In the latest case of karaoke rage, last week a Florida man reportedly knocked out an Applebee's manager who asked him to stop singing after other patrons complained. A local TV station reportedly filmed the man's arrest, during which he could be heard bragging about knocking the manager out with one punch. Dude, you were singing karaoke at Applebee's — it's a little late to portray yourself as a tough guy.
The other day someone got a ticket for tying a cat's leash to a rock; now you can't even yell at a cat without the cops getting involved. At least, not where the neighbors can hear. The man admitted he had been swearing loudly at the cat, but reminded officers that unlike the cat, he is "human." They gave the human a ticket for disorderly conduct anyway.
Groping a client will get you suspended, even if you were a member of the state bar's Character and Fitness Committee at the time. In fact, that seems to be an "aggravating circumstance."
JP Morgan won a case this week in which it had been sued by a trader who said his contract promised him 24 million rand per year (US $3.1 million). In yet another example of Why Typos Matter, the contract was missing a decimal point between the "2" and the "4." JP Morgan said the trader knew this was a mistake, but signed the new contract anyway, hoping to try his luck with a lawsuit. On Monday, a judge agreed and ordered plaintiff to pay £80,000 in costs (no decimal point).
How many tigers is too many? I guess it depends whether they live next door. According to Courthouse News, several plaintiffs in Kingston, Tennessee, are suing the neighboring "Tiger Haven," alleging that the 250+ big cats on the property are a bit of a nuisance. That many big cats generate a lot of big-cat waste, apparently, and then there's the "roaring, caterwauling, and fear of escape." (Plaintiffs are afraid, not the cats.) Plaintiffs would like $5 million and to have defendant "enjoined from acquiring any additional tigers."
For other people who kept pet tigers (just one each, though) under stupid circumstances, see here and here.
