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Moon Rock Winds Up In Court

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i'll-get-that-pesky-moon-rock-if-its-the-last-thing-I-do dept.

Lothar+0 writes "In United States v. Lucite ball containing lunar material (an actual case, I'm not making this up, folks), the feds are suing to get back a moon rock from an American who brought it back from Honduras. They're alleging that this rock from the Apollo 17 mission is stolen property; ironic considering that NASA took something that wasn't under U.S. jurisdiction."

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  1. Re:US Jurisdiction by Alan+Partridge · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    who's gonna stop 'em? If it's not the American people (and let's face it, it's not) then that only leaves the Chinese - and they're even fucking worse! One day, maybe the UN (or, more likely, the EU) will have enough clout to stop the American govt acting like they own the fucking planet.

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  2. Re:US Jurisdiction by mtrupe · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Too bad.
    If the US did own the entire planet there would no double be less starvation and war. Instead, commie dictatorship counties countinue to kill millions...

    Its easy to be a cynic. It takes courage to realize the truth.

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  3. Re:It's not ironic. by mtrupe · · Score: 0, Flamebait



    Those pesky Injuns should thank the Westerners for civilizing them and getting their heads out of the dirt.

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  4. Re:US Jurisdiction by mtrupe · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Uh... I think we are in agreement here. The US, albeit flawed in many ways, is the greatest country in the history of our planet.

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  5. Re:When? by Wells2k · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    It's pretty easy to get rid of a large number of the litigation cases...make it a loser pays system. Then people that are suing left and right might start thinking about what the outcome will be before they actually sue.