The Horse Rhymer

Recently, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that a horse is not a vehicle (See story here). Allegedly, two guys rode their horses off from a bar, when one of them was rear-ended by a pick-up truck. All three failed field sobriety tests. So the cops charged them with DUI. The Court relied on a Utah Supreme Court decision for precedent.

While this in and of itself is fascinating (Utah has a similar problem?), the best part is the dissenting opinion by Justice Michael Eakin.

"A horse is a horse, of course, of course,
but the Vehicle Code does not divorce
its application from, perforce,
a steed as my colleagues said. "

"'It's not vague,' I'll say until I'm hoarse,
and whether a car, a truck or horse
this law applies with equal force,
and I'd reverse instead."

I just wish his opinion had carried the day so that other states would cite to it. Actually, I wish he was a better poet. This AAAB scheme sucks ass.