THE EASTER BUNNY AND THE LAW
The law is all around us, even doing its best to ruin fond memories of fuzzy-tailed favourites of childhood. “How can this be?” you ask, after all the Easter Bunny, unlike its real-life cousins, is not a thief, it brings treats to children and chocolate lovers of all ages.
Well:
1 References to the Easter Bunny abound in child custody cases allocating Easter access.
2 Foster parents ended up in court arguing with the children’s aid society over whether they ought to promote the concept of the Easter Bunny to their foster children. The judge pointed out that the case was not about the existence of Santa Claus or the Easter Bunny.
3 A justice of the peace suggested that you would have to believe in fictional characters like the Easter Bunny or Santa Claus to release the accused on bail. What a grinch.
4 An accused was convicted of trafficking for drugs she had purchased to share at an Easter party. She testified that she had set aside money to hire an Easter Bunny entertainer. Sad.
5 A speaker at an international law conference denied that believing in international laws like believing in the Easter Bunny. Right, because the Easter Bunny is real.
6 A judge determined that a child’s belief in the Easter Bunny did not prevent her from testifying in court because believing in a fictional character is different from not understanding the difference between truth and fiction. This is a good thing for us adults who believe in the Easter Bunny.
7 A party seeking that the judge removed themselves from a case referred to the judge’s appointment as a “judicial Easter Bunny gift” . The court was not amused.
8 A workers compensation case uses the example that daffodils and Easter bunnies are prevalent at the same time of the year and rare at other times of the year as an example that association between them that does not involve causation.
9 An Ontario worker sought compensation for arm problems caused by working on the Easter bunnies assembly line.
10 A shoplifter was noted look at the Easter bunnies on display, but it was a chocolate bar that he stole. Like him, I often have a hard time deciding it is time to eat the Bunny.
All of us at Weilers Law hope that whatever you believe about the Easter Bunny, you enjoy a good April and that spring weather arrives soon. Please think of us if you need legal services.