Community Service Doesn't Always Help

We've all read the stories of those convicted of crimes being forced to perform community service as part of their punishment. Supposedly, the community service will help make them better members of society. Maybe it does work for some, but this young man just found more trouble to get into.

A 19-year-old man from Salisbury was supposed to be cleaning up a cemetery last week as part of court-ordered community work after he broke into an apartment building last fall.
Instead, officials said, Neil J. Goodwin Jr. invaded the tomb of a Civil War veteran, pulled apart the 142-year-old skeleton, and then played with the bones, balancing the skull on his shoulder and posing for pictures.

Even the police don't always get it as seen in this quote from a police lieutenant:

"Every time you think you have seen it all, something like this happens," Siemasko said. "We just can't understand why anyone would do this."

Ban on Hate-Speakers

Well a ban on Robertson, anyways.

"Key points
• MP calls for Pat Robertson ban over alleged assassination comment
• Evangelist said Venezuelan president Chavez should be 'taken out' on TV
• Home Office declines to comment on proposed ban under anti-terror laws

Key quote
"My view is that [Mr Robertson] is frankly not the sort of person we would welcome into Britain. The new law would catch him as someone preaching hate and murder" - Nigel Griffiths MP"