Last year’s King County budget cuts came fairly close to axing both Family Court Services and Drug Court.

But it could be worse. A lot worse.

A cash-strapped county in Ohio has apparently solved its paper shortage by refusing to take all new cases – unless you bring your own sheets of paper. According to the Columbus Dispatch,

“We are going to do our job, and if we make arrests or issue citations, we’re taking them to the court,” [Sherriff Steven R.] Brenneman said. “Whether the court accepts them, I guess that’s something they’re going to have to deal with.”

Now if only they’d let you bring your own Judge….