Since when did taking $15 worth of produce from a garbage can become a felony. Two members of the Rainbow Family were given 6 months in jail for stealing food from a dumpster behind a grocery store. They had faced felony charges.

Charle and Siller were charged with felony second-degree burglary and misdemeanor theft. As part of a plea agreement reached with Assistant District Attorney Kerry St. James, the men agreed to plead guilty to misdemeanor trespass in exchange for having the felony they were facing dismissed.

Now I’ve only ever heard of Steamboat Springs as a ski resort town. It’s a little early for skiing, but it could just be that the local bourgeoisie don’t want long haired maggot infested hippies digging through the trash.

Then again, there’s this:

Don Wirtshafter, an attorney in Ohio who represented many of the Rainbow Family members who were charged with crimes during the gathering in Routt County. . .

Maybe there is more to this than is being reported.