Lamont Anderson was walking in Ocean County Park in Lakewood in March last year when he came upon an unusual find — a loaded machine gun.The government sure takes its monopoly of power serously, doesn't it? Would that We the People put a fraction of that jealous attention into guarding the public liberty...
Instead of notifying police, Anderson picked it up, put it in his waistband and went about his business, authorities said...
"You're lucky you weren't shot on the spot when they (the police) saw it in your waistband," [Superior Court Judge James N.Citta] told Anderson.
"It really is an act of stupidity," [Ocean County prosecutor John Foti] said to the judge, adding that a jail term might "get (Anderson's) attention."
Citta sentenced Anderson to 90 days in the Ocean County Jail and placed him on probation for three years.
Saturday, March 25, 2006