@BlocKade-Crypto 5 April 2020 more from that month

Free Tiger King, Free Ross...

US Incarceration and Wild Cats **Let's just say it: TigerKing is PeakAmerica. You've got a flamboyant gun-loving, tiger-lovin, guy-lovin, Libertarian cowboy from Oklahoma.** I can't help but think that non-Americans who've never been here think the whole country is like this. In some respects, they're probably not wrong. One thing is for sure, **Tiger King lives up to the hype.** I think it's the first docu-series I plan to re-watch. Spoiler Alert: If you haven't watched it, I give away some of the story. HODL. In the end, the TigerKing goes down. He ends up in prison for attempted murder. They say he hired a hitman to kill Carole Baskin, his big cat nemesis. The evidence in the docu-series, and in court, was very flimsy and weak imo. The Govt. threatened all his friends and said "It's team Govt. or Team Joe Exotic." **When threatened by the state, most people capitulate.**

Honestly, Joe Exotic is no saint. But should he really spend 2+ decades in jail because he hates Carole Baskin? **Who says "I'm going to kill Carol Fuckin' Baskin" 100's of times, on camera, and then actually goes through with it?** I'm very much of the mindset that people shouldn't go to jail for victim-less crimes...and hating someone isn't a crime. Maybe give him a slap on the wrist for the animal stuff, which may have been inhumane. **Putting Joe Exotic in a cage longer than he encaged those animals is just as inhumane, if not more so.** If he lives long enough, he'll get out in 2041, age 78. Free Ross and reform the "Justice System" When I watched the finale, I thought about how bad I felt for Joe. I also thought about how bad I feel for all the other people who have been unjustly incarcerated. **How do you go to jail for consuming or smoking a plant?** Millions already have been. In some countries, you can be executed for it. It also made me think about Ross's incarceration. **He was imprisoned for running a website.** He got life in prison w/o a possibility of parole. The appeals processes have seemed to run their course, but please sign the petition if you haven't yet. https://freeross.org/

Closing Thoughts I saw Lyn Ross give a presentation and met Ross' sister at a booth they had set up at  BTC-Miami. They did (and are doing) a great job fighting for Ross, which is great. Sadly, many people don't have friends and family who are willing/able to take on the govt. Appreciate your freedom if you still have it. **A tiny cage is no place for tigers...or human beings.**