Expensive Freak Show

The city of Los Angeles is reportedly out $1.4 million thanks to the Michael Jackson memorial. $1.1 million of that comes from overtime pay for police - which is good for the cops getting the extra dough, not so great for a city that is already broke.

Donations were supposed to cover some of the costs, but reports say only a few thousand has been raised via the website set up to solicit said funds. Were I the city of L.A. I would make up an itemized bill and mail it to Joe Jackson...but of course he would just conveniently claim he didn't get it.

If L.A. wanted a freak show so bad, why didn't they just hire some sword-swallowers and Octomom and have them stand on a sidewalk?