Fine Points of the Law

If you’re going to cheat on your spouse, maybe move to New York. The Associated Press reported on March 22 that the seldom-used law against committing adultery may be overturned in the New York Legislature. Only about a dozen people have been charged with the misdemeanor crime in New York since 1972. “We’ve come a long way since intimate relationships between consenting adults are considered immoral,” said Assemblyman Charles Lavine. “It’s a joke.” Heads-up: Adultery is still a felony offense in Oklahoma, Wisconsin and Michigan

Have It Your Way, Pal

Some people go to extremes to get a great deal, but on March 31, one disgruntled customer at a Burger King drive-thru in Willowick, Ohio, pulled a firearm on an employee who was trying to give him a discount on his breakfast items. The employee, Howard Vernon, 38, told WOIO-19 News that when he gave the customer his total, the man argued that it should cost more. “I’m, like, trying to explain to him that we had a promotion going on ... and he started cussing and getting all loud,” Vernon said. The enraged man drove his gray Honda sedan out of the drive-thru but quickly returned, then stepped out of his car and pointed a gun at Vernon. After threatening him and calling him racial slurs, the man returned to his car and sped away. “It was about some bread and sausage sandwiches at 9 o’clock in the morning on Easter,” Vernon said, “and you’re that mad that you’d put a gun in somebody’s face?” Authorities are still searching for the customer.

Male Pattern Boldness

Hey, fugitives have feelings, too! After the Avon and Somerset Police posted a wanted notice on Facebook on April 1 describing Daniel Kellaway, a wanted fugitive, as “white, about 5 feet, 9 inches, of average build, with brown eyes, receding hairline ...,” Kellaway (or someone claiming to be him) replied, “No need to mention the hairline, guys.” A comment posted by the same account the next day reminded the police that Kellaway’s birthday had passed since the information was compiled for the notice, and that he was now 29. Kellaway is being sought in connection with driving offenses, criminal damage and threatening behavior, so while social media users got a kick out of Kellaway’s comical posts, authorities have warned the public not to approach him and to call authorities if he is spotted.

Youth Inaction

Young people are cutting loose and losing their blues in Cambodia, but rather than embracing the “Footloose” of it all, the Guardian reports that Prime Minister Hun Manet is cracking down on the source: vehicle owners and operators who replace their cars’ standard horns with ones that blast popular tunes. So enticing are these familiar refrains that young Cambodians are literally dancing in the streets, which the prime minister says poses a traffic hazard. He has directed the ministry of public works and transportation, along with Cambodia’s police force, to crack down on vehicle operators whose horns emit anything other than the standard honk.