Quote of the day

"It was unlawful because there was no lawful reason for it and in that respect it was criminal."
-Oxford assistant deputy coroner Andrew Walker

As quoted on the BBC. The story really is a tragedy, but honestly, the redundancy in the above statement is nauseating.

Charles Luckman on the US

"The trouble with America is that there are far too many wide-open spaces surrounded by teeth."
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