Jailed Amish buggy drivers appeal Kentucky conviction

Ten Amish men jailed in Kentucky for refusing to put fluorescent orange safety triangles on their horse-drawn buggies have appealed their convictions moncler parkas , saying the requirement contradicts their religious beliefs, their lawyer said on Friday.

The men, in an appeal to the state Supreme Court, said they should not be required to display the reflective symbol because their beliefs "require them to avoid displays of loud colors moncler jackets ," according to a brief filed on their behalf.

Nine of the men, all members of the Old Order Swartzentruber Amish, were jailed in western Kentucky on Thursday for refusing to pay fines after they were convicted of breaking the state law.

All nine remained in custody on Friday moncler vest, according to William Sharp, the American Civil Liberties Union attorney representing the men in their appeal, which was filed on Thursday.

The 10th man, who was convicted and ordered jailed after failing to pay his fines, will report for jail in Graves County, Kentucky, on Monday moncler coats, Sharp said.

It is the second time in four months that Swartzentruber community members have been jailed in Graves County for refusing to pay fines.

In September moncler outlet, eight other members of the community were briefly jailed, and the ACLU said several other Kentucky counties have summoned Swartzentruber community members into court for driving buggies without the safety triangles.

The Swartzentrubers broke away from the mainstream Amish community in 1913. Other Amish groups in Kentucky do comply with the requirements to display the safety signs on the rear of their buggies.