Essay 148

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• Ohio sheriff’s deputies discovered eleven kids locked in 3.5-foot cages rigged with alarms. The children reportedly slept in the cages with no pillows or blankets. A couple serving as adoptive and foster parents for the youngsters insisted the kids were not abused or neglected — and they also claimed a psychiatrist recommended putting the kids in cages. The nutcase couple must have consulted with the psychiatrist from One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest. Where’s Randle Patrick McMurphy when you need him?

• A Hardee’s restaurant in Oak Grove, Missouri repeatedly refused to hire a woman because she has a disfigured face. Now the burger joint has to pay her $34,000 to settle the lawsuit she ultimately filed. Plus, Hardee’s must present a written apology and train its staff to be human beings. Not sure the last objective will be possible to achieve. Where’s Rocky Dennis when you need him?

• Comedic curmudgeon Bill Cosby brought his traveling racial rant to Cleveland, Ohio. Let’s hope he’s not planning to take the show to New Orleans. Where’s Cliff Huxtable when you need him?

• A man in Jacksonville, Florida burst into a restaurant and robbed patrons of $32 — all while wielding a samurai sword. Where’s Jet Li when you need him?