Things that make you go.... WHAAAAA???

Here's a doozy of a story to get your head working today! I was going to just have it as the webpage of the day, but as the conversation over the article went on and on yesterday with some folks here at work, I figured it needed it's own dedicated day to discuss.

I stumbled across an article titled: Wisconsin Man convicted of sexually assaulting a dead deer gets MORE jail time. (insert Wisconsin joke here)

I'll give you a moment to let that thought sink in. And you MUST read the article to get the full effect - but here's some highlights:

• He was found guilty in April 2005 of felony mistreatment of an animal after he killed a horse with the intention of having sex with it. He was sentenced to 18 months in jail and two years of extended supervision on that charge as well as six years of probation for taking and driving a vehicle without the owner's consent.
• Hathaway had just been released from prison for killing the horse when the deer incident happened. He is appealing his conviction on the deer charge.

Mr. Bryan James Hathaway has issues (what's with these people with the initials B.J. always having issues?). So tell me, at what point in reading the article did your head explode? Hopefully it wasn't just in the headline... you don't get the full effect if you give up there. But then you read that he was already found guilty of KILLING A HORSE in order to have sex with it.... so that one may make your head hurt. Me, my head began hurting to hear that killing a horse with the desire to have sex with it is only an 18 month sentence. I would have thought 18 years, but that's just me. Or was it that he JUST got out of jail for the horse incident and was busted for this dear thing? But my FAVORITE part of this article was the last line: He is appealing his conviction on the deer charge.

What does one appeal in this case? Well I'm glad you asked. Seems that the Smoking Gun (not the X-Files version) already got a hold of this story and has some more details pertaining to the appeal. First off, the guy is only 21. 2nd, how many cases of "necrophilia bestiality" are there in the history of our judicial system? How do you treat this problem? Do you take him to a normal psychiatrist, or a veterinarian psychiatrist?

Page 3 of the photos is by far the highlight of today's blog. In Bryan James Hathaway's appeal from his lawyers: "The complaint fails to allege any facts that support the conclusion that Mr. Hathaway committed an act of sexual gratification with an animal. According to the complaint, Mr. Hathaway had sex with a dead dear. The statute does not prohibit one from having sex with a carcass."

STOP - nevermind the fact that "deer" was misspelled by the lawyers, I don't care which definition they use (which follows in the appeal report), sex with a carcass is still NOT GOOD! So to take this one step further, the lawyers bring in the longly debated ethical question of death.... 3rd paragraph on page 3:

In addition, defining animal to include carcasses would lead to absurd results. At what point of decompose would the carcass cease being an animal? Would picked-over skeletal remains still meet the definition? At death, an animal ceases to be an animal [this part is deep and very philisophical... so why not follow it with:] As Billy Crystal noted in The Princess Bride(1987), "There's a big difference between mostly dead and all dead."

Are you speechless yet?

My vote? LOCK THE GUY UP!!! You gotta admit, it's kind of funny to see Princess Bride quoted in a legal case.

GO OBAMA!!!

Haiku of the Day
Andre the Giant
Missed his calling as lawyer...
INCONCEIVABLE!!!

Entertainment of the Day - I watched 28 Weeks Later which is the sequel to the 28 Days Later zombie-esque movie from a few years ago. I enjoyed the plot of the first which is basically a unique virus breaks out in England and basically takes over the entire population (with few survivors). 28 Weeks Later takes place 6 months later as a US led NATO comes in to try to rebuild England now that the quarantine has ended. Well of course it hasn't, so it starts over again.... I liked it.

Weblink of the Day - You'll enjoy this brief episode of Wife Swap that includes a 15 year old Beauty Pageant Queen... wait for the crying moment (crying for her, you'll laugh your butt off!) Yes, I'm mean but this girl has a long career of no grasp on reality ahead of her!!!