Black guy gets life for smoking pot,
White guy gets probation for murder.
White guy gets probation for murder.
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Crazy Police Chases
This seems like an odd police chase to me!
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You don't see this everyday
Police chase riders on horse carriages
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Talk about hardcore!
Small Bits of News You Didn’t Know you Needed
German man torches car to protest high gas prices
A German man doused his BMW with gasoline and torched it on Friday in protest at skyrocketing fuel costs, police said. The unemployed 30-year-old man drove the black 1995 BMW 3-series sedan onto the lawn outside Frankfurt's convention center grounds at about 7:30 a.m., police spokesman Karlheinz Wagner said.
He then jumped out, emptied a canister of gas over the vehicle, and set fire to it, Wagner said.
By the time the fire department got to the scene, the car was entirely burned out.
The Bavarian man, whose name was being withheld because he has not been charged with a crime, told police that gas prices were so high he could no longer afford to drive the vehicle.
As in many countries, gasoline prices have risen steadily in Germany; a liter of regular gasoline now costs about euro1.55, or $9.40 per gallon.
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Man who tried to pay bond in dirty cash jailed
A man who tried to pay a $100 bond in dirty money will spend a week in jail for contempt of court. A Scott County judge sent the man to jail on Thursday.
The man was arrested in May for driving a truck with a defective tire. Instead of paying a fine, he opted for a trial and a judge required him to post bond.
On Thursday, he brought a box of crumbled money and a bucket of pennies to the clerk of court's office.
Clerk of Court Julie Carlin said there were bugs in the box and the pennies were covered in an unknown substance, and they used rubber gloves the count the cash.
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Teen Decapitated by ride at Georgia Six Flags
A teenager was decapitated by a roller coaster after he hopped a pair of fences and entered a restricted area Saturday at Six Flags Over Georgia, authorities said.
Six Flags officials are uncertain why the 17-year-old from Columbia, S.C. scaled two six-foot fences and passed signs that said the restricted area was both off-limits and dangerous to visitors, spokeswoman Hela Sheth said in a news release.
Authorities were investigating reports from witnesses who said the teenager jumped the fences to retrieve a hat he lost while riding the Batman roller coaster, said Cobb County police Sgt. Dana Pierce. Police have declined to release the teenager's name until an autopsy is completed.
Six Flags said it closed the roller coaster after the Saturday afternoon accident out of respect for the teen's family. The ride was expected to reopen on Sunday, according to a Six Flags news release.
Police said the ride was going full-speed 50 mph when the teen was struck.
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Shoplifting suspect dies after being arrested
A Florida man suspected of shoplifting from a Coralville Hy-Vee grocery store died after he was arrested.Coralville police say they received a call of a shoplifter running from the store Sunday night.Thirty-seven-year-old Todd Edwards, of Orlando, Fla., was arrested and taken to the police station.Police say Edwards became less responsive and officers called for an ambulance. Edwards was taken to University Hospitals in Iowa City, where he was pronounced dead.
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Assult with Banana
Frederick County sheriff’s deputies are looking for a man who attacked a convenience store clerk with a banana.
A man walked into a 7-Eleven store in Monrovia just after midnight Wednesday and demanded money. Investigators said that when the clerk refused, the man became so agitated that he started grabbing items off the counter.
He snatched up a banana and began hitting the clerk, the sheriff’s office said.
The clerk pulled out a knife, and the man with the banana split.
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City changes mind, says take off your pants
In a turnaround, Aurora has rescinded its policy requiring lifeguards to wear pants.
Half the lifeguard staff at Aurora reservoir quit after the city required them to wear breakaway pants while on duty. Aurora said the policy was designed to protect its lifeguards against sun exposure and West Nile virus.
The lifeguards who quit said the new uniform could put swimmers’ lives at risk.
"It takes an average of four to five seconds to take the pants off to get into the water, or if we try to get into the water with the pants, it’s going to be dragging and we’re not going to really be able to swim and get them back to shore," lifeguard Greg Huston said.
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Home for sale includes wife
A struggling single parent and real estate agent is trying to sell her house and find a husband. She’s auctioning off both her home and herself in a package deal on eBay and Craigslist.
Single parent Dee Traboscia has been divorced for eight years. She had hoped to be remarried by now, so she is turning to the Internet for help.
She goes on to say that her four-bedroom, 2,000-square-foot home, which will be included in the deal, has "neutral colors, Berber carpet, and upgraded tile."
Her eBay auction ends July 2 and asks for a starting bid of 99 cents with a shipping cost of $500,000. The auction has not yet received any bids.
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2-Year-Old Survives on Cat Food After Mom's Death
Sacramento police say a 2-year-old boy survived on cat food for up to six days after his mother died.
