The law and the jungle

I did a post last week about a hysterical rant some columnist did about Indiana's new self-defense law in which he made the highly misleading claim that it amounts to open season on cops. That misleadding characterization has now showed up at several news outlets. But at least one critic is willing to take them to task:

I don't know who said it (I think I've seen it attributed both to Emily Dickinson and Gertrude Stein), so let's just credit it to Anonymous: It’s not true that life is one damn thing after another. It is the same damn thing over and over again. I was going to start this post with, "There they go again," but in reality it's just a continuation of what they've always done:

Hey, what about the !@#$%^& First Amendment?

The residents of Middleborough, Mass., are tired of foul language, so they're decided to do what many parents do -- implement a swear jar.

According to the Associated Press, residents voted 183 to 50 in favour of a proposal by the police chief to impose a $20 fine on cursing in public.

Oh, good lord:

Police across Indiana are calling on lawmakers to beef up a new state law that bars texting while driving so that it covers all activities that can distract motorists behind the wheel.

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Wow -- just like in the movies: "Suspected Indiana serial killer confesses mrders to local newspaper"

NEW ALBANY, Ind. -- An Indiana man accused of killing three women has confessed to a newspaper.

So, members of Congress are talking to TSA witnesses, and, as hard as it might be to believe, the common sense is coming from Congress:

You remember how reality TV star Amber Postwood of "16 and Pregnant" and "Teen Mom" was arrested when one of the episodes showed here slapping, choking and kicking the rather of her daughter while the child was present. Now she has violated probation and is in jail, and she says it was on purpose:

A former reality TV star from Indiana who is now in prison said in a jailhouse interview with ABC News that she chose to go to jail in hopes that it will straighten out her life.

No thick-headed cluelessness here, no siree:

An Indiana teenager who had sex with her high school volleyball coach knew what she was doing and assumed all risk, according to court documents the school district filed this week in response to an $18.7 million lawsuit filed by the girl’s family.

Hysterical, anti-gun bunk from Bloomberg columnist Mark Niquette:

Every time police Sgt. Joseph Hubbard stops a speeder or serves a search warrant, he says he worries that suspects assume they can open fire - without breaking the law.

Bit of an overreaction, wouldn't you say?