Festivus now a recognized religion - in jail

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King’s quest for a healthier eating option while behind bars ended with a county lawyer forced to research the origin of Festivus and its traditions and a Superior Court judge recognizing the holiday – which lodged its place in pop culture on an episode of "Seinfeld" – as a legitimate religion.

The menu selection at Theo Lacy apparently didn’t please King, 38, when he was booked into the jail on drug charges in April. They serve salami there. And that didn’t quite fit in with the fitness buff/gym clothes model’s lifestyle. So King, who is also suspected of being in the country illegally from Liberia, asked for kosher meals.

Judge Derek G. Johnson signed off on the high-protein double-portion kosher meals for King.

That didn't sit well with the Sheriff's Department – which pays for the food. Kosher meals are more expensive than the regular jail fare – and are reserved for those with a religious need.

Judge Johnson pulled King's lawyer and the prosecutor aside and said he needed a religion to put down on the order to make it stick, explained Thiagarajah.

“I said Festivus,” said Thiagarajah. The order was granted – three non-salami meals a day.

Festivus for the Rest of us- O.C. Jail style | around, festivus, once - News - The Orange County Register

Illegal alien criminal demanding special treatment in jail - and the court complying. Uneffinbelievable.

Maybe they should deny him a Christmas meal. I doubt if it's Kosher.