I was sure there was a plausible explanation following the Daily News headline, “Crackpot OWS suit.” I was sure, but well…<\/p>\n
An Occupy Wall Street protester has cooked up a bizarre lawsuit after the NYPD seized her pot and wooden spoon.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Source: OWS protester files suit after NYPD seized cookware in 2011<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
I have pots and I have spoons. I love my pots and spoons. They are good pots and spoons. I cook, using those aforementioned utensils. I can’t imagine bringing any of them to a protest.<\/p>\n
And now I’m going to waste some time considering what I would<\/em> bring to a protest–if a protest was on my agenda, a protest that somehow involved making bangy noises in front of Mike Bloomberg’s townhouse.<\/p>\n
Nah. I’m not going to waste any time on that.<\/p>\n
And I can’t figure out how to tag this story, either.<\/p>\n
Love the last paragraph: “A city Law Department spokeswoman said, ‘We are continuing to review the issues.'” I bet she can’t think of what kind of a lawsuit this is, either. (I wonder if she spoke with a straight face.)<\/p>\n
P.S. I bet this gets dismissed for statute of limitations reasons, i.e., whatever this lawsuit thing is, Ms. Nelson filed it too late.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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