In today’s Washington Times:

In Marietta, Ga., a public-school coach allegedly drove students around town to thrash Christmas displays, a rampage which included rearranging reindeer in X-rated positions. In Melbourne, Fla., a disabled man’s inflatable lawn figures were destroyed and his reindeer was tossed into a pond. In Rockland, Maine, a 34-foot Christmas tree fashioned from lobster traps was vandalized. The list goes on, in the dozens.

In Southlake, Texas, teens clubbed Christmas decorations with baseball bats. A Leesburg, Ga., man’s display was attacked three times in two weeks. A Hampton Leades, N.C., man’s 8-foot Frosty was knifed. An 81-year-old Richfield, Minn., retiree cried when his tires were slashed and his Santas ripped open in a 10,000-light Christmas display. Two miscreant Santa stabbers were nabbed in Islip, N.Y., when one mistakenly left a cell phone at the scene. A Quad City, Iowa, family’s light display was egged. One Vallejo, Calif., family’s Christmas tribute to a daughter killed in a plane crash was attacked three times. In Greensboro, N.C., a 71-year-old nativity scene was destroyed. And so on. These miscreants are worse than Ebenezer Scrooge.

Nearly all who submit comments about the posts on this web site are reasonably civil in tone. Yet some provide links to articles and web sites that I am offended by, make personal attacks, or submit vile comments. Someone claiming to be named ‘Ben Brodsky’ submitted the following unedited comment after I would not let the other comments he recently submitted appear:

these comments are censored, so what u read isnt true… so i guess no one will read this but the scumbag monitor who should have been in the towers that faithful day

From that, I think you get a sense of what ‘Ben Brodsky’ submits as comments and why I moderate the comments submitted to this site.