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Prosecutor sees Punxsutawney Phil pushing daisies for forecast fraud
Are Punxsutawney Phil's days numbered after an Ohio prosecutor indicted him and said he deserves the death penalty?Is Punxatawney in Ohio? With tongue planted firmly in cheek, Michael Gmoser, the prosecuting attorney in Butler County, filed court papers this week indicting the world-famous groundhog for "misrepresentation of early spring" and announcing his intention to seek the death penalty. "This is a ground-breaking indictment," Gmoser said Friday as he fielded phone calls from around the world about the light-hearted legal battle. "There's a lot of people who want a piece of him. I know because I'm getting recipes from around the country." On Feb. 2, Phil forecast an early spring when he emerged from his Pennsylvania home and did not see his shadow. Six weeks later, Gmoser looked out his window to snow, high winds and frigid air. "I said to someone, 'Phil let us down. I ought to indict the little rascal.' They said, 'Why don't you?' and I said, 'I think I will,'" the prosecutor said. He said he had to seek the ultimate penalty because otherwise the indictment would have had no teeth. Posted by: Beavis 2013-03-22 |
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