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Guy Convicted of Stealing Beer Asks Court to “Let It Be”; Judge Quotes 42 Beatles Song Titles in Sentencing Order

Non-tax, but funny two-page order as reported in The Daily Mail:  When Andrew McCormack, convicted of stealing beer, was asked as part of a pre-sentence report to recommend what his sentence should be, he responded, "Like the Beetles say, Let It Be." Montana state court judge Gregory Todd quoted 42 Beatles song titles in sentencing McCormack to three years probation, community service, and a fine:

While I will not explore the epistemological or ontological overtones of your response, or even the syntactic of symbolic keys of your allusion, I will say Hey Jude, Do You Want to Know a Secret? The greatest band in rock history spelled their name B-e-a-t-l-e-s.

I interpret the meaning of your response to suggest that there should be no consequences for your actions and I should Let it Be so you can live in Strawberry Fields Forever. Such reasoning is Here, There and Everywhere. It does not require a Magical Mystery Tour of interpretation to know The Word means leave it alone.

(Hat Tip:  Ann Murphy.)


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