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In September in Pinson, Alabama, 46-year-old Joseph Logan was arrested for attempted murder shortly after watching Alabama’s 34-31 double-overtime loss to Arkansas on TV. Logan, apparently distraught over the football game, had been tossing boxes, slamming doors, and throwing dishes into the sink, and at that point his son, Seth, interrupted to ask for his father’s help buying a car. Logan fetched a pistol from his own car, grabbed Seth by the collar, and placed the muzzle of the gun on his son’s forehead; just as Logan fired, Seth ducked so that the bullet went past his ear. Said a sheriff’s deputy, “I know we take football serious in the south, but that’s crossing the line.”
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In August in Erie, Pennsylvania, a 17-year-old boy received a free Krispy Kreme doughnut at a store promotion, then stepped back in line for another and was refused. He returned a few minutes later with a McDonald’s sack over his head, asked again for a doughnut, and was again refused. Then he fell to the floor and flailed his arms and legs, demanding another free doughnut, at which point police cited him for disorderly conduct.