A social worker heard the toddler crying while making a visit to check on the family Thursday morning. The worker called police after no one answered the door of the brick duplex where the mother and child lived.
Inside, authorities found the body of 36-year-old Lisa Gonzales. It was not immediately known how she died, but a Child Protective Services spokeswoman says the woman suffered from a chronic illness.
Neighbors said the woman worked as a waitress and described her as quiet.
The boy, identified only as Noah, is in protective custody while social workers determine whether he can be placed with a family member.
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A German man doused his BMW with gasoline and torched it on Friday in protest at skyrocketing fuel costs, police said. The unemployed 30-year-old man drove the black 1995 BMW 3-series sedan onto the lawn outside Frankfurt's convention center grounds at about 7:30 a.m., police spokesman Karlheinz Wagner said.
He then jumped out, emptied a canister of gas over the vehicle, and set fire to it, Wagner said.
By the time the fire department got to the scene, the car was entirely burned out.
The Bavarian man, whose name was being withheld because he has not been charged with a crime, told police that gas prices were so high he could no longer afford to drive the vehicle.
As in many countries, gasoline prices have risen steadily in Germany; a liter of regular gasoline now costs about euro1.55, or $9.40 per gallon.
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Man who tried to pay bond in dirty cash jailed
A man who tried to pay a $100 bond in dirty money will spend a week in jail for contempt of court. A Scott County judge sent the man to jail on Thursday.
The man was arrested in May for driving a truck with a defective tire. Instead of paying a fine, he opted for a trial and a judge required him to post bond.
On Thursday, he brought a box of crumbled money and a bucket of pennies to the clerk of court's office.
Clerk of Court Julie Carlin said there were bugs in the box and the pennies were covered in an unknown substance, and they used rubber gloves the count the cash.
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Teen Decapitated by ride at Georgia Six Flags
A teenager was decapitated by a roller coaster after he hopped a pair of fences and entered a restricted area Saturday at Six Flags Over Georgia, authorities said.
Six Flags officials are uncertain why the 17-year-old from Columbia, S.C. scaled two six-foot fences and passed signs that said the restricted area was both off-limits and dangerous to visitors, spokeswoman Hela Sheth said in a news release.
Authorities were investigating reports from witnesses who said the teenager jumped the fences to retrieve a hat he lost while riding the Batman roller coaster, said Cobb County police Sgt. Dana Pierce. Police have declined to release the teenager's name until an autopsy is completed.
Six Flags said it closed the roller coaster after the Saturday afternoon accident out of respect for the teen's family. The ride was expected to reopen on Sunday, according to a Six Flags news release.
Police said the ride was going full-speed 50 mph when the teen was struck.
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Shoplifting suspect dies after being arrested
A Florida man suspected of shoplifting from a Coralville Hy-Vee grocery store died after he was arrested.Coralville police say they received a call of a shoplifter running from the store Sunday night.Thirty-seven-year-old Todd Edwards, of Orlando, Fla., was arrested and taken to the police station.Police say Edwards became less responsive and officers called for an ambulance. Edwards was taken to University Hospitals in Iowa City, where he was pronounced dead.
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Assult with Banana
Frederick County sheriff’s deputies are looking for a man who attacked a convenience store clerk with a banana.
A man walked into a 7-Eleven store in Monrovia just after midnight Wednesday and demanded money. Investigators said that when the clerk refused, the man became so agitated that he started grabbing items off the counter.
He snatched up a banana and began hitting the clerk, the sheriff’s office said.
The clerk pulled out a knife, and the man with the banana split.
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City changes mind, says take off your pants
In a turnaround, Aurora has rescinded its policy requiring lifeguards to wear pants.
Half the lifeguard staff at Aurora reservoir quit after the city required them to wear breakaway pants while on duty. Aurora said the policy was designed to protect its lifeguards against sun exposure and West Nile virus.
The lifeguards who quit said the new uniform could put swimmers’ lives at risk.
"It takes an average of four to five seconds to take the pants off to get into the water, or if we try to get into the water with the pants, it’s going to be dragging and we’re not going to really be able to swim and get them back to shore," lifeguard Greg Huston said.
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Home for sale includes wife
A struggling single parent and real estate agent is trying to sell her house and find a husband. She’s auctioning off both her home and herself in a package deal on eBay and Craigslist.
Single parent Dee Traboscia has been divorced for eight years. She had hoped to be remarried by now, so she is turning to the Internet for help.
She goes on to say that her four-bedroom, 2,000-square-foot home, which will be included in the deal, has "neutral colors, Berber carpet, and upgraded tile."
Her eBay auction ends July 2 and asks for a starting bid of 99 cents with a shipping cost of $500,000. The auction has not yet received any bids.
