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[Brownbear]

Thought I'd start a new thread basically to identify what I feel are examples of "Idiocracy" within today's society.  Example #1:

http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/07/23/homeowner-secedes-from-lima.html?sid=101

Homeowner 'secedes' from Lima; judge doesn't buy it
Man claims to form own Indian reservation in property-maintenance dispute
Friday, July 23, 2010  08:59 AM
By Bob Blake

THE LIMA NEWS
LIMA, Ohio -- William Bowersock maintains he's fighting for the little guy. The city of Lima maintains he's shirking his responsibility as a property owner. A judge yesterday agreed with the city.

Judge Richard Warren told Bowersock he has 30 days to abate two properties on Lakewood Avenue the city calls a nuisance. The order comes after the city filed a motion for declaratory judgment and to abate a public nuisance in March after saying Bowersock failed to maintain his properties at 1806 and 1808 Lakewood Ave. for more than a decade.

The city began receiving complaints about Bowersock's property in the early 1990s and has issued him a succession of orders over the years.

But Bowersock says Lima has no authority to enforce property code regulations on his properties. According to Bowersock, he's an American Indian on his mother's side of the family. Based on that assertion, Bowersock said he seceded from the city, county and state and formed his own Indian reservation.

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"I just think what they're doing is prejudiced. I have no objection to doing my part to make this look clean here," Bowersock said. "I do my best, though. As far as shirking my duties, I want to be a good citizen and I am a good citizen. This is terrible on the records to put down that I'm a public nuisance and I object to that."

Bowersock said he thinks the city is singling him out and using selective enforcement of property codes to "harass" him.

"I absolutely do," Bowersock said. "I'm probably No. 1 on their list."

Warren said he's concerned about protecting not only the city's rights and Bowersock's, but also those of his neighbors.

"The record would show that there's been numerous opportunities, years for Mr. Bowersock to abate the problems at his particular residence," Warren said. "The court finds in this instance the city of Lima has been more than reasonable in attempting to work with Mr. Bowersock to abate the nuisance without success."

If Bowersock fails to abate the problems, Warren said the court would appoint a receiver for the properties to handle the abatement.

[Cetansapa]

Never underestimate the power of stupid.

[Brownbear]

http://64.38.12.138/News/2010/020971.asp

Is it really 2010?

Elderly man still riding on horse in parade, painted as an 'Indian'
Thursday, July 29, 2010

Fred Muzi, 79, continues to paint his skin with red, don a headdress and ride a horse during the annual Fourth of July parade in Needham, Massachusetts.

Muzi said he bought his headdress at a national park in Colorado. He said he knows some Indian people who aren't bothered by his display.

“I try to be authentic as possible,” Muzi told The Boston Globe. “If the crowd didn’t like me, I certainly wouldn’t be there.”

Others don't see it that way. Emily Rothman, who recently moved to Needham with her family, was appalled when she saw the pale face in red paint.

“We do know this is a tradition many people in Needham enjoy and find harmless, and it does seem like Mr. Muzi has the best intention,” Rothman told the paper. “However, when people paint their skin to look like individuals of another race for entertainment purposes, it’s off base.”