If you have eyes, you’ve no doubt noticed that skirts have gotten pretty short lately. Some schools, like Monroe High School in Ohio, are stemming the upward creep of the hemline by instituting dress codes. As reported by WLWT.com, skirts should be no shorter than 3 inches above the knee.…
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Mother Trucker! Homeowner’s Association Just Says “No”
By now probably everyone has heard of a few stupid homeowner’s association rules. But check this one out. Jim Greenwood lives in a suburb of Dallas, Texas called Frisco. More specifically, he lives in – hold your nose up, and speak nasally – Stonebriar Village. Now with his son just…
A Real “Career Criminal” – Who Gets Bail?
A 26-year-old man in Northern Ireland has 104 convictions. His crimes include, per The Belfast Telegraph, … a string of offences including burglary, theft, assault and other dishonesty type offences. And, per the police, “every single time he was granted bail he broke the conditions.” After a recent arrest, he…
Bad Doctor, Bad Boss
All doctors know that it is unethical, at a minimum, to have a sexual relationship with a patient. And that, at a minimum, there is an appearance of impropriety when a boss has a sexual relationship with a subordinate. Well, as reported by Radio New Zealand, a family doctor in…
Ignore Overdue Library Books At Your Peril
That’s what Heidi Dalibor, of Grafton, Wisconsin did. The result? After ignoring letters from the library and a court notice, per The News Graphic: Still, the last thing she expected was a knock on her door by Grafton police. “They showed me a warrant they had for my arrest,” said…
Condom Buyer’s Remorse?
Things must not be going well if you get to a place where you need to return a box of condoms for a refund. And, when the clerk won’t give you a refund, you call 911, claiming that you were robbed. As reported in the North Jersey Record, Kadien Jackson,…
Walking The Line, Sort Of
Hooters Girl Sues Hooters Over Contest
Okay, this not a new case, but it’s too wacky to omit on that basis. The waitresses at the Panama City Beach Hooters were told that whoever sold the most beer would get a new Toyota. As reported by the AP, [Hooters waitress Jodee] Berry, 27, won a beer sales…
Landlord Has Interesting Way Of Getting Attention of Delinquent Tenants
He crashed his Hummer into their – um, his – house! At about 2:30 a.m.! As reported by delawareonline: According to New Castle County police, the tenants, a 50-year-old man and his 53-year-old wife, awoke around 2:30 a.m. to a loud crash at their home on Lute Court in the…
Virginia Keeps Unconstitutional Laws On The Books
Though it certainly wouldn’t be the case, I guess not many legislators are eager to appear to be in favor of sodomy, flag-burning, cohabitation, or unmarried couples having sex. That’s probably why, per the Virginian-Pilot: The state code [still] declares it illegal for unmarried couples to have sex. Cohabitation, sodomy…