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A bit off topic, but I thought this would be kind of a comedic fiction article a-la-Onion. I thought, "Oh here they go, unjustly skewering people from Florida a
by bilbo0s 2y ago
A bit off topic, but I thought this would be kind of a comedic fiction article a-la-Onion. I thought, "Oh here they go, unjustly skewering people from Florida again."
Then I read the article.
Sigh.
I've tried to agitate against the "Florida Man..." and "Florida Woman..." stereotype, but it's just gotten to a point.. I guess I don't know what to say anymore?
- h0l0cube 2y agoBasically Poe’s law but not in the usual attribution https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe's_law https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe's_law
- ge96 2y agoOhio as well and another one
- jeroenhd 2y agoNormally the whole "Florida man" thing happens because unlike many other states, Florida has a history of relatively public documentation of legal cases and police arrests. Journalists can just pick any cases that stand out and make funny looking articles because of whatever stunt the local teenagers, drunks, or drug addicts have been caught doing now. It's unfortunate that something like public access to law enforcement documents is being used to ridicule the state so much. This isn't one of those cases, though. This is someone speedrunning a heart attack.