Ozzy Osbourne is shaking. And this time it’s not the 4 decades of hard core drug use. He’s shaking with fury that a law enforement officer in Fargo, North Dakota used his good name in a sting operation to catch criminals. According to Mtv.com Sheriff Paul D. Laney organized a fake invite-only pre-party to Ozzy’s concert at the Fargodome and sent invitations in the mail to over 40 Ozzy fans who allegedly ignored court summons and failed to pay child support and other various court-ordered fines. Upon arriving at the party they were handcuffed and arrested for their various outstanding warrants. How this officer knew which “criminals” were fans of the former Black Sabbath frontman was not really explained. Or maybe he just assumed that all societal derelicts love Ozzy? Not an unfair assumption. In any event, Mr. Osbourne is livid. He told Mtv:
“Sheriff Laney went out of his way to tarnish my reputation by implying that I somehow attract a criminal element, which is certainly not true.”
I mean, of course! Doesn’t Ozzy attract the same moral, law-abiding Christians as someone like Amy Grant? Nothing says “perfect citizen” like snorting lines of ants, dropping acid every day for an entire year, munching on live bats, and helping deplete Columbia’s supply of cocaine. For a reference to all these amazing things Ozzy has done, please read Motley Crue’s The Dirt. And while you’re at it, read Heroin Diaries.
