The
following are from the Sun-Sentinel, the Fort Lauderdale newspaper,
that just reflects life in Florida--come on to the Sunshine State!

Alexis
Cason was on her way to school one morning when she saw two Oviedo
police officers on the side of the road. She flashed her headlights to
warn other drivers about the speed trap. She was given a ticket for
'breaking the law' by flashing her lights. She challenged the ticket and
won.

A
17 year old mom was accused of stealing toys from a Walmart telling
police she did it to buy diapers for her baby after returning the toys
to get a refund.

Angry
at his waitress wife a man rammed his his 1987 Ford pick-up truck into
the Waffle House she worked in , across from the police station.

Owners
of a pet python that killed their toddler got 12 years in prison but
their lawyers believe jurors were influenced by the verdict in the Casey
Anthony trial.

A
Hialeah shoe store lost its license this but not because they were
selling defective shoes. The reason, police said, was that it was
selling cocaine, more cocaine than shoes.

A woman lost 3 fingers when she tried to wake  up her boyfriend with fireworks. Oh yes both had been drinking earlier.

A
Florida Panhandle man was charged with throwing a deadly missile. He
threw a can of Dr. Pepper at a Corvette after that driver had lost her
grip on a plastic cup that hit his car.

Two
fired Miami Beach police officers who were convicted of beating and
wrongly arresting 2 gay men in 2009 say they are the victim of politics
and deserve their jobs back.

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"Always be a first-rate version of yourself,

instead of a second-rate version of somebody else."

Judy Garland, 1922-1969  American Singer