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< 1925.



We are often not without reason podhihikivaem over completely insane (at least from the standpoint of the present day) by the laws of many countries. America in this sense gives ground very fertile. But. Here in fact what trick: you can purely neighing "of morons", at the same time to please his uncommon intelligence, which is certainly not on your nelly not merged into the floor, and you can fuck on this very badsome gesheft.
For example, July 10, 1925 in Dayton, Tennessee, from the filing pharmacist Fred Robinson started the process, later called the monkey. At that time, Darwin's theory was banned from teaching in 15 states, including in the above. The essence of the law - nefig doubt the divine creation of man. For a sin. Incriminate these things act was the coach of the school football team, John Scopes. Which side? And he substituted periodically teacher of biology and, therefore, tempted the immature brains of Darwinian heresy. Like the obscurantism of the purest water.
And now a little economy. Stunted, unremarkable town whose economy falls down and knocks people out of it faster than the time to recover naturally.
Mentioned in the paragraph above, Fred Robinson dude cunning and enterprising. We must do Shoto - or blame, or some no scam stir. And he gives birth to a brilliant plan - Bender applauds standing, Ocean hiccup with friends and smoking. It offers Scopes perform defendant, assuring that there will be no harm okromya huge benefit.
And the process has begun.
By the process attracted the color of advocacy and journalism of the time. Before the trial was held in Dayton festivities - you purely carnival. The streets are decorated with banners, a chimpanzee who reportedly had to testify during the trial, participated in performances on the main street. On the day of trial in the hall gathered nearly a thousand people, journalists have established equipment to transmit radio listeners news live from the courtroom.
Guilty waiting for a fine of 100 to 500 dollars.
The defense team tried to attract even HG Wells, but he declined the invitation because he was not familiar with the proceedings even in Britain, not to mention the United States.
As a result, in Daytona court sentenced to a hundred Scopes. His lawyers have filed an appeal. The Supreme Court of Tennessee did not recognize the rightness Scopes, however, overturned the conviction on technical grounds: the jury did not specify the size of the penalty, and the judge could not make a fine of more than $ 50, while the act of Butler (the same law prohibiting teaching incongruous theories) required a fine of not less than $ 100.
As far as a result of this tumultuous process enriched the city treasury, and how much revenue collected pharmacist Robinson, history is silent, but it is hard with the coach became friends ...