I ran across him, yeah, several times. But here are two stories that basically sum this guy up.
Lawless made a big deal about how prisoners in state prisons get cable TV cheap because the prisons negotiate bulk deals with the cable franchises. After a few weeks of ranting and raving on the topic, Lawless finally visited Graterford, the local state lock-up. After seeing how things are there, and having the warden explain that he liked the prisoners having cable because it keeps them occupied and thus not raping and killing each other, Lawless basically slunk away quietly.
Lawless hates the state college system and spends a lot of time messing with it. The last time he took an interest, he heard that Penn State students were scheduling a "sex faire" -- basically, a mostly-harmless informational event that they decided to put on. Figuring he could incilte media coverage and get free publicity, Lawless put out press releases and such, tracking them down to ensure that they weren't using any state funds to put on the event. When they held it on campus, Lawless demanded that the event be banned and students held responsible because some extra money must have gone to maintenance and janitorial costs because of it.
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