Think and Sit, Not Vice Versa

Civilian employees at the Seattle (Wash.) Police Department have been ordered to undergo special training after two people in the department’s fingerprint and photo unit slid off their chairs and fell on the floor. While the classes in remedial chair-sitting were being organized, a supervisor circulated a memo on how to sit. “Take hold of the arms and get control of the chair before sitting down,” the memo advises. “Some people know how to sit in a chair,” said department safety officer Patrick Sweeney, while others “need some instruction.” (AP) ...Apparently, they’re the same people that need to be shown how to work the seatbelt buckle on airplanes.