Porn and Swords Don't Mix
Not THOSE swords, you sickie. The real kind.
For all you j-school grads, this recent AP story is a fantastic example of NOT burying the lede ...
PORN DVD SCREAMS PROMPT SWORD 'RESCUE'
Actually, I think it's sort of sweet. If more neighbors brandished cavalry swords, we might decrease domestic violence (or vibrator usage) significantly.OCONOMOWOC, Wis. — A man says he broke into an apartment with a cavalry sword because he thought he heard a woman being raped, but the sound actually was from a pornographic movie his upstairs neighbor was watching.
"Now I feel stupid," said James Van Iveren, who has been charged in the case.
Although I think my favorite part is further into the article, when it's revealed that "The neighbor later played for police the part of the DVD he believed Van Iveren heard downstairs."
I love that the police were like, "Um, yeah ... we're gonna need to, you know, watch that porn. Just to see, of course. Just doing our job. Just investigating."
Right.