Caveat emptor

Nebraska, the next frontier in gubment idiocy, has enacted a law that allows parents who no longer want their children to get rid of them:

Nebraska was the last state to enact a safe-haven law, which is intended to protect unwanted newborns from being abandoned. Some have interpreted the state's law to mean children as old as 18 can be abandoned because it uses the word "child" and doesn't include an age limit.

Health and Human Services officials, however, say they will not take in any children older than 17.

The Legislature plans to tackle the issue at a special session on Nov. 14. Speaker of the Legislature Mike Flood said he'll introduce a bill establishing a 3-day-old age limit.

Well it's good to know the legislature feels a little bit of urgency on this matter. So much so that it's taking them another 11 days!!!

So let me see if I get this right - under the current law, you can drop off your bratty teenager; however, under the current law, the "try-before-you-buy" thing lasts til they're three. Is there a place for kids to take their stupid parents to when they've become too much of a... oh, wait... nursing homes...