Police arrest a tree
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On an otherwise calm day in the world of news, we have learned that dressing up as a tree can be as suspicious as being a clown.
It was proven this day in Portland, Maine.
First, we note the difficulty the police have in patting down a tree.
It turns out, however, there is no law against dressing up as a tree.
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But the tree did not pay attention to officers and went back into the road, where he was arrested…
… and handcuffed.
The tree had no comment.
(h/t: Steve Neuman)
