The Good, The Bad, And The Absurd

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Wis. Boy's Lemonade Stand Robbed
OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) - An 11-year-old boy who was robbed at his lemonade stand is seeing another side of humankind in the outpouring of support he has received since his story was reported.
Austin Cundy says some people have asked if he would like to set up a lemonade stand at their businesses, while others have sent cards with money or offered to replace the $20 that was in his plastic container when it was taken Tuesday.
"I think it's very nice that people care," he said Thursday.
Austin was using the stand to raise money to go camping with his grandparents and to buy his mother a birthday present.
He told police he saw two teens eyeballing him as they bicycled past, then one of them punched him, shoved him off his chair and took the container along with his wallet.
A tip from the public led officers to the home of a 17-year-old boy on Wednesday where officers found a container but no money, police Sgt. Steve Sagmeister said. The teen was being held on suspicion of robbery and physical abuse of a child, pending formal charges, he said.
Austin's mother, Nicole Cundy, said the community's response has been impressive.
"All of these people are showing how much they care about a little boy they don't even know," she said. "It's wonderful."

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Man in Jail After Sex Romp in Kilt
FARGO, N.D. (AP) - A man was arrested on sex charges after an early morning escapade while wearing a kilt.
Police say Nathan Blair, 24, of Moorhead, Minn., was wearing a black kilt when he exposed himself to motorists near a busy street and had sex with a woman in the backyard of a house.
"In 17 years in this job I've seen a lot of different things. This is a new one," Fargo Police Lt. Pat Claus said Friday.
Claus said Blair and a 20-year-old woman were arrested about 3:30 a.m. Friday after police found them having sex behind a home. The couple first ignored orders to "cease and desist," and then refused to cover up, Claus said.
Both of them had been drinking, Claus said.
"We've caught people engaging in amorous behavior before, but usually they stop when we ask them to," Claus said.
Blair was still wearing a kilt and "FOR SALE" T-shirt when he appeared by video in court Friday morning. He pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor charges of fornication in a public place and indecent exposure.
Blair's lawyer, Tanya Johnson Martinez, said she was still gathering information on the case.
"We haven't seen any of the police reports yet so it would be premature for me to comment," she said.
The woman had not been formally charged.
Police received two complaints about a man exposing himself near one of Fargo's main thoroughfares. One of the complaints involved a sex act, police said.
While investigating the incident, a friend of the couple directed police to the backyard of the home, Claus said.

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Dentist Wins Case Over Tusks in Mouth
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - An oral surgeon who played a practical joke on his assistant, and got sued for it, ended up getting the last laugh Thursday.
Dr. Robert Woo, of Auburn, temporarily implanted fake boar tusks in his employee's mouth while she was under anesthesia and took photos that later made the rounds. The employee felt humiliated and quit, later suing her boss.
When Woo's insurance company wouldn't deal with the lawsuit, Woo settled out of court for $250,000 - and sued the insurers. A King County Superior Court jury agreed with him and awarded him $750,000 dollars.
The insurance company won on appeal. But the state Supreme Court on Thursday restored the award for Woo. The court decision was 5-4.