Sleep Soundly, America: 81-Year-Old Lady Jailed for Feeding BirdsMelissa Melton An elderly woman violated her probation by leaving bread crumbs out in her yard for crows and will remain behind bars. Eighty-one-year-old Mary Musselman was first arrested last month for feeding bears in her backyard. One of the bears was euthanized over it because the Fish and Wildlife Service said the bears might learn not to be afraid of people anymore and then get aggressive. The judge in the case warned Musselman not to feed any more wild animals of any kind: Apparently where it got really serious is when officers recently went by to check on her home (as they reportedly did over and over) and found bread crumbs in her yard one day: Yep. An elderly lady was caught leaving out pieces of stale bread for the birds. She was arrested and put back in jail. Her attorney has argued that his client is mentally ill, suffering from Alzheimers and Dementia, and should be allowed to live with her brother under supervision. The judge instead ordered that Musselman remain in jail until she receives a more thorough mental evaluation. Its a good thing we live in such a complete and utter nanny state that we now have Fish and Wildlife Service officers serving and protecting us all by repeatedly checking peoples yards for bread crumbs and making sure to reserve our already overburdened criminal justice system and jails for those who pose the absolute biggest threat and are most dangerous to society at large Sure, this lady may have mental health issues, but being left in jail for the crime offeeding birds? Is that really in her best interest (or that of, well, anyone else including her elderly husband who is ill and now all alone)? So the mega banks aretoo big to fail or prosecute, and the lobbyist-bought politicians and criminals on Wall Street can roam free to continue to wreck the country hand over fist, but were jailing elderly people for sprinkling a little stale bread in their yards for the birds? Wow, America. Wow. Melissa Melton is a writer, researcher, and analyst for The Daily Sheeple, where this first appeared, and a co-creator of TruthstreamMedia. Wake the flock up! 