Just one more thing to worry about

An autistic eleven-year-old in Virginia had criminal charges filed against him for..wait for it...kicking a trash can in school (disorderly conduct).  A few weeks later, after another minor incident (seriously--not waiting until the other kids had left class), the school principal sent the same officer to the classroom, and the officer proceeded to handcuff and arrest the young man, who attempted to push the officer away as he did.  This time he was charged with felony assault of a police officer.

I fully realize I'm a bit more sensitive to this because I have a ten-year-old with ADHD and impulsivity/anger management issues, but what exactly in the fuck are they putting in the water in Virginia that has caused a massive outbreak of stupid?  He's eleven-years-old for fuck's sake, and a school principal, a police officer, and a judge signed off on these actions against a little boy.

Man, I think I'll bypass Virginia on any future east coast trips.  Not exactly sure where their water supply comes from, but no since taking any chances--there's already enough dumbasses in the United States.

And as the above proves, Virginia already has its fair share.

Peace,
emaycee

Exceptionally bad

In light of a report from the University of Michigan (go Blue!) which shows that in 2014 one American was exonerated from a wrongful conviction every three days, shouldn't it be incumbent on our legislatures to pass laws requiring the termination (at the very least) of public servants involved in such cases?

I mean, for fuck's sake, the rest of us can get fired for much milder screw-ups than sending some poor bastard to prison for forty years for a crime he didn't commit.

Peace,
emaycee