ANGOLA, Ind. (AP) — A naked man driving along the Indiana Toll Road was arrested and charged because his lewd conduct distracted other motorists, police said.
"No, Martha, I don't think I missed the exit. Why don't you get out the map and . . .Oh! My! God! Don't look! Don't look!"
I missed this the first time around in late July, but somebody else in the blogosphere linked to it, an editorial in the Indianapolis Star, which, once upon a time, was honestly conservative.
I'm guessing that anything that's less of a hassle for police will be more of a hassle for us:
Getting a traffic ticket in Indiana will soon become a little less of a hassle, at least as far as police are concerned.
-- Quatrain XI of the "Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam ," translation by Edward Fitzgerald, 5th edition
I love the kitchen, so I'll bake the bread. You bring the poems and find us a tree to sit under. But we have Circuit Judge John D. Tinder to thank for the better wine selection:
Boy, you can wait your whole life for an opening paragraph like this:
Indiana State Police arrested a Chicago man Wednesday afternoon after he was found driving completely nude and masturbating on the Indiana Toll Road.
A homeless man in Indianapolis is suing because police chased him away from Monument Circle:
It's not clear whether the action was part of a recent police crackdown on the homeless Downtown.
So, Geoff Paddock is one of the people who don't get their reminders to renew their license plates. He forgets and is issued a ticket. He complains to the BMV and is told, well, it was one of our computer glitches, and it's just a courtesy anyway, so quit yer whinin'. Paddock isn't buying it:
“But it's more than a courtesy. License fees are a tax, and the least the state can do is to mail notices in a timely manner.”
Can you imagine being one of these 191 people, knowing you've been charged with something and worrying for eight or nine years when they're going to come and drag you into court?
The Johnson County prosecutor today announced the dismissal of misdemeanor criminal charges against 191 defendants whose files were submitted to the Greenwood City Court in 1998 and 1999 but were apparently hidden by a former court employee.
Today's quiz: What distinction does the Indiana Supreme Court have?
Answer: It's the only state high court without a woman.
This will matter to those who think women still aren't getting a fair shake in certain areas. Of course, having a representative on every state Supreme Court but one has to be seen as progress, even if it seems to make Indiana a little backwards.
Are women really that dumb? "Oooh, what a pretty package! I must have it, so I will start smoking!"
Sleek packaging, pretty colors and rosy images reach out to female consumers from pages of a magazine. Their allure is not unusual for businesses seeking to attract customers. But in this case, the image portrayed is a mirage and the purchases could be deadly to any woman who doesn't read between the lines.
You see, the product advertised is a brand of cigarettes.
