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In Japanese folklore, kitsunes are believed to possess great intelligence, long life, and magical powers. Foremost among these is the ability to shapeshift into human form; a fox is said to learn to do this when it attains a certain age (usually a hundred years, though some tales say fifty). Kitsune usually appear in the shape of a beautiful woman, a young girl, or an old man, but almost never an elderly woman. Supernatural powers commonly attributed to the kitsune include, in addition to shapeshifting, the ability to generate fire or lightning from their tails or to breathe fire (known as kitsune-bi, literally "foxfire"), the power to manifest in dreams, the power to fly, and the ability to create illusions so elaborate as to be almost indistinguishable from reality. Some tales go further still, speaking of kitsune with the ability to bend time and space, to drive people mad, or to take such nonhuman and fantastic shapes as a tree of incredible height or a second moon in the sky. And that's just what I do every day. You should see what I do in my spare time....

Thursday, October 26, 2006

"Crimes again Nature"


One would think when they hear this phrase that it refers to the punishment of crimes such as littering, pollution, and the gang-raping of our planet for its natural resources, but apparently not. As far as I can determine, this phrase is a catchall legal term for prosecuting some really bent, sick people. These crimes usually tend to be of a sexual nature and involve someone getting their jollies in any manner deemed deviant or unacceptable. Now, in the case of a Michigan man engaged in a sexual act with a dead dog in front of a preschool I can't say that I disagree. It's not that I believe we should shield youngsters from the natural act of sex. I can even be openminded enough to accept that some people get their kicks from something other than plain vanilla. But wait, the story gets even more bent to the disgusting. The dog, belonging to the man's girlfriend, had been dead for four or five days. All of this combined just triggers the gross button.


The man faces up to 15 years in prison for a first time offence and a life sentence if he's a repeat offender, but I have to think that this man's behavior was prompted by some sort of psychological disorder. He probably belongs in a hospital rather than a prison. Let's save prison and the term "crimes against nature" for those who really deserve to go to hell--like polluters and exploiters of natural resources.

posted by Sionnach, the Celtic Kitsune | 8:44 AM

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