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| English: A Folsom Point — from the Paleo-indian Lithic stage Folsom tradition. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
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| English: The Seal of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation. For more information, see here. Español: El escudo del Buró Federal de Investigaciones (FBI). Para obtener más información, véase aquí (Inglés). (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
Old coins,Fossils of long dead things turned to stone.These were not valuable to anyone short of the possesor.The finds took time and were called finders keepers by we children.I know folks that still had many tiny proofs of thier childhoods momentos to show off to anyone interested.
Can you imagine staring out as a child collector and growing your collection as you traveled as an adult.I would imagine as an adult you would find sharing with others a thrill to see their faces when looking at your precious collection that represent a lifetime of collecting.
Think of all that,which you could find that those sharing would never have been able to see throughout their own lifetimes.It would to my own experience be a stunning opportunity to many grow in my knowledge of this worlds history.But perhaps that is just me and my intense search for knowledge I have yet to learn..
Now with the above in mind flash ahead in this collectors life of collecting and sharing this collection with others in a small 6000 population town in Illinois for the next 8 decades.You have taken people on tours of your collection when asked explaining all you have learned about your precious collection of your life.You do not have any dope to sell.You are not asking for people to bring you stolen goods to sell on the black market.You don't even compete with museums and Galleries that have in centuries past pilfered ancient cites and justified the documented pillaging.You just bought things that were of interest to you during a long lifetime to share with others for enjoyment.No one was murdered,addicted with killer drugs,no one was injured.It was just for entertainment of a small town in Indiana.
The FBI Raided this 91year old mans home and grabbed his entire collection of artifacts that were the result of his life's travels.There is not laws that were suspected of being broken by this man.They are however examining all the artifacts to see if they can hang a charge of transporting illegal artifacts into the USA.Those snatched collections also include everything the old man had.It is all to be cataloged and inventoried for possible charges on this poor old man.
I wonder when the law started Saying that anyone suspected of doing something is raided and then probed till a criminal act is found.I wonder when the law was changed and perverted to read that you are not presumed Innocent til proven guilty.I wonder further when the FBI would wait til this man was 91years old to confiscate his worldly goods.The "Artifacts" that were grabbed have been on display
by this man for many years.They only needed to ask and I bet he would gladly have given them a tour.
Now he has lost his lifetime collection that had meaning to a man in the very elder years of life.
The Government has once more Caught a suspected and not so dangerous criminal mastermind in the act of......growing old with his beloved collection of old stuff.What a wonderful late life memory this will leave this old man and the small Illinois town where he share the wonders of his harmless collection of old stuff.
You may wonder what will become of his treasures.Well another law made about 1989 0r so told other governments that unless the collectors were "Authorized Individuals"(legitimized Raiders,Those backed by political money)"Then it is to be considered as contraband. The old mans collection will be inventoried and sent back to the proper country of origin.
That in mind,When do we start emptying the worlds Museums and returning those artifacts to the country of origin? I think it is the only fair thing to do in this case.We would not want A deal like the fellow who found a Male statue on the oceans beach which was really ancient.Upon trying to claim salvage right,THAT government also hijacked the priceless statue lost for centuries..That was not the USA.....but it does sound terribly familiar in the comparison,doesn't it?
So if little Johnnie or Little Salli Sue has a collection of fossils or Arrowheads stashed up there in the bedroom,find a different type of collection immediately.Perhaps a more productive collection of pot seeds would be an interesting collection.They will soon be legal in in many states and are suddenly less likely to have the FBI and others kicking in the door.But whatever you do,get rid of those illegal arrowheads,Snake skins and any souvenirs that the kids bought overseas or in a border country as a keepsake.They may be importing an Artifact much convented by law enforcement.
Since when do WE THE PEOPLE have to explain ourselves to "other countries museums???
Where is the explanation to our own Native Americans with many of their ancestors remains stuffed into drawers in the archives of established museums.When will the law enforcement return those "artifacts"to the sovereign countries of origin.Hune ta Hay ya....!Spelling may be wrong,Thought is not.
The world is changing in minutes and seconds,in heartbeats,Don't be left behind.
Please note: I do believe in searching for the past as long as it is for ALL those who wish to explore the past.It just cuts me deep when ANY government exerts it muscle to hammer on a person who has not done anything but stumbled on a good thing that makes their life happier.It just is not right.
Till next time dear readers,stay strong and persist.
RJP
