Karma, I hate to hear stories like this

[Captain]

I sure hope this falls into "what comes around goes around" " KARMA
read this:

"About 5 months ago I received an email from someone named Whit inquiring about an arrowhead I had for sale on eBay. She claimed she was a 4th grade school teacher from the Orlando area that was doing a school project on native Americans and wanted to learn more about arrowheads etc and wanted some info on one I had up for auction. I told her not to bid on any as I would give her 1 to help her with her project. She kept emailing me for several months asking me to take her kayaking so she could see how I did it and kept asking about a few points I had on eBay for sale which I once again told her please don't bid as I would be very happy to just give her one. A few more weeks whet by and the Spirit of the Suwannee show was coming up and I invited her to come up and I would show her around and introduce her to some other of my fellow collectors. She came up and I showed her around, noticing she kept asking me how you tell the difference between a land find and a water find but never thinking twice about it. Couple more weeks go by and she calls saying her boss had given her half a day off and she could come up and get a point. I told her just drive to my house and I would show her my collection and find a point that would work for her. She brought over a very nice project board and a text book she said she was using to teach the class. I gave her a very nice point, one I had turned down offers to sale because I really thought I was doing something nice. She seemed really happy and went on her way...two weeks later I was arrested at work and fired on the spot, issued a search warrent on my house to which they took my computer, kayak, every artifact book I had and my entire collection of artifacts that took me 15 years to acquire as well as my bottle collection. The 'teacher" was and under cover agent of the DEP and was wired at the show as well as at my house. Getting me on tape telling her what beach the arrowhead was found on. I have 5 misdemeanor charges as well as 5 felony charges against me right now including the felony charge of trafficking stolen state property for the arrowhead i GAVE her. I have about lost all faith in our government. Hope this story can help others as well and bring me some help in my case to find these people who think we work for them instead of the other way around."

Archaeology and archaeologists are behind this kind of non-sense.

source:
Archaeology Is Threatening Metal Detecting,

self righteous individuals think they are better and smarter than everyone else. I will personally sign any petition preventing further hording by the so called Gov. and the Preservation of this Hobby.
Just remember the Gov. is made of people dont lose sight of this, it isnt just a word(Goverment). It is Culture wars between two or more agenda!
Im sure the majority of you'all know of these kinds of invasions- Im not real sure, but if that had happened to me i would have had; a complete melt down and would have gotten into much more trouble at this point.

However, I try to remind myself, that these are lonely lost people, bent on earning there way to heaven. The others are just plain greedy!
to be fair, yes there always bad apples causing trouble..however this is the case in anything.. I think they need to do away with the NFL because Mike Vick or Baseball , because Barry Bonds.

( in my Opinion, SMC )

[IronClad]

OUCH !!! Sometimes it just doesn't pay to be nice. Another instance about who you talk to and what you say. Ya never know who's listening.

Archaeologists.....You don't want to get me started about these clowns. I've locked horns with a couple of them over my Indian Artifact collection.

[gordiesgirl]

OMG, I am so sorry that happened to you. What a story, Thanks for sharing.:santa1:

[grasshopper]

that is just rediculous in my opinion. i dont even see how it can be considered stolen property from the government.

[Captain]

Originally Posted by gordiesgirl

OMG, I am so sorry that happened to you. What a story, Thanks for sharing.:santa1:

No mam- Didnt happen to me.. Thankfully if it hada- I wouldnt be able to type about it... for Id be in jail or the looney pen. I hope he had pleanty of support..
although I had a House Fire, My land lord burnd my home down. I lost everything that ever ment anything to me in my life. Everything every item except my car and the stuff in it.

that was Ruff! I think it be close to the same feeling.
o0o the Land Lord was 56 and went to Jail for 15yrs for Insurance fraud and arson.
thats why I able to freely type today.

[Captain]

I know yell all remember the guy the did the GOLD prospecting Show.. it still on TV in some places..
Him and another well know guy in Alabama, Selma was scuba diving on a sunken ship in a lake or river.. Ill have to find the article... They were cold Busted by half the historical society. I look for it and post it up..
I wrote them in support.
ok here it is:

AUCRAP

GOOD NEWS for a change:
Success They had it repealed... Yay!
g0 daddy - G0...

[dougdann]

It would be nice to put all that effort into real crime and criminals.

Not an average good person enjoying himself.

I've said it once and will say it again.
Alot of this stuff was lost by people like us and should found and enjoyed by people like us.
Gov. and archaeoloigst should not have exclusive rights on these items.

Alot of us care and want to preserve and history as mauch as or more than the archaeologist. With the computer age, our knowledge is immense. knowledge and care isn't limited to the Archaeologist.

Oh well. I have tendency to want to rant when I see stories like that.


Happy Hunting,

Doug

[creekrat]

i can see protecting burial grounds and etc ,but for a arrow head a piece of flint someone has dropped,dang crazy people with little to do world,got to watch what you post on this rascal guess big brother still watching huh.....creek

[The TINMAN]

Hmmmm lets see, Archeoligist and the Govt. Hmmmm 3,600 treaties and not one was kept, Hmmmm who Took who's land so who are the real thieves and hoarding stolen property ? All about GREED !!!!!!!

['E']

That is absolutely CRAZY, what we find should be ours to keep, so long as we respect burial grounds, etc, those kinds of stories always get my blood boiling!!