Constitutional Law

Amusing hoax and gullible media

Here's the story of "The Arm the Homeless Coalition"

It sent out press releases with pics of a guy in a Santa suit with a sign reading "100 percent of contributions will be used to provide desperately needed protection for our country?s homeless." The Columbus Dispatch editorialized against the group, the story was picked up by AP, Rush Limbaugh, and others, newspapers buzzed with angry letters to the editor.

And as you might guess, it was a hoax. Apparently, the idea has been tried elsewhere with similar results.

Full post as published by Of Arms and the Law on June 10, 2008 (boomark / email).