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Title: Screw all the world events now.. THIS IS TRAGIC!
Post by: AllPurposeAtheist on September 20, 2014, 10:29:48 AM
Mom, daughter charged in genitalia-image-in-grass prank!

QuoteIt may have been intended as a prank, but what happened at a football field last month in Monroe County led to criminal charges.

Grass killer was used to leave the shape of a penis spanning the length of the Bedford Senior High School field on Aug. 30. Now three people from Bedford Townshipâ€" a 50-year-old woman, her 16-year-old daughter and a 17-year-old â€"face a felony charge of malicious destruction of turf or soil.
http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2014/09/19/grass-killer-penis-football-field-charges/15916989/

Hey, I never claimed it was genius.. but is kind of funny..
Title: Re: Screw all the world events now.. THIS IS TRAGIC!
Post by: stromboli on September 20, 2014, 11:15:12 AM
If these women claim they are Wiccans and the penis was a fertility symbol, the SCOTUS Hobby Lobby decision might be brought into play.

LA LIBERTAD DE RELIGIOSA, MI AMIGO!  :biggrin:
Title: Re: Screw all the world events now.. THIS IS TRAGIC!
Post by: SGOS on September 20, 2014, 11:45:36 AM
Malicious destruction of turf or soil; Is that significantly more heinous than say... vandalism?
Title: Re: Screw all the world events now.. THIS IS TRAGIC!
Post by: Hydra009 on September 20, 2014, 12:15:09 PM
Quote from: SGOS on September 20, 2014, 11:45:36 AM
Malicious destruction of turf or soil; Is that significantly more heinous than say... vandalism?
Yeah, I'm a little lost on why that's a felony.  Seems a bit overkill.
Title: Re: Screw all the world events now.. THIS IS TRAGIC!
Post by: Solitary on September 20, 2014, 12:22:07 PM
 :rotflmao: What they did is hilarious to me, but a felony?  I'm curious that if they had made a cross it would be a felony also. 
Title: Re: Screw all the world events now.. THIS IS TRAGIC!
Post by: Gawdzilla Sama on September 20, 2014, 12:27:00 PM
Quote from: SGOS on September 20, 2014, 11:45:36 AM
Malicious destruction of turf or soil; Is that significantly more heinous than say... vandalism?
How were hyenas involved?
Title: Re: Screw all the world events now.. THIS IS TRAGIC!
Post by: AllPurposeAtheist on September 20, 2014, 01:13:16 PM
I wonder...Were there actually lawmakers sitting around one day thinking, "You know..we need a law called felony malicious destruction of turf....and toss in soil while we're at it.." ?
Title: Re: Screw all the world events now.. THIS IS TRAGIC!
Post by: Munch on September 20, 2014, 01:31:15 PM
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Title: Re: Screw all the world events now.. THIS IS TRAGIC!
Post by: AllPurposeAtheist on September 20, 2014, 03:34:45 PM
Quote from: Solitary on September 20, 2014, 12:22:07 PM
:rotflmao: What they did is hilarious to me, but a felony?  I'm curious that if they had made a cross it would be a felony also. 
They would have pinned a metal on them and said, "You're our girls!"
Title: Re: Screw all the world events now.. THIS IS TRAGIC!
Post by: Shiranu on September 20, 2014, 03:53:16 PM
From what I hear that pitch is pretty damn expensive, much more-so than having to clean graffiti off a wall or fix a broken window.

I still wouldn't call it a felony (therefor comparing it to arson level of damage), but it is definitely up there in terms of damage done. I can see where they are coming from.
Title: Re: Screw all the world events now.. THIS IS TRAGIC!
Post by: AllPurposeAtheist on September 20, 2014, 10:02:00 PM
Did you know that grass grows back eventually?
Title: Re: Screw all the world events now.. THIS IS TRAGIC!
Post by: doorknob on September 21, 2014, 10:40:19 AM
Same as vandalism. the punishment is overkill.