Times are tough, but don't take it out on the marsupials

With unemployment on the rise, it's more important than ever to be on your very best behavior during job interviews.

Even informal ones.

So it should go without saying that job prospects should never, ever engage in opossum stomping while trying out for a new position.

Sadly, it happened.

In Danville.

Not only did Evan Bryce Schuler lose his chance to go to the police academy, he's now been convicted of animal cruelty.

In the interest of full disclosure, I should confess that I once swatted a possum with a broom. This outburst did not occur during a job interview, however. Furthermore, the marsupial started it. He tried to break into my house.

Last I saw, the beady-eyed beast was unharmed and headed next door. Or maybe to Danville.

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