Judson King is an 11 year old gamer from Lawrence Kansas who loves Sonic the Hedgehog. So much so, in fact, that he asked his mother for a real one. The problem however was that his town had an ordinance prohibiting the tiny mammal within city limits. After years of research, preparation, and lobbying King found himself in front of the City Commission presenting his argument to lift the ban. Finding "few serious reasons" to keep the law, it was officially removed from the books last Tuesday. Judson received a two and a half month old hedgehog named "Little Luke" soon after.
Source: CNN Video [ more info ] and KansasCity.Com [more info]

I found this article by way of Kotaku, and where they pick at Judson I decided to take the journalistic high ground. Obvious obsession aside, I think it's fantastic that he was so passionate about ANYTHING that he was that willing to work for it. Good on him and his decision not to just accept a law that didn't seem to make any sense. I just wish one of the cited articles explained why the city had banned Hedgehogs in the first place.

The only part I don't understand is... why didn't he name it Sonic?

And in the world of weird coincidence, I was watching Bubble Boy just a few short hours before finding the article. Yeah yeah I know, not 100% relevant. But, I thought it was interesting none the less. Don't mock me for my marginally related, tangential musings!

That's okay Woody, cause honestly with out the bubble boy reference, I thought the kid was about to go bowling with poor sonic.

Well if he would of named him Sonic, then the press would have to jump on the opportunity to state that a vidoe game had a positive effect........and what press would ever want to state that video games can be used for good.

Walle, it's called a hamster ball. The kid even has his hedgehog in one IN the cited video.

hamster balls are the bane of cats because it allows the rodentia to engage in a demolition derby with their backsides. Nothing funnier than watching a hamster and a rat chase cats all over the house in their rollerballs of death. Hedgehogs are even worse because they add spikes to the equation, making them gladiatorial spectacle rollerballs of death

reminds me of the insane little Hamster in the movie Bolt. i think he was one of the reasons i went to see that movie.

Originally Posted by Ingeloak:

reminds me of the insane little Hamster in the movie Bolt. i think he was one of the reasons i went to see that movie.

The hamster and CAt totaly steal the show in bolt.

I love this comic. Poor Sonic.

I'm with Woody on this, I'm glad that the kid took the initiative to actually do something. Most kids these days don't even find the motivation to complain, let alone do something about it.

Bubble Boy is such an awesome movie.