The Supreme Court had put the Texas cases on the fast track, scheduling an unusually long two-hour afternoon session.

The subject matter was extremely technical, and near the end of the argument Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dozed in her chair. Justices David Souter and Samuel Alito, who flank the 72-year-old, looked at her but did not give her a nudge.

Dude, a Supreme Court Justice FELL ASLEEP...in court! That is a definite sign that your case is boring.

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Okay, here's two stories from Japan (thanks to Mainichi Daily News):
Man dies as 3 cars slam into him in quick succession
Old man arrested for releasing air on 100 bikes

The man in the first story was 71 and biking at 2:20am, but three seperate cars? The two drivers who could be identified were caught and charged with "professional negligence resulting in death". Meanwhile, the old man in the second bike story, a 79-year-old retiree, admitted to the charge of willful destruction of property. His reason? "Nobody will give me any time and I was feeling lonely," he said. He lives with his wife and daughter and he's most likely alone in the house all day. Unfortunately, this is what happens to a lot of retired Japanese salarymen and factory workers: they become bored because they have nothing to do and most of their work friends are probably in the same boat.

P.S. I'm not using articles from Japan to make fun of the country in any way. Rather, I'm trying to offer a perspective of another culture's news.

Under a legal concept derived from English Common Law, known as the "Castle Doctrine," it has been long held that people have the right to stand their ground if attacked in their home. Baxley, a Republican from Ocala, said the new legislation explicitly enshrined that principle in Florida statutes and extended the concept of a person's "castle" to personal space in a car or anywhere else he or she is entitled to be.

This article brought to mind the Michigan Concealed Carry law that was enacted four years ago. A year after the bill was signed, the number of concealed weapons permits doubled from 51,000 to more than 100,000.

The specifics of this new Florida law extend the realm of self-defense from your home to your workplace, your car, and perhaps even your church or your child's school (if you are picking them up). It could also blur the line of the definition of feeling threatened; some people get scared easily and/or jump to conclusions. For example, say Person A is walking to his car and sees Person B in front of Person A, about to pull something out of his pocket. If Person A has a fear of getting shot, shoots Person B, and later finds out he was only taking out some papers, then Person A can try to claim the "Castle Doctrine" but will most likely fail because they took pre-emptive action and didn't wait for an actual threat to present itself in order to act.

However, this doesn't seem to be that big of a change since this deals with using force in self-defense, which does not necessarily mean using firearms but certainly includes them.