ASHLAND — Twenty-six Amish who refused to pay their fines for violating a law that requires flashing lights on their buggies appeared in court on Friday.

Once there, Ashland Municipal Court Judge John Good ruled out the possibility of jail time for them and instead said he would impose liens on their real estate.

  • patrlim
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    124 months ago

    The Amish actually do use technology, but they can’t use it unless there’s no other alternative, for example word processing.

    Also, they tend to use Linux.

    • @bdonvr@thelemmy.club
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      234 months ago

      That’s a broad statement. Different sects and communities have different levels of what they consider acceptable.

    • partial_accumen
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      94 months ago

      Also, they tend to use Linux.

      I’m assuming only Gentoo, right? Compiling libraries you will never need is the height of decadence.

      • @azimir@lemmy.ml
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        34 months ago

        They use Linux From Scratch and build from source. Bring it on, OSS world! Total control.