And In Today’s Narcissistic Cretin News
A college student, a drama student at University of Montana has been charged with assault. His offense: he thought it would be "funny" to push a pie into the face of a shopping mall Santa Claus and film it for a movie project.
Clint Westwood, 22, said he "lightly smooshed" the pie into the man's face Wednesday and shouted, "What do you think of that, Santa?"
Westwood, a drama student at the University of Montana, was charged Friday. He said he videotaped the encounter and plans to include the clip in an upcoming film.
He said that after the pie ruckus, he expected to approach Santa for a signature on a film-release form, but police arrived first.
"It's a good thing he didn't wait around, because I think Santa would have laid him out," said Sgt. Travis Welsh of the Missoula Police Department.
Westwood said he and companions had waited for a girl about 15 years old to finish sitting on Santa's lap before the pie hit his face, "but then we just decided it would be funnier if she was still sitting there."
That is assault, of course. It also shows a complete lack of respect for others. Westwood better hope he never tries that on someone else who doesn't think the rules of common decency apply. The result might be educational for him. After he wakes up.
Criminal Masterminds | Gaius Sunday, 2 December , 2007
By Jonn Lilyea, Sunday, 2 December , 2007 @ 1:02 pm
Sounds like someone didn’t get what he wanted for Christmas as a boy and has “Santa issues”.
By martian, Sunday, 2 December , 2007 @ 3:20 pm
I think he’ll learn something from this incident. He’s been arrested for assault, even if he eventually pleads it out, he’ll need a rather expensive attorney. At the very least he might learn that even a “prank” can be a crime if it impinges on other peoples’ rights. (At least one would hope he learns that!)
By sestamibi, Sunday, 2 December , 2007 @ 11:10 pm
Is that his real name?
I’d like to see him try that on his eastern counterpart