Scared of the Amish

Seems pretty straight forward

Ronald E. Piester, director of the state division of code enforcement, said the requirements are clear: one- or two-family homes must have smoke detectors under the New York state building code.

He said state officials appreciate that code enforcement might be a sensitive issue, particularly where religion is involved, but added that local officers are expected "to rigidly enforce the code."

Except to the guy who has to do something about it

In Jefferson County, where officials estimate some 100 Amish reside, there has been a greater reluctance on the part of local code enforcement officers to prosecute them.

Instead, local officers say they are waiting to see both how the Morristown case concludes and whether state officials will step in to resolve the issue.

"It's a state problem," said Michael L. Kieff, Jefferson County senior code enforcement officer. "It should be addressed in Albany and applied everywhere in the state."

Mr. Kieff, like other local enforcement officers, said he has no desire to put Amish residents in jail or take them to court over code enforcement issues like smoke detectors.

These guys are scared shit less of the Amish! Just fucking, throw them the hell in jail if they violate the law! Ya know, we're not bashful about throwing our other fellow citizens behind bars, when they get ver hutzt mit dee ordnung. What the fuck, why be prejudiced against the Amish? Let's let them in on this great American privilege!