Assorted Stupidity

Assorted Stupidity #87

In this edition: Is “Trump supporter” a protected class? Also, good news for hovering moose hunters, bad news for one regular squirrel hunter, and Maryland reconsiders its state song.


Assorted Stupidity #86

In this edition: gnome-endangerment charges, Batmobile copyright issues, and further confirmation that the First Amendment protects the right to swear at authority.


Assorted Stupidity #85

In this edition: meerkat expert wins on appeal, woman allegedly launched from commode, criminals with GPS issues, and yet another person who shouldn’t talk to the press.


Assorted Stupidity #84

In this edition: the return of Beezow; a 50,000-volt penalty for talking in court; the South Carolina Legislature wastes some (more) time, and a defense to remember.


Assorted Stupidity #83

In this edition: Twitter crime, logo revision, autolitigation, and yet more security panic.


Assorted Stupidity #82

In this edition: DUI lawyer demonstrates what not to do, inmate sues for being allowed to escape, and poor planning leads to bigamy arrest. Also, your word of the day is “hibernaculum.”


Assorted Stupidity #81

In this edition: the schooling of a brain thief, criticism of the Secret Service, and another win for the Thought It Was a Giant Panda defense.


Assorted Stupidity #80

In this edition: yet another Bieber-related crime, the TSA at “work,” a lawyer’s argument about stirrups, and one surprisingly easy way to foil a bank robbery.


Assorted Stupidity #79

According to Travel Sentry, Inc., it “creates and manages standards that improve travel security” in cooperation with agencies like the TSA. It doesn’t make luggage locks, but locks made to its standards are “officially recognized and accepted” by the agencies….


Assorted Stupidity #78

Number of lawsuits filed during 2014 in the U.S. District Court in Tucson: 3,772. Number of those lawsuits filed by Dale Maisano: 2,995 (79.4 percent). Number of lawsuits Maisano has filed in the District of Tennessee: over 1,800. Most lawsuits…