Overkill. Noun. An excess of what is required or suitable, as because of zeal or misjudgment.

I'll be honest with you, I'm sort of off the Britney crazy train for the moment. I'm not entirely sure what happened to her last night, but I do know that she was once again forcibly escorted to the hospital by the police. I reckon she must have had another psychotic break -- I guess one of her personalities was clashing with another one. Whatever. And, frankly, at this point, I don't give a rat's ass. But what struck me as odd was the following:

Spears, 26, was rushed into an ambulance from a side entrance of her home in the Studio City district shortly after 1 a.m. (4 a.m. EST), escorted by more than a dozen motorcycle officers, two police cars and two police helicopters, the Times reported, citing unidentified authorities.(Source)

A dozen motorcycle officers? Two police cars? Two police helicopters? We're talking about a goddamn crazy white girl -- she's not the President of the United States or even Hannah Montana. Isn't that a bit of overkill? We're helicopters really necessary? Was there some fear that Britney would jump out of the ambulance and take flight? Jesus Christ -- just leave the woman alone. She'll eventually wear herself out.