Before I start today's post, I have an announcement to make: starting next month, I am adding a new feature to the final post each month. In addition to one or more people receiving an award for Bellend of the Month, I will award one business in my home town with a Good Service Award.
The Bellend of the Month for August 2012 is Roger Pion. He is a farmer in the US state of Vermont who was facing a minor drugs charge early this month. But he landed himself in more serious trouble after destroying vehicles parked outside the Orleans County Sheriff’s Department in Derby with his father’s tractor and then driving it toward downtown Newport, which is not far from the crime scene, before police stopped him. Authorities say he had been angry over a previous arrest for marijuana possession. During that arrest, police threw Pion to the ground, injuring him sufficiently that he was unresponsive, and then they called an ambulance. He was taken to a local hospital with a concussion. That was a bit more brutal than what would normally be called for during an arrest, but I would've filed a lawsuit against the police department instead of taking it out on seven police cruisers. But he was released last night (Eastern Daylight Time) and I hope he doesn't give the cops any more trouble.
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