Hey You Young Whipper-Snappers...
Alexander S. Peak25 August 2006
Some old people just plain suck. No nicer way to put it, some just do. They can’t all be sweet.
This one woman, for example, 78-year-old Alexandria Carasia, sued her 14-year-old neighbour for saying “meow.”
Yes, for saying “meow.” No, that’s it, just for saying “meow.”
Yeah, really.
I’ve had far worse said to and about me, and I’ve yet to sue anyone.
The boy’s mother previously had to send his cat away to live with a relative, so as to keep peace with this neighbour. I can think of things far worse a vindictive child might do to his neighbour than say “meow” in her presence—let’s be thankful that he’s mature enough not to do any of them, and that all he did was say “meow,” which in no way infringes upon her property or other rights.
What really gets me, though, is that he’s only ever meowed in her presence twice, according to the 14-year-old, Michael Loughner; yet this, in her opinion, constitutes “harassment.”
Why do I get the feeling she just wants to pick fights?
The boy’s attorney, David Martin Jr., said, “This is not something that police should be wasting their time with or wasting the court’s time.” It’s also a huge waste of money, if you ask me.
The Police Sergeant, who thinks the suit is warranted, is just as illogical as Ms. Carasia. “He engaged in a conduct repeatedly that serves no legitimate purpose,” Police Sgt. Donald Johnston said.
The last I checked, an action does not have to have a “purpose” to be legal. At least the boy’s mother can see that this is no real crime. I do hope that the Judge rules in favour of the Loughners in the end.
