actually a stupid man from what I can gather- just ignorant in certain scientific fields.  Lets face it, he set up a theme park and ran it, which takes a certain amount of skills, even if as a business it makes a loss.

A few years ago ‘lovable’ Liverpudlian commedian Ken Dodd was done for tax evasion over here. To many commentators surprise, he was put on trial not in London, but in his home town of Liverpool.  Being a bit of a local hero he got off, and this was seen as a failure for the Inland Revenue.  But, as I tell people, he had his private life in the glare of the media, he paid all the tax, and the interest on it.  And in the following weeks lots of other celebrities telephoned the Revenue and said ‘I may have made a mistake with my accounts- can we come to an agreement’.

I suspect that Hovind is a ‘day in court’ person, some how thinking the judge will go ‘My God, you are so right- here let me just ignore all national laws and let you off’.

Last_Hussar:

I suspect that Hovind is a ‘day in court’ person, some how thinking the judge will go ‘My God, you are so right- here let me just ignore all national laws and let you off’.

Don:

Yeah, no doubt, he (Hovind) can crap in his pants with worry as not to get repeatedly butt fucked in prison. However, on the other hand, more than likely, one night in prison is better than 100 years with his wife. To Hovind, Jesus is everything, so being, Jesus was a retarded cross eyed drooling ameba, and an all-powerful ignoramus, justified by any act, and to be laid by any means, all is well- And YOU ALSO can go to heaven!

The Stupid Evil Bastard, Hovind! I crossed his path about 4 years ago, he was butt fucked long before the feds or the state got a-hold of him.

Don

Sam, I’m not sure where I first heard PMITA prison used, but it might have been Office Space.

How long before he informs us all that he has “been battling alcoholism privately for many years now, and as an act of responsible stewardship is going into rehab?” Or pills, or compulsive gambling, or Internet porn, or sudoku…

decrepitoldfool:

How long before he informs us all that he has “been battling alcoholism privately for many years now, and as an act of responsible stewardship is going into rehab?” Or pills, or compulsive gambling, or Internet porn, or sudoku…

Don:

That is an excellent deduction on your part as the thoughts went right over my head. YES, I would not be surprised that would show up. The biggy as an “invalid excuse” I’m a drunk, yeah right!!

According to ORS, 2005, 161.125, intoxication by any drug, man made as booze or other, is “NOT” a defense for any crime.  You “will” be tried as if you were sober and sane by state law.

Hovind should read it and learn.

All states, even the feds, more or less, without error nor remorse, mirror this ORS state statute.

Don

I got news for you, here in Canada being drunk is an excuse for just about anything.

Well, first Kent Hovind gets convicted, then Ted Haggard get’s outed for having a secret drug fueled relationship with a gay prostitute....what’s next, Tom Cruise reveals he’s secretly worshipped Xenu all along?  Man, if anymore religious “role-models” fall, my whole world is gonna be totally shattered!

Wow. This just made my day. I’m going to send it on to my relative who is a serious Hovind groupie. I suspect that it won’t make any difference in his opinion of Hovind (he already told me that the charges against Hovind were trumped up), but it’ll be satisfying nonethless.

You might be more credible if you knew how to spell

Yeah well Jobby, you could be more interesting if you knew how to punctuate.
Glass-houses and stone-throwing come to mind.

I always love it when they don’t bother to mention whom they’re addressing with their comments.

The Hovind groupies were out in force on various forums, discussing his conviction.  Almost all of them felt that he was being martyred for his religious beliefs, while a few believe his going to prison is part of God’s plan. 

Incidentally, Hovind has reported that he already has converted two prisoners to Christianity. Maybe in prison, he’ll finally fulfill his lifelong dream of teaching pseudoscience to the great unwashed masses.

Tamara- you forgot the punctuation

converted two “prisoners to Christianity”

(Your avatar- I’ve got that book)

I stand fully corrected, Last_Hussar. 

Well, I reckon it should be:

“converted two prisoners to Christianity”

Wow so when something like this happens wheather you agree with him or not you actually get excited? Well I guess if you have no morals why wouldn’t you? Dr. Hovind is a great guy and has some wonderful points, so instead of arguing with facts you all go directly to name calling. But I guess if I was wrong I would do the same thing.

God Bless you Dr. Hovind!