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| Prosecutor sees Punxsutawney Phil pushing daisies for forecast fraud |
| 2013-03-22 |
| 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 |
| #3 Mr. Next time, try the local weather forecaster. |
| Posted by: Barbara 2013-03-22 21:41 |
| #2 Gmoser filed an indictment against Phil which reads accordingly: On or about February 02,2013, at Gobbler’s Knob, Punxsutawney Phil did purposely, and with prior calculation and design, cause the people to believe that Spring would come early. Contrary to the Groundhog day report, a snowstorm and record low temperatures have been and are predicted to continue in the near future, which constitutes the offense of MISREPRESENTATION OF EARLY SPRING, a Unclassified Felony, and against the peace and dignity of the State Of Ohio. SPECIFICATION: The people further find and specify that due to the aggravating circumstances and misrepresentation to the people that the death penalty be implemented to the defendant, Punxsutawney Phil Gmoser said in a phone interview that waking up to snow and temperatures in the teens on the second day of spring motivated the indictment. “When he betrays us like this, something has to be done,” Gmoser said. Gmoser expects Phil to appeal. |
| Posted by: Mugsy Glink 2013-03-22 21:09 |
| #1 I say extradite the Mayor of Gobblers Knob as an accomplice! This time talking about the weather will finally get something done about it! |
| Posted by: Theger Gleretch3474 2013-03-22 21:06 |