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Georgia state representative Jimmy Benefield, 52, admitted in August that he had brought a dildo onto the floor of the legislature, but he denied having shown it to the 14-year-old legislative assistant who had reported that someone had shown a dildo to him. According to two lobbyists, Benefield occasionally walked around the halls wearing the dildo under an apron over his suit and flashing it at passersby.
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A March Associated Press report on bills introduced in state legislatures included an attempt to outlaw electronic moose calls in Maine; a proposal to permit Minnesota tavern customers to roll dice (without violating antigambling laws) in deciding who pays the tab; and a Florida proposal that would require a man who has extramarital sex to register with the state in order to preserve parental rights to any offspring.
After a monthlong investigation police in Lakewood, Colorado, announced in August that the 100-plus gunshots that had frightened neighbors into believing that gangs were engaged in drive-by shootings in the area were actually caused by the poor aim of prison employees at the nearby federal prison’s firing range. According to a prison spokesman, all employees, including clerical personnel, must be trained in firearms, and some apparently missed not only the targets but a hill that separates the range from the complaining neighborhood.
