Who knew? Each year, the Olympia law firm Morgan Hill produces its own "in-house satirical take on the legal world of Olympia and sometimes beyond," and it's very popular in legal circles. But not so popular in the Thurston County Jail this year!

Apparently, a jail guard down there came across a copy of the satirical newsletter (available here) and complained that the firm was perpetuating racist stereotypes with its fake report on Justice Richard B. Sanders's plans to open a KFC in order to "make amends with the state's African Americans" after his racially insensitive remarks.

Now there's an apology, a disclaimer, and accusations of "horrible taste."

Here's the opening of the article:

Outgoing Supreme Court Justice Richard Sanders say the racially charged comments that may have cost him his re-election were misconstrued, and he says he intends to make amends with the state's African Americans by opening up a KFC Franchise in Lacey when his term ends this month.

"I never said that Black people are pre-disposed to commit crimes," Sanders says. "I just said that in fact, they do commit more crimes." Similarly, Sanders says, while African-Americans are not "genetically inclined" toward eating a lot of fried chicken, "they do in fact eat a lot of fried chicken."

Here's the fake article (click to enlarge):

And here's the question: