Wesley Snipes running from the law?

[Empty Hands]

He will appeal all the way to the Supreme Court and they will finally stop the IRS's illegal practices and stop this unconsitutional income tax.

Unconstitutional?!? It's the sixteenth amendment! It is by definition constitutional.

 

[Bodhisattva]

I guess owing about 50 million dollars in back taxes and before the trial telling them " i don't have to pay taxes"... you get the max.. so he does 3 years in a prison.. who knows may end up being maximum security as he is a known martial artist... either way in the federal system i understand you do the whole 3 years..........

They don't give "known martial artsists" maximum security just because they do martial arts.

 

[arnisador]

It'll be minimum security for sure. He'll be out in less than 18 months.

 

[DavidCC]

Unconstitutional?!? It's the sixteenth amendment! It is by definition constitutional.

that is a topic for another thread

 

[Sukerkin]

that is a topic for another thread

Oh Dave! You cut me off at the pass . Now I'll be knowingly going off-topic if I respond to this and will get told off . So I'll stay focussed on the man at the centre and remain unpunished (hopefully ).

If Mr. Snipes was truly trying to make a point about taxation, then I'd go with the guess that says why he handed over $5M because his lawyer told him it would be a good idea. After all, can't do much about fighting the system if you imprisioned ... can you? Well, given the experience of the Chartists, actually no you can't but I'm sure if we looked we could find some examples where an incarcerated 'hero' of a cause did some good.

Anyone?

 

[Senjojutsu]

In the Blade movies remember one of his favorite nicknames for vampires?

“SUCKHEADS”

Vampires… IRS Agents… what’s the diff I ask? :rpo:

Snipes most likely will serve time in one of those ‘Club Fed” prisons, famous for the inmates being released in the best shape of the (middle-aged) lives – compared to how they went in.

It’s still prison however.
One must be aware of midnight prostate exams and avoid the showers for a few days after they show the 1972 movie “Deliverance”.

Tax Evasion. Doesn’t anyone remember Al Capone nowadays?

 

[cdunn]

Don't know much inside info, all I know is what the 16th amendment to the Constitution says (posted below). The following link has some annotations on the specifics of the amendment.

All I really need to know is, if you don't pay your taxes, the IRS will prosecute and send you to jail.

http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data/constitution/amendment16/

[SIZE=+1]The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration. [/SIZE]

While I don't have the patience to go find the text of the actual bills themselves, CFR 26.1.1(b) states:

(b) Citizens or residents of the United States liable to tax. In
general, all citizens of the United States, wherever resident, and all
resident alien individuals are liable to the income taxes imposed by the
Code whether the income is received from sources within or without the
United States.

There's not much true weasel room there. Buffaloing a judge in a tax case does not mean that the arguments used to do so are correct.

 

[Tames D]

Doe's doing prison time take care of his tax debt or doe's he still owe the money on top of doing time? I'm guessing he'll still owe the bucks. If so, it will be interesting to see how he handles it, you know, with his principles and all...

 

[arnisador]

[FONT=arial,helvetica][SIZE=+1]Judge rules Snipes must reimburse government[/SIZE][/FONT]

[FONT=arial,helvetica][SIZE=-1]Actor Wesley Snipes must reimburse the government in prosecution costs for his tax conviction.
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[FONT=arial,helvetica][SIZE=-1]According to court documents, U.S. District Court Judge William Terrell Hodges ruled last week the action film star must reimburse the government about $217,000. [/SIZE][/FONT]

Harsh!

 

[chinto]

[FONT=arial,helvetica][SIZE=+1]Judge rules Snipes must reimburse government[/SIZE][/FONT]



Harsh!

not really.. if you or I did not pay our taxes for a lot less then he did we would provably be doing more time and still have to pay it all + fines and interest... he could afford better justice.. like old OJ first time around is all.

 

[Dark Gift Concepts]

It will be like a private vacation with facility's to work out in and maybe even a big screen with popcorn for his lady's he will have over on the weekends..lol

 

[The Anarchist]

I heard about this when it happened. When I did I was like "a man doesn't want an institution (which can only use force, and as follows its true power is punishment) to have a stake in his earnings? The horror!"

Leik, omg!

 

[bowser666]

I remember this and all he had to do was pay his taxes and his nose would have been kept clean. Shame on him for not paying. I have to pay, you have to pay, what makes him so special ?