Save Derek! Moonshiners Unite!
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This is my friend Derek. Hardworking father of three little girls: just a nice guy trying to do the best for his kids. He was arrested last Saturday morning for being a moonshiner. Because wearing dress slacks and shoes at 7am definitely says moonshine, right?
In case you don't know, you can make beer, wine, mead and hard cider at home - basically everything but liquor. Why? Because it's all about taxes and the government wants a lot of them. You can't even make it for your own consumption, like you can with the other adult beverages.
One call to the local sheriff by a vindictive (not) soon (enough)-ex-wife later, Derek spent the day in the San Diego County jail. If convicted, he's likely looking at fines of $10k for each charge (we're not even sure how many charges yet, which is just utterly ridiculous), plus legal fees. Seems a little extreme, don't you think? If you can help support Derek, we'd appreciate it! Anything we raise beyond what we need to cover Derek's legal fees/fines will go to helping get these archaic laws updated, through donations to groups like the Hobby Distiller's Association. Thanks for your help!
Organizer and beneficiary
Jeanne Runkle
Organizer
Scottsville, NY
Derek Kendzor
Beneficiary