Woman Charged with Thought Crime
by Jeff Davis
In the best tradition of Orwellian thoughtcrime, it is now possible to be arrested and imprisoned in this country simply for uttering the N-word out loud. A woman accused of using “racial epithets” while waiting for food at a Connecticut Taco Bell drive-through window was arrested on February 2nd.
Jennifer Farrelly, 19, of East Windsor, has been charged with “ridicule on account of race, creed or color” and second-degree breach of peace. Farrelly’s boyfriend, Eric Satterlee, 22, of Ashford, was charged with breach of peace in the incident. I was unaware that “ridicule on account of race, creed or color” was an official criminal offense anywhere in the United States, but apparently in Connecticut it is. Looks like those busy little liberal bees in our state legislatures have been passing all kinds of wonderful legislation behind our backs while we’ve been distracted by 9/11, the Michael Jackson trial and the sleazy saga of Brad, Jennifer and Angelina. (more…)