In Vermont a woman was arrested and charged with staring at a police dog in a taunting/harassing manner.
Kelly Green, a public defender appointed by Vermont District Court in Orange County, to represent the woman, likened the act to giving a police officer the finger, apparently a form of expression protected by rights accorded under the First Amendment.
After watching a video of the incident, the State’s Attorney decided to drop all charges.
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Jun 16th, 2007 at 5:00 am
And so did the doggie have a problem with it all, John…
I need a holiday.
jb says: Hi Suzan. Real trauma involved, I imagine; and a life of crime.
Jun 16th, 2007 at 8:24 am
Hanging is too good for such behaviour. I hope the dog has fully recovered from this trauma.
jb says: Alas, no, Andrew. They say all initial counselling has failed. Deep therapy next.
Jun 17th, 2007 at 7:23 am
Ha-Ha, John! There’s no denying you have a real penchant for caustic wit. You’d be a winner at writing comic novels. Maybe you’ll review a few for us sometime.
jb says: I was just reading an interview with Kiran Desai. She reminds us: The best jokes come from very dark places.
Jun 21st, 2007 at 9:04 am
The best jokes come from very dark places.
Very darkly humorous John.
John