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nw, i just saw this on the Colbert Report tonight, i'm not going to lie about my original source. this story severely pissed me off. i googled three different news reports on the incident and read them.

http://newsone.com/nation/associated-press/bizarre-teens-arrested-for-rapping-mcdonalds-order/

http://jonathanturley.org/2009/10/31/hold-the-rap-utah-police-charge-teens-for-rapping-a-mcdonalds/

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34042543

on the show, the kid himself said that they are facing 90 days in jail and up $750 in fines.

personally, this kind of behavior is exactly way i hate police, as well as hate crimes (because let's face it, this is seriously about a musical preference here. white folks feeling in danger because someone is rapping). the officer said "rap is very violant and full of vulgar language." the kid himself said "there weren't any swear words or anything in it, it as mostly about lettuce and chicken."

i'd like to hear what any of you have to say on the matter as well, and to have a discussion about this topic.

it's incredible how someone can feel endangered by a small group of high-school kids throwing out some goofy lyrics about food. sad

WOW! That makes me kind of sad. Even though you can't spell crap without r-a-p.

Yes, it is stupid. But I would think they would be able to get off or plea out or something over something this dumb. I think almost every state has a stupid law of some kind. I believe VA it is against the law to cuss in front of a woman and then Rhode Island, or it may be a different state, has a law about breaking dishes. It is all very absurd.

"other crazzy laws are, these....there are more, but I thought it was bad to copy them all...
....# No woman may have sex with a man while riding in an ambulance within the boundaries of Tremonton, Utah. If caught, the woman can be charged with a sexual misdemeanor and "her name is to be published in the local newspaper." The man isn't charged nor is his name revealed.
# It is illegal to mispronounce the name of the state of Arkansas.
# You can't use elephants to plow cotton fields in North Carolina.
# A by-law forbids anyone from striking the sidewalk with a metal object in Winnipeg.
# In Los Angeles, customers in meat markets are prohibited from poking a turkey to see how tender it is.
# Under California state law, it is illegal to peel an orange in a hotel room.
# Connecticut has a lot of ordinances about walking: A law in Northfield forbids eating while walking along the streets. In Hartford, you aren't allowed to cross the street walking on your hands. And in Devon it's unlawful to walk backwards after sunset.
# Violators can be fined, arrested or jailed for making ugly faces at a dog in Oklahoma.
# Any city in Missouri can levy a tax to support a band, as long as the mayor plays piccolo and each band member can eat peas with a knife.
# In hotels in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, every room is required to have twin beds. And the beds must always be a minimum of two feet apart when a couple rents a room for only one night. And it's illegal to make love on the floor between the beds!
# In Quitman, Georgia, it is against the law for a chicken to cross any road within the city limits.
# It's against the law to get a fish drunk in Oklahoma.
# No man may purchase alcohol without written consent from his wife in Pennsylvania.
# It is illegal for women to wear false teeth without the written permission of their husbands in Vermont.
# Dogs must have a permit signed by the mayor in order to congregate in groups of three or more on private property in Oklahoma.
# In Pennsylvania a special cleaning ordinance bans housewives from hiding dirt and dust under a rug in a dwelling.
# Under Alabama law, anyone who wears a false mustache in church and causes "unseemly laughter" is subject to arrest.
# It is illegal to take more than three sips of beer at a time while standing in Texas.
# Key West, Florida, has an ordinance prohibiting turtle racing within the city limits.
# All bicycle riders must signal with the arm before making a turn, and a bicycle rider must keep both hands on the handlebars at all times" in Edmonton.' Scary ya?"

In New York City, it's illegal for a woman in high heals to walk on manhole covers. This law was instituted when a woman in high heals got her designer heel caught in the hole on the manhole cover and preoccupied by her plight or reluctant to leave her shoe in the street, she was hit by a car. So instead of making manhole covers safer, now it's illegal to walk on them with high heals. Talk about f***ing messed up.

A kid from Utah is--at best--a poser, and at worst, a goofball. I can understand (if not condone) maybe citing him for disturbance of the peace repeatedly or something like that, but jail time? Seriously? Yes, and the communists are coming to get us, the oceans are boiling, and don't look now but white kids are trying to cross racial borders for the sake of something harmless they enjoy. OMG, the world is coming to an end in 2012. rolleyes

It's illegal for an ugly person to walk down the street in San Francisco, California.

Like I said, some laws are so crazy.