Charles Mudede's column isn't in the paper this week. It's over here. This installment is the third in a series about Seattle's rash of necklace thefts, torn from the victims' necks (four necklaces were reportedly stolen this way in a single week in midsummer and police later described the necklace-thieving trend): Says Charles:

Clearly, it's an exploding fad among young, urban/suburban males and it seems to have no other motive than the sick thrill of being cruel to a total stranger.

Read about the latest necklace crime HERE.