Confession You read about the shooting in a Florida theater. Police charged Curtis Reeves, 71, with second-degree murder in the killing of a man who was texting during the previews. One thing led to another and the man threw popcorn at Reeves. Reeves then shot the man and killed him. This week was the initial hearing to set bail. Lawyers for Reeves said that he would not be a threat to the community if released. Of course, that assumes that no one is texting in a movie that he attends. Apparently, there was no proof to the rumor that everyone in the courtroom stopped texting and put away their cell phones when he entered the courtroom. Another false rumor said that security prohibited anyone from bringing popcorn inside the courthouse.
On February 4 (see below), I wrote about a study published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. The study looked at such issues as cheating, breaking the law, infidelity, stealing, drug use, and lying. I added some other areas that I thought should be included. These included farting, eating the last doughnut, not reading all of the terms of agreement before clicking on “I agree” or “I have read all the terms of agreement, removing the tag on bedding that says, “DO NOT REMOVE UNDER PENTALITY OF LAW,” and denying that you were looking at a woman’s cleavage. Some clever readers suggested adding picking your nose and looking at porn. Another reader suggested having a lawyer present for all confessions. I guess if you were caught picking your nose you could confess to scratching an itch or looking for gold. The porn issue is a little harder to deny. In BC (before computers), you could say you read only the articles in Playboy and did not look at the pictures. Now, with hard-core porn on the internet, a full confession is the only option. You can’t blame this one on the dog.
On February 4 (see below), I wrote about a study published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. The study looked at such issues as cheating, breaking the law, infidelity, stealing, drug use, and lying. I added some other areas that I thought should be included. These included farting, eating the last doughnut, not reading all of the terms of agreement before clicking on “I agree” or “I have read all the terms of agreement, removing the tag on bedding that says, “DO NOT REMOVE UNDER PENTALITY OF LAW,” and denying that you were looking at a woman’s cleavage. Some clever readers suggested adding picking your nose and looking at porn. Another reader suggested having a lawyer present for all confessions. I guess if you were caught picking your nose you could confess to scratching an itch or looking for gold. The porn issue is a little harder to deny. In BC (before computers), you could say you read only the articles in Playboy and did not look at the pictures. Now, with hard-core porn on the internet, a full confession is the only option. You can’t blame this one on the dog.
RSS Feed
