In July, 70-year-old Betty Perry was arrested, handcuffed and briefly jailed for declining a ticket for failing to water her lawn. But, on Friday of last week she agreed to resolve her case by pleading guilty to disorderly conduct charge and paying a $100 fine, as well as serving six months probation. I think this is just plain ridiculous, but its not as ridiculous of what she would have faced had she not agreed to the disorderly conduct charge.

Perry faced a charge of resisting arrest because she refused to give her name, accept a citation or allow herself to be handcuffed on her front steps. Meanwhile, rapists, muggers, and murderers are getting away with their crimes!

Oh, and Perry has now started to care for her lawn - I'd just let the bloody thing grow wild and start keeping wild animals in it!

AP