Parts Unintended

As a curmudgeon, it is my duty to read our town's local rag for the "police blotter." This is where we retired sorts get all our salacious news for gossip.

I recently ran across an arrest report on some poor soul who, in addition to being arrested for like 6 things (fictitious plates, uninsured, improper registration, being an unlicensed driver, driving while his license was suspended AND no name on a commercial vehicle), he was also charged with...wait for it..."riding on parts unintended."

Now, I get the rest of them (this is New Jersey and we love to pile on as many offenses as we can), but the "parts unintended" was a new one on me. There had to be more to the story, and it turned out to be two words left out of the article: "for passengers."

Leave it to NJ to create a violation for people riding on parts unintended for passengers (e.g. pickup truck bed or van area without a seat) just so we can really stick it to someone when we're in a foul mood. Which is often - this IS New Jersey.