Happy Memorial Day.* Some readers queried my weekend post noting that, after a soldier was hacked to death on the streets of London in broad daylight, Her Majesty’s Constabulary are cracking down on potentially dangerous cheese wheels. But here’s Gloucestershire Police’s big tweet this morning:
We also have officers out keeping an eye on the Cheese Rolling event at Coopers Hill
— Glos Police (@Glos_Police) May 27, 2013
You gotta be able to prioritize.
In Britain, only the state can be a big cheese.
(*I have some musical thoughts on Memorial Day here.)