Slashdot Mirror


Moon Rock Winds Up In Court

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."

9 of 412 comments (clear)

  1. Re:US Jurisdiction by Qrlx · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Right. Less starvation. That's why the US Govt pays farmers to let their fields lie fallow.

    You are a big moron. No country, not even the U.S., can solve the transportation problem called "getting the food to the people living in the middle of a desert." Nor can they solve the problem of "getting those people to stop breeding and creating more hungry mouths." China, in fact, is the ONLY country that has even addressed that issue.

    If the rest of the world, which has a much lower standard of living, were Americans, and consumed resources like Americans, we would need several more earths to provide all the raw materials.

    On the other hand, if the World were American, that might force humanity to deal with the inevitable collision between an ever-increasing human population vs. a ever-decreasing pool of natural resources.

    Troll again, I like replying.

  2. Re:US Jurisdiction by ceejayoz · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Hispanics almost outnumber whites in the US, but there hasn't yet been a serious Hispanic contender. Females outnumber males but there hasn't been a serious female contender.

    Politics doesn't work by majority rule, it works by whoever has the most money, and so rule would remain in the United States or other Western nations.

  3. Do not taunt happy fun ball by discogravy · · Score: 1, Offtopic
  4. Re:US Jurisdiction by gmhowell · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    American born, yes, female, no.

    Actually, not even American born. You have to have been an American citizen since birth. Slightly different.

    --
    Jesus was all right but his disciples were thick and ordinary. -John Lennon
  5. the sig is all I need. by Moray_Reef · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    The sig is the next line.

    --
    If you voted for Nader, THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT!!
  6. Re:Forget the moon rocks! Let's POLKA!!! by Alan+Partridge · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I have to admit that it's the finest troll ever. A thing of rare beauty, indeed. Hats off to you, mein count.

    --
    That was classic intercourse!
  7. Re:heh... by Dr.+Awktagon · · Score: 3, Offtopic

    Here's a good example of "in rem" sillyness:

    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, v. ALL RIGHT, TITLE AND INTEREST IN A 30 ACRE PARCEL OF LAND, MORE OR LESS, AND APPURTENANCES THERETO, KNOWN AS BREEZY HILL ROAD, CITY OF PARKSVILLE, TOWN OF LIBERTY, SULLIVAN COUNTY, NEW YORK

    These forfeiture laws are a mockery of the constitution and are a throwback to the days when property used in a crime became property of the Crown.

    <sarcasm>But hey, none of us are drug dealers so we have nothing to worry about when the government defecates on the constitution, right?&lt/sarcasm>

    Oh well.

  8. Re:Suing to get back stolen property... by Kymermosst · · Score: 2, Offtopic

    No, I suggest the Janet Reno method. Run in with H&K MP5's and shove a barrel up the defendant's nostril.

    Then he'll let the poor moon rock go back to it's father.

    --
    "Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives" should be a convenience store, not a government agency.
  9. Re:Forget the moon rocks! Let's POLKA!!! by uberbacon · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    my name is ahmad
    me likes your song