Here's something stupid. Six Tennessee high school girls (14- and 15-year-old ninth-graders) were arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit homicide after their principal found a list containing names of 300 people they want to kill. So who's on the hit list? Aside from students and faculty members, the list also included Tom Cruise, Oprah Winfrey, and... huh? The Energizer Bunny? Heh.

The principal and the town police have no sense of humor. Or maybe they're just not very bright. Seriously, shouldn't the Energizer Bunny be enough clue that the whole thing was a joke? I hate to break this to you, Principal Weatherbee, but--you might want to sit down for this--the Energizer Bunny isn't real. Hey, it's OK... don't cry. At least you still have Santa Claus.

The world, or at least the US school system, has officially gone insane. If those kids pulled a stunt like that ten years ago, the most they would have gotten is a trip to the principal's office. But the Columbine shooting happened, and knee-jerk "zero tolerance" policies followed. Now, misbehaving kids are routinely treated like criminals. Yay.

For heaven's sake, leave the kids alone. They're just kids. If the police were invloved every time I got into trouble in high school, I would probably be sitting in jail cell right now, making a list of 300 people I want to kill. And yes, the Energizer Bunny will be on the list.