Thanks to Inside the mind of Tim for pointing out this post over at classically liberal about the number of young teenagers who are on the (publically available) sex offenders registers in the US.

It is truly sad to scroll down the page and see the many mugshots of children who have been placed on a list of sex offenders, to be labelled so for life.

One particularly shocking part of the post is the “Age profile of American Sex Offenders” graph: It shows that 14 is the most common age at which people commit sex offences in America.

Answer: Use a taser, of course!

The Associated Press reported that police in Wyoming have said that they will not lay charges against police who used a taser to “subdue” a 76-year-old man who was driving an antique tractor down a road as part of a parade.

Police said the man ignored their directions to stop until they pulled in front of him.

“[Police chief] Sweet says an officer shocked Grose with a Taser, but that failed to subdue him,” the report said.