Two Upsetting Stories

The Baltimore Sun carried an article today about one of the most despicable crimes I'd heard of in a long time... A ring of theives, working as baggage handlers for the military at BWI, were stealing from the bags of soldiers deploying to Iraq. Police confiscated over 1,500 CDs and DVDs from the thieves, as well as laptop computers, video games, knives, and "small military items such as compasses." I can only hope nobody died because they deployed sans knife or compass.

If that doesn't get your ire up, how about this: The Tennessee Supreme Court ruled that victims of a drunk driver can sue a gas station that sold gas to an intoxicated man. Honestly, I can't remember the last time I saw an attendant at a gas station. Should gas station attendants now have the authority to conduct breathalyzer tests? And why can't we just place the blame exactly where it belongs -- on the drunk who decided to drive when he was too drunk to do so safely?

Sorry for ruining your Friday night....

Labels: alcohol, iraq, nanny state

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