Jennifer Moody

Did I mention I’m upset about Oregon’s new hands-free cell phone law? Here’s another reason I’m upset.

I’m sorry, but can this law get any more idiotic?

Jennifer Moody makes the following observations in the wake of Civil War 113:

So here’s the situation: You’re notified (for the sixth time, mind you, but we’ll leave that out of the discussion) you must report for jury duty.

Here is the case they present:

The defendant has been accused of Criminal Trespass II, the act of entering or remaining, unlawfully, somewhere he’s not supposed to be. He is innocent until proven guilty and the burden of proof is on the city to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he is guilty.

Photographer Jesse Skoubo and I had cooked up a nefarious plot last evening to unveil to the world the unbelievable back-to-school shopping choices in the mid-valley. Our weapon? The most controversial photo we could think of: a mom and a kindergartner in the paper-and-pencil aisle of some office-supply giant.

Yes, I admit it! We intended to show, for good and all, that the new school supply lists are here! That shelves are practically overflowing with highlighter pens and protractors! That people are – wait for it – buying crayons!