Slap Happy, Go Lucky

Akira Koike, a freelance film critic travelling in Manila, the Philippines, was arrested and charged with “slander-by-deed” when he objected to a $49 charge for extra baggage by slapping Northwest Airlines staff supervisor Tiam Beng. How does one get out of such a predicament? Koike got on his knees at Beng’s feet and begged forgiveness. Beng accepted his apologies and prosecutors ordered him set free. (Reuters) ...Awwww. Can’t we whack him with a rattan cane at least once?