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Brickbat: St. Romanus, Building Code Enforcement Agent

Charles Oliver | 6.12.2013 6:45 AM


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Officials in Yavapai County, Arizona, have ordered David Smith to remove a 9-foot-tall statue of a gargoyle from his yard or cover the statue's genitalia. They say neighbors have complained about the statue's anatomy.

Charles Oliver is a contributing editor at Reason.

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