Say WHAT???!!!!!

Charges of judicial misconduct have been dropped against a Pennsylvania District Court judge - one Isaac Stoltzfus by name. Here's the story:

Once upon a time, Judge Stoltzfus - who has served as a judge for 20 years - was attending a continuing education conference in Harrisburg, PA. He was picking up acorns as two women were passing by. He reached into his bag and gave each of the women two acorns, then said, "They make a nice afternoon snack, try them. I'll be here tomorrow, let me know what you think"

The women later opened the acorns which, as it turned out, the judge had previously hollowed out and stuffed with condoms.

Yes, you read that correctly.

According to this article, "During a deposition, Stoltzfus said he had collected, hollowed out and placed unwrapped condoms inside "thousands" of acorns. He said he used the acorns in his court to raise the awareness of the effectiveness of condom use against unplanned pregnancy and disease. He said he did not hand out the acorns in court, according to the court ruling".

In its decision, the court said, in part, "We consider — for we cannot ignore — the fact that condoms are regularly given out to children by our government. We recognize that not everyone agrees this practice is beneficial, or necessary, or appropriate; but it is a fact. We find that the Board has not established by clear and convincing evidence that (Stoltzfus') conduct was so extreme as to bring the judicial office itself into disrepute."

Nonetheless, the justices acknowledge that they are unable to figure out the motive lying behind Stoltfus'... er... hobby.

Me, too.