And the Rest of the Reindeer Fled the Scene, Those Cowards!

Offending one group of people is too easy. But when you find a way to offend almost everyone, you've really got something going on.

Let's count the ways someone (and which groups of people) might be offended by this bizarre Christmas display in a southern California town:

1. Jesus is packing heat (the anti-gun crowd and religious folks).
2. Jesus blew away Santa (parents who'll have to explain to their kids what's going on, as well as the anti-gun crowd, religious folks, Santa-is-sacred people, and people who are against murder).
3. Santa appears to be unarmed (everyone mentioned in #2, in addition to gun advocates who are particular about the proper rules of engagement).
4. Rudolph apparently was killed moments earlier (just about everyone mentioned in #3, except no-limits hunters, but add to that the PETA people).
5. Jesus is wearing what looks like pants and a David-Byrne-in-an-enormous-suit-era jacket (Biblical scholars and Mr. Blackwell).
6. The truck on which Rudolph is sprawled appears to be a Ram (owners of Ford and Chevy trucks)

The ACLU will probably be pleased. Unknown is whether the shooting was justified, which will offend fans of Law and Order. If it turns out that an unarmed Santa was actually "menacing" Jesus, then count Bernard Goetz and the ghost of Charles Bronson as fans.

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