It started as a poorly contrived joke. A police department in New Hampshire issued an arrest warrant for Punxsutawney Phil, saying the groundhog was responsible for keeping winter around.

We all had a small chuckle and went back to work.

Then, someone in Kentucky upped the stakes. They issued a warrant for Elsa, the ice queen from Disney's hit musical "Frozen". Now it needs to stop.

From there it got worse. A department in South Carolina took it one step further, they booked an actress dressed as Elsa, slapped cuffs on her and took her to jail.

Why? Isn't there any real crime in South Carolina?

I know the cold temperatures have everyone down, but why not do some real good with your free time and organize a winter carnival or a basketball tournament? You know, something that would actually help people shake off their cabin fever.

Instead, you book a fictional character so that the kids in your town are embarrassed because THEIR HOMETOWN is the one who threw one of their favorite Disney characters into the clink.

What's next? Swiping right on Tinder so you can ask the Heat Miser over for drinks?

STOP  IT! It wasn't funny. Ever.

The lesson here is to take winter the way we do in Michigan, we go out and grab winter by the neck and embrace it. It's the only way to survive it.

WAIT! This just in. Pitt County, NC has just arrested Elsa. I guess it will never stop. Sigh.

 

 

 

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