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Guinness World Records for stupidity
September 19, 2007 on 12:35 pmNow that the book is out I’m often asked “what is a Nanny State”? Well, Betty Perry can explain. She’s a 70-year-old great grandmother who was hauled off to jail for failing to water her lawn and resisting arrest when an officer attempted to cite her.
Perry appeared in 4th District Court in Orem to enter her plea in a case prominent Los Angeles attorney Gloria Allred described as a gross injustice. ”Today, law enforcement in Orem has enshrined itself as the laughing stock of our country by prosecuting a 70-year-old great-grandmother for allegedly not watering her lawn,” Allred said. “This ill-conceived action ensures Orem’s law enforcement authorities first place in the [Guinness World Records] for stupidity.”
I don’t know about first place — but clearly Orem is in the running.
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