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Inadvertent martyrdom

By C.S. Wiggins

"A porn actress who claimed she performed oral sex on a state trooper who stopped her for speeding lost her chance to avoid the ticket he issued because she failed to appear in court Friday," reports USA Today here. Two quick comments:

• I thought that kinda thing happened only in books and movies.


• I'm figuring out USA Today's marketing strategy -- think hotel room, every morning.

Anyway, according to the article, the 21 year-old actress (Ms. Richert) blogged about her encounter with the Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper (Mr. Moss). As one might imagine, Mr. Ross soon "resigned" and failed to appear in court. Mr. Ross' no-show was good news for the other 16 motorists (ticketed by him) who did appear in court and had their traffic tickets dropped.

Here's to the martyr of the week, Ms. Richert.

Full post as published by Meeting the Sin Laws on July 01, 2007 (boomark / email).