“Family values” in the state of Misery

  By jeremy | 17 May, 2006 - 6:18 pm | current events, uncategorized

In the St. Louis, MO suburb of Black Jack, “Family Values” means getting legally married, or living on the street in a cardboard box with your kids.

CBS News: Black Jack, Mo., To Evict Unmarried Couples With Children From Homes

Mayor Norman McCourt said starting Wednesday the city will begin trying to evict groups who do not fit into Black Jack’s definition of family…

So, essentially, this means that if this kind of thing flies, the gummint will have a say in who you’re with, where you live, and how many children you have. What’s shocking is the the idea of evicting a couple with children. Homeless kids, i’d hazard, are never good PR for a city.

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x jeremy jarratt is a blogger, musician, artist, poet, web developer/designer, armchair philosophizer, teller of tales, and gadabout. Also, something he calls a "behavioral artist." (Not sure.) He is currently unemployed, although he has plans. BIG plans. Among the things that he has done for a laugh are minor fractures, cuts, scrapes, and various scabs. Though he's quick to point out that he's no imbecile, we're fairly certain that he thinks the word means some kind of medieval pharmacist. This is his latest home on teh internets - where he stores his swear words, when he's not hurling them at the sun in vain.
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  • Ria

    That is sooo funny. I mean, it’s sad, but… well, you know what I mean. Didn’t think that sort of thing were possible. It’s funny, I live in St. Louis, but I had never heard of this before now! The things Bush has set to rolling… makes my head spin. What’s happening to this country?

  • http://jeremyjarratt.com jer

    not sure what you mean by “funny” – it horrifies the living daylights outta me!