Stupid Crimes That Shouldn't Be Crimes

News Flash: There is no more violent crime in Mexico City. Because there are no crimes like rape, murder, or child molestation to fill up the dockets, prosecutors have gone in search of crimes committed by little old ladies. Prosecutors also have included diagnosing psychiatric conditions as part of their job description because they don't have enough work to keep them busy. Officials are investigating a "crime" committed by a woman who apparently couldn't let go of her husband after he died and kept him at her bedside for a year after his death. "Hiding a corpse" may be a crime, but it certainly doesn't sound like this family was "hiding" anything. After all, they didn't stuff the guy in the freezer, bury him in the basement floor, or brick him up in the fireplace. He died, apparently from natural causes, and his wife kept him in her bed - not very well hidden, I would think - until neighbors complained about the smell, and now the cry is "crime"? Whatever. My question for you, Mr. Attorney General: If the autopsy proves he died a natural death and you acknowledge that this woman is psychologically disturbed, do you really think locking her up in a nut house is going to make her better? She's old and probably demented; leave her alone, for piss' sake.

I am just disgusted by the crap in the news anymore. If news services took out all the garbage they spew to the public about celebrities and their own brand of stupidity (Britney, Paris, Lindsay, etc., ad nauseum), there would be a total of five stories in the news. One of them would be this story. A second would be about some asshole killing their kid after beating, torturing, and/or molesting them for years. Another would be about some food or medication recall (am I alone in noticing these seem to be increasing lately???). The other two would be about the mis-administration of the White House. Cheney is marketing hard for celebrity status alongside Paris and Britney, so fuck it, take those stories out, too. They're just fluff anyhow. We already know that no one who has the power to do anything will ever REALLY take action against what the Bush Administration has done to screw this country for years in the proverbial rectum without the benefit of a little Vaseline. The lawmakers in this country are too busy worrying about their next press appearance (our tax dollars hard at work to make sure it's a GOOD one), porking up spending projects (to benefit the lobbyists who contribute the most to their election campaigns), and ignoring the imminent demise of The United States (all the way from its democracy to the future well-being of it's constituents who put them there in the first place). Makes me sick.

Sorry I'm in such a pissy mood right now. I'm just tired of seeing shit in the news when there is so much more going on in the world that is actually IMPORTANT that never makes headlines.