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I MEANT THAT GOD WANTS ME TO BUY YOU DINNER AND DRINKS, YOUR HONOR
April 22, 2008
The Lord truly works in mysterious ways:
The trial of millionaire tax protester Robert Beale turned bizarre even before jury selection began Monday as the prosecutor announced the arrest of four of Beale's supporters for conspiring with Beale to disrupt the proceedings and intimidate the judge."God ... wants me to take the judge out, that's what he wants me to do," Beale allegedly told his common-law wife, according to a new criminal complaint filed against him and the four associates.
Context is everything, and the context may show that he doesn't want to take the judge out to socialize:
[FBI agent Matthew] Snell said that Beale told his common-law wife, Mun Suk Kim, in an April 3 conversation that God wants him to "destroy the judge. That judge is evil. He wants me to get rid of her."
Mr. Beale founded a successful Minneapolis computer company. He is alleged to have begun evading taxes using tax protester theories. He failed to show up for his trial when it was first scheduled and was arrested after spending 14 months as a fugitive.
Mr. Beale is representing himself. He may need to work on his approach to buttering up the judge.
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Comments
I used to work for Bob when he owned Artist Graphics. They say it is a fine line between madness and genius; Bob Beale is the ipotomy of that statement.
I always remember his company mission statements used to start something along the lines of' God owns our business on Earth, God wants us to grow our business by xx% and this is how we are going to do it...' and the how bit was always inspiring; we worked in the UK office and was sheltered from his 'preaching' (I never did tell him i'm an aetheist..he'd have sacked me!); but his philosophy of life and doinng business has stood us all well from our days at Artist Graphics. We've all gone on to develop successful careers; many of us working for ourselves. It was Bob's culture of independant spirit that has stayed with us all...but we all do pay our taxes!!!
There is no doubt that he has to face some sort of punishment for what he has done; but I hope that does not mean being incarcerated for 13 years.
Posted by: Steve Roberts | June 10, 2008 9:08 AM