BREAKING: Hasan kicked out of court

FORT HOOD - Alleged Fort Hood gunman Nidal Hasan was kicked out of court Tuesday morning after he showed up at his hearing with a full beard.

The defense argued that Hasan refused to shave for religious reasons, but the prosecution countered by stating that the beard was a violation of military standards.

The judge had warned Hasan at his last hearing that if he was not clean-shaven the next time he showed up in court, he would not be allowed to be present in the courtroom during the hearing.

He will now have to watch the proceedings from a closed-circuit television in a trailer about 15 feet from the courtroom unless a higher authority overrules the judge’s decision.

What an ass. All these years without a beard but now it’s an issue.