JUDGE WON'T ALLOW DEFENDANT TO JUGGLE

A Springfield, Massachusetts, judge has denied a man’s request to juggle during his trial to show jurors he was just joking around when he allegedly tried to rob a convenience store with a toy gun. The 20-year-old Orlando Melendez, who is representing himself, claims that he is a clown, and asked that he be allowed to juggle three wads of paper for 20 seconds to show jurors that the alleged attempted robbery was a misunderstanding.
* Like the justice system isn’t enough of a circus.
* If he’s found guilty, the judge should sentence him to a tiny cell with 30 other prisoners.