This Old Man...

So I was watchin' the news tonight, and they mentioned this briefly, and I thought to myself...No way... so I checked online (a more credible source? hah, anyways...)

So yeah, an 88-yr-old man was thrown in jail for having a messy yard and missing a court date. An 88 yr-old man. In South St. Paul. You know, somehow, I don't feel threatened by an elderly man who doesn't clean his yard up. In fact, I'm more scared of weapon-wielding criminals than an old man who misses a court date for failing to "rectify code violations".

Man, that is fucked up.

This old man
had a messy yard
got sent to jail
man, that is hard

with a knick knack paddywhack
give a dog a bone
get him out of jail and send him home


Neighbors Help Elderly Man Leave Prison
Published Date: 07-22-2005 11:03 PM

With a little help from his friends, an elderly Minnesota man has been released from jail and is back home tonight. A messy backyard landed 88 year old Robert Schulze in jail earlier this week. The South St. Paul man was held in contempt on Tuesday after failing to rectify code violations and missing a court date. Friends, family and neighbors worked to clean up the wood, trinkets and other items littering the yard. Once an inspector approved of the job, Schulze was released. He says he is thankful to be home and for those who pitched in to get him out of jail.