The most famous case of President Bush's nominee to the Supreme Court may be the one about eating french fries on the DC subway.
It's illegal to take food or drink onto the Metro -- and Metro Police take that standing order very seriously. A few years back, a 12-year-old girl bit into a fry and was slapped in handcuffs, haulled off the Metro, and thrown in jail. She was convicted and her case came before Judge John Roberts at the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.
He upheld the little girl's conviction.
But if it's any consolation, in his decision, he did tell the transit cops they were a little heavy handed. And the transit cops were convicted in the court of public opinion before Judge Roberts got around to writing his opinion in the actual case:
It's illegal to take food or drink onto the Metro -- and Metro Police take that standing order very seriously. A few years back, a 12-year-old girl bit into a fry and was slapped in handcuffs, haulled off the Metro, and thrown in jail. She was convicted and her case came before Judge John Roberts at the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.
He upheld the little girl's conviction.
But if it's any consolation, in his decision, he did tell the transit cops they were a little heavy handed. And the transit cops were convicted in the court of public opinion before Judge Roberts got around to writing his opinion in the actual case:
"The District court described the policies that led to her arrest as 'foolish,' and indeed the policies were changed after those responsible endured the sort of publicity reserved for adults who make young girls cry."
Metro goes a bit softer on food consuming offenders under 18 these days. (AP via Yahoo!) [Photo Credit: The White House]
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