12 June 2002 - 3:29 a.m. A while back I wrote an entry about Richard Reid's (The guy with plastic explosives in his shoes who tried to blow up a trans-atlantic flight.) laywer. He was arguing that his client couldn't be charged with "trying to destroy a vehicle of mass-transportation" because a plane is not a vehicle. I asked, if it's not a vehicle, what is it? A ham sandwich? Well, the charge was thrown out today because the judge agreed that an airplane is not a vehicle. So the next time you fly, remember that you are not traveling in a vehicle, and enjoy flying in your ham sandwich. Ours is the stupidest judicial system in the whole world. They'll probably give him a visa and hire a translator to help him fill out welfare forms so he can get public-assistance housing. (0) Comments?