The law and the jungle

There goes France, out to the cutting edge again:

Ladies of Paris, you no longer have to fear arrest for wearing trousers in the French capital.

This is an issue that has bugged me for years:

Even knowing that the U.S. has the highest per capita rate of incarcerated individuals in the world, I found this stastistic startling:

Almost a quarter of the world’s prison population is locked up in one country: the United States.

I really wasn't going to comment on this, but it's been getting international attention, and now even the governor has weighed in:

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence has asked for a briefing on the case of the Connersville couple being prosecuted for illegally possessing a deer they rescued and tried to raise until it could be returned to the wild, but he said it appears conservation officers “acted appropriately.”

Blatant disregard for the First Amendment:

Solution in search of a problem:

(Indianapolis, Ind.) - Indiana lawmakers are again considering a constitutional amendment that would guarantee Hoosiers’ right to hunt.

 The proposed amendment earned statehouse approval two years ago. If it passes the legislature again this year, it would go to the ballot for Indiana voters to decide in 2014.

Oh, really?

San Diego Police Chief, William Lansdowne said in an interview that the implementation of new gun laws could allow for the disarming of Americans within a generation.

You go, girl! Er, well, hold on a sec . . .

Police in northwestern Indiana say a 16-year-old girl allegedly drove 60 miles to beat up another girl who spread rumors about her on Facebook.

When you first hear the proposal to let motorcycles but not cars sometimes ignore red lights, it seems like a really bad idea. But there's a reasonable rationale being offered:

A lawmaker who’s a motorcycle enthusiast wants to give motorcyclists the right to go through red lights after stopping at Indiana intersections in some situations.

Say you want to be a sperm donor but not on the hook for anything? It's a roll of the dice, pal. Here's the Indiana case:

MUNCIE, Ind. -- An appeals court ruled Tuesday that a man whose then-wife conceived two children using the sperm of a family friend must provide financial support for the youngsters.