Quick tangent - the reason why we have so many news-from-the-weird stories involving a &quot;Florida Man&quot; is because Florida has an unparalleled history of open government.  Every email, every meeting, and (most importantly for funny news) every police report can be known by anyone who asks for them.  Along with the fact that Florida is the 3rd most populous state, the result is the excellent @_FloridaMan Twitter account.