I Grew Up in the Insanest State in Insano-Land

Three bits of Florida idiocy:

Florida police officers think it's okay to handcuff a five-year-old who is having a tantrum in kindergarten. Also, the State is trying to prevent a pregnant thirteen-year-old in state custody from having an abortion.

The girl, identified as L.G. in court documents, had to endure the added agony of justifying herself before a judge. "Why can't I make my own decision?" she asked Palm Beach County Judge Ronald Alvarez at a hearing on Thursday. "What is it that you don't understand?"

Feisty and defiant, she appealed to his reason: "I don't think I should have the baby because I'm 13, I'm in a shelter and I can't get a job."

[...]

An expert presented by L.G.'s lawyers testified that she faced a higher risk of death from carrying the baby to term than from aborting it, while a DCF witness described the potential for "post-abortion syndrome"—though he acknowledged that the supposed condition isn't formally recognized by either the American Medical Association or American Psychiatric Association. In that same hearing, Alvarez asked L.G. about her decision-making skills. "That is another reason I shouldn't have [the baby]," she replied, according to an audio recording of the court hearing. "I can't make good decisions for myself, so what makes you think I can make good decisions for a baby?"

. All pregnant thirteen-year-olds should have a talk with this eminently reasonable girl.

Finally, a Denny's in Florida City says "We don't serve Bin Ladens here."