Yes, sir. They’re tackling the big problems in Victoria, Australia. Here are a few recently enacted laws: In Bass Coast shire, families were shocked to learn they needed a $100 permit for children to camp in their own back yards. Geelong residents can be fined for feeding ducks or throwing…
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Crazy Domains Ad With Pam Anderson Banned – Too Much Skin?
This ad was banned by Australia’s Advertising Standards Bureau after viewer complaints. I’m with Gavin Collins, the managing director of Crazy Domains. He blamed “feminist bloggers” for stirring up the controversy and is fighting the ban.
Getting Rid Of A Stupid Law?
The Juice won’t take all the credit. But … it has been reported that the South Carolina legislature is considering repealing an insane law requiring subversives to register with the state (and pay a $5 fee!) “… since bloggers picked up on it …” Here’s The Juice’s post on this…
If You Aren’t Married – Keep Your Distance
Check this out, from The New Straits Times (Malaysia): SEBERANG JAYA: A 35-year-old man involved in alleged khalwat (close proximity) found himself stuck on the roof of a house before he was arrested. The man had earlier tried to evade a raid by the state Religious Affairs Department by jumping…
Could A Doctor Really Continue Practicing After All This?
If you or I ever try to pull the shit that Tennessee doctor Robert E. Grindstaff admitted to doing, fuhgeddaboudit. While he was in the hospital, here’s what went down, per The Kingsport Times-News: [from August 3 through September 8] unlicensed personnel at Grindstaff’s Pinecrest Family Practice in Johnson City…
Talk About Patience …
</a Sounds like something from a movie. Wait, it was in a movie … As reported by The Mirror: A woman tunnelled out of jail using a spoon. The attractive un-named 35-year-old – doing 18 years for trying to murder her sister-in-law – was called “a dish” by local newspapers.…
Starbucks, Or Bikini Bottoms Espresso Stand?
Pasties were booked into evidence – for real. The Juice is confident you can see where this post is going. So, here are your choices: Starbucks, where the baristas are fully clothed, or Bikini Bottoms Espresso Stand, where the baristas wear bikinis and … pasties. Exactly. Looks like the folks…
So, You Think You’re Job Is Bad?
The Juice suggests that you think again. You are not a “manual scavenger.” As described by writer Sunil Kuksal: The term ‘manual scavenging’ describes the daily work of manually cleaning and removing human feces from dry (non-flush) latrines across India. Workers, mostly women and young boys, are also referred to…
This Is What You To Do A Sock Thief?
That’s probably what Mr. James Dowdy is thinking. Per the Belleville News-Democrat: In 1993, Dowdy received a three-year-prison sentence for attempted burglary after police caught him with a bag of stolen socks. Damn. Three years for that? But wait … [In 1997] … Dowdy was sentenced to six-years in prison…
South Carolina Requires “Subversives” To Register – Really
Who do you think would be the last group of folks to tell the government that they are subversives? Maybe subversives? Well sir, the legislature in South Carolina was of a different mind, because they enacted the “Subversive Activities Registration Act.” Honestly. Per the act: For the purposes of this…