Miscellaneous

All I Want for Christmas is your Two Front Teeth

Here's yet another story out of Canada. Now that their Prime Minister is on the outs, irritated people have taken to punching out Christmas Carolers.

Vancouver police say they are investigating a possible hate crime after a 24-year-old man was punched in the face several times for singing Christmas carols.

The victim was walking past a Christmas light display in downtown Vancouver on Sunday night when he and a friend broke into song.

Another group of men objected, shouted a gay slur, then punched the victim and ran off.

The victim's friends called 911 and followed the alleged attacker. Police quickly arrested 21-year-old Christopher Mercier, who is charged with one count of assault.

Michael Kandola is awaiting trial on aggravated assault charges in that incident, and prosecutors have also suggested they will seek to have Kandola convicted under Canada's hate crime legislation.

Hate crime? Oh, come now. He didn't punch him because he was gay, he punched him for being earnest and happy and cheerful and that's annoying. And if he was singing "Grandma Got Run over by a Reindeer," I'd punch him, too.

Full post as published by Quiz Law on December 02, 2008 (boomark / email).