Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Small Bits of News

Firefighter warned he could be fired for saving lives
A firefighter has been warned he could be fired if he uses his medical training to save injured people while carrying out fire calls. Joe McMahon, a former paramedic who is now a firefighter based in Wimbledon, helped ambulance workers who were struggling to treat five casualties.
But instead of being praised, his employers told him he could be fired for misconduct if he used his medical training again. After a disciplinary hearing he was told he might be fired and sent a letter which warned: "When you are working as a London firefighter you are ordered not to give any medical treatment except first aid."

Couple jailed after sex hook-up on air conditioning
A couple's public sex show on an air conditioner landed them in jail Sunday. The caller told police they saw a woman, identified as 24-year-old Arianna Scudelletti, atop 24-year-old Victor Manuel Martes, Jr., who was atop the air conditioning unit - and in plain view of the street. Two young children noticed the performance and alerted the adult who called police. » Full article here

Teen ticketed for DWR (Driving While Republican)
Being a supporter of any presidential candidate is typically priceless. But for Cody Hauer, being a Ron Paul supporter may wind up costing more than $550 following four citations in one week from the Owatonna Police Department for having a $40 window decal on the rear window of his Buick Park Avenue. "I support Ron Paul, the city police department doesn't," he said. "They gave me a DWR - driving while Republican." » Article here

Incompetent Beer Hijackers Spill The Beer
Two men attempting to hijack a beer truck in London on Saturday ended up crashing the vehicle only a few hundred yards away, spilling beer canisters into the street and flooding the road with booze. Police and a witness said two men, one reportedly brandishing a gun, forced their way aboard the truck as it was stopped on a street in Southall, west London.
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Mom Abandons Boy, 3, After He Is Found Wandering Mall

Ohio Judge Declares Mistrial in Microwave Baby Case

Dolly Parton's Breasts Cause Her to Postpone Tour

Cleaners Find Mummified Body in Arizona Bathtub

Best Friends Have Babies Weeks Apart With Same Deadly Illness

Massachusetts Sex Offender Wins $10 Million in State Lottery

NHL Player Has Lifesaving Surgery After Throat Is Slashed by Skate
Ice skate to the neck (not for the faint of heart)
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Policeman caught on YouTube video
An investigation has been launched into video footage of a uniformed police officer performing stunts on a moped believed to have been seized from a suspected criminal.
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The officer, believed to be a PC from Humberside Police, is wearing a pair of forensic examination gloves as he rides the blue moped - understood to have been recovered in a criminal inquiry
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Parents Sent Detention Notice After Wrong Button Was Pushed
February 12, 2008
PALM BAY, Fla. -- The parents of all 2,550 Palm Bay High School students received a phone call informing them that their child was due for weekend detention.
There was no coordinated uprising at the school. An accidental push of a button sent the automated call to the homes of the entire student body instead of the intended 16.
One parent didn't believe her son's protests that he had done nothing wrong and took him to school Saturday morning anyway. When they learned of the glitch, Amy Stewart took her son Jimmy to breakfast to make up for it. Assistant superintendent Steve Muzzy called the problem "an unfortunate human mistake."

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