“A Massachusetts woman undergoing advanced ovarian cancer treatment was arrested at her home recently for her failure to appear in court after paying a $5 dog license late, resulting in a bench warrant.
According to Mass Live, Ann Musser, 41, was arrested at her home on an outstanding arrest warrant issued by Holyoke District Court for failing to appear in court.
The court appearance was scheduled last September because Musser had failed to comply with repeated requests from the city of Holyoke in June for her to renew the license for Pumpkin, her 14-year-old family dog.”* The Young Turks hosts Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian break it down.
*Read more here from Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/03/31/mass-cancer-patient-too-busy-being-sick-to-renew-a-dog-license-ends-up-in-jail/