Cruel and Unusual in LA

Former "Lost" star, Michelle Rodriguez, was sentenced Wednesday to six months in jail for failing to complete community service and alcohol monitoring as part of her probation from a drunken driving incident. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Daviann L. Mitchell ordered her to report to the county jail on Christmas Eve. Isn't that a little pissy?


Los Angeles again. The City Council, bowing to pressure from the ACLU, has said that homeless people will be allowed to sleep on sidewalks at night if they don't block doors and driveways, and are not involved in criminal activities. BUMS OF THE WORLD TAKE NOTE.

When I was young, there were no "homeless people." There were people who couldn't or wouldn't work, who lived on the streets and begged. They were called "bums." Many of them had just suffered through a great depression, and their plight was understandable. My grandmother left sandwiches on the back porch for them. Where they slept, no one wanted to know. They knew who was sympathetic, and they rarely abused their charity.

Now, Los Angeles has invited bums from around the world to their city. Millions could come from communities which are less tolerant. Angelenos can only hope that their charity will not be abused.