From flooded Iowa, the story of a man nearly run down in the crosswalk by a housing inspector, who yelled at him, "I don't have to slow down, I'm with FEMA!" and proceeded to beat him with a golf club.
Remember when we were a nation of laws, not men? When your position didn't entitle you to run the peons down in the street?
Well -- the FEMA man's in jail now, it's true. But the attitude -- well, that's probably here to stay.
From Houston, Texas, the story of a 17-year-old kid who called a rival school from a school bus and threatened to open fire (isn't that a right granted in the Texas constitution anyway?), only to be sentenced to 8 years in prison for terrorism. No word on the boy's skin color, but I've got my private theory.
The school is fine with it, saying, "We now live in a time where safety is of paramount concern." Apparently civil rights, common sense, and just plain human decency aren't.
The Human Rights Tribune informs us today that the United States has quit the UN Human Rights Council.
I'm trying to come up with some snarky comment on this, but you know? The headline just says everything that needs to be said.
