Thursday, March 16, 2006
 
Tall Tales Not Yet a Felony
In Illinois, they're going to make it illegal to embellish your past:
    People who pretend to have earned some of the nation's most prestigious military medals, including the Purple Heart, the Medal of Honor and others, could pay a fine of up to $200 under a bill being considered today by the state Senate.
Jumping merry jesophat, I think it's odious, but criminal?

Sure it starts with pretending about having served with distinction in the military, but there's nothing different, really, about lying about military service, lying about playing sports in high school, or lying about your sexual conquests.

    "For one in our society to falsely represent themselves as having received that very, very important recognition, I think is a serious offense not only in law but to our morality," said Rep. Dan Burke, D-Chicago, the bill's sponsor.
I tell you what, Representative, let's expand that bill a bit more to extend to embellishments or insincere promises made by politicians because I think that's a series offense not only in law but to our morality.


- posted by Brian J. @ 7:45 PM
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