Meanwhile: in the People's Republic of Massachusetts:

A police officer who was fired for violating an obscure state law banning smoking among public safety workers plans to fight his dismissal, which was based on an anonymous letter.

That's right, state officials, even off duty cops, are not allowed to smoke cigarettes (or presumably cigars or pipes). Not even on private property. I'm absolutely at a loss to understand this. My brain is overwhelmed with stupidity. My only question is how bad is this cop gonna kick the ass of the person who sold him out. (linkprops to David Kaufman)