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2-Year-Old Survives on Cat Food After Mom's Death
Sacramento police say a 2-year-old boy survived on cat food for up to six days after his mother died.
A social worker heard the toddler crying while making a visit to check on the family Thursday morning. The worker called police after no one answered the door of the brick duplex where the mother and child lived.
Inside, authorities found the body of 36-year-old Lisa Gonzales. It was not immediately known how she died, but a Child Protective Services spokeswoman says the woman suffered from a chronic illness.
Neighbors said the woman worked as a waitress and described her as quiet.
The boy, identified only as Noah, is in protective custody while social workers determine whether he can be placed with a family member.
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Saturday, June 28, 2008
97% of drug deaths in America are from legal drugs
Tobacco
435,000
Alcohol & drunk driving
85,000
Bad reactions to prescription drugs
32,000
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
7,600
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Total
559,600
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All illicit drug use, direct and indirect
17,000
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That’s %3.03 of total US drug deaths. (According to the Journal of the American Medical Association’s statistics, March 2004.) These statistics show drug laws don’t protect us. Instead they protect politicians - they need drug laws to look tough because they’re too cowardly to go after real crooks. In February 2008, Reuters announced 22,000 Americans died just from one legal drug: "22,000 lives could have been saved if Trasylol had been taken off the market"
Those guys are buying vacation homes - they’re rewarded for tricking people into believing their drugs were safe. But who’s jailed? Backyard gardeners. After all, what could be easier for the government than taking the big drug dealer’s money? Jailing the small drug dealers.
435,000
Alcohol & drunk driving
85,000
Bad reactions to prescription drugs
32,000
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
7,600
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Total
559,600
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All illicit drug use, direct and indirect
17,000
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That’s %3.03 of total US drug deaths. (According to the Journal of the American Medical Association’s statistics, March 2004.) These statistics show drug laws don’t protect us. Instead they protect politicians - they need drug laws to look tough because they’re too cowardly to go after real crooks. In February 2008, Reuters announced 22,000 Americans died just from one legal drug: "22,000 lives could have been saved if Trasylol had been taken off the market"
Those guys are buying vacation homes - they’re rewarded for tricking people into believing their drugs were safe. But who’s jailed? Backyard gardeners. After all, what could be easier for the government than taking the big drug dealer’s money? Jailing the small drug dealers.
Drunk got himself in hole lotta trouble
"He was stuck, right up to his chest.
To make matters worse, 100 giggling shoppers looked on, filming his embarrassment on phone cameras.
"The man said he’d gone in feet first to retrieve a lighter he’d dropped in the hole and got stuck. He’d had a few to drink. He was in a terrible state.
One onlooker, builder Gareth Hughes, 29, said yesterday: "He was wedged in so tight we’d have pulled his arms out of their sockets if we’d pulled any harder.
"Once the firemen arrived, they strapped a rope round him, beneath his armpits, and winched him out."
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To make matters worse, 100 giggling shoppers looked on, filming his embarrassment on phone cameras.
"The man said he’d gone in feet first to retrieve a lighter he’d dropped in the hole and got stuck. He’d had a few to drink. He was in a terrible state.
One onlooker, builder Gareth Hughes, 29, said yesterday: "He was wedged in so tight we’d have pulled his arms out of their sockets if we’d pulled any harder.
"Once the firemen arrived, they strapped a rope round him, beneath his armpits, and winched him out."
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Some NSFW language.
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Man stuck in hole, part 1
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Man stuck in hole, part 2
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Man stuck in hole, part 3
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Man stuck in hole, part 1
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Man stuck in hole, part 2
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Man stuck in hole, part 3
Small Bits of News You Didn’t Know you Needed
'Manure-Bomb' Thieves Fall Into Dung, Flee Crime Scene Naked
A German woman trying to make "manure bombs" using stockings, slipped into a slurry tank and fled the scene naked, German police said on Friday.
Two women entered a farm in the northern village of Eberholzen on Wednesday evening and started to fill the stockings with manure.
"One of them slipped into the manure tank, right into the cow muck," said a spokesman for local police. "The other one helped her out. We found their clothes in a field. One seems to have run off completely naked, the other in her underwear."
Police said it was unclear what the women had intended to do with the "manure bombs," but the incident could be linked to victory celebrations surrounding the Euro 2008 semi-finals.
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Man dressed as penis disrupts graduation
A 19-year-old man dressed as a penis was arrested for disturbing a high school graduation today at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center.
Calvin Morett of 337 Pyramid Pine Estates allegedly interrupted the Saratoga Springs High School graduation by marching across SPAC's stage in an inflatable 6-foot penis costume while diplomas were being given out, Saratoga Springs Police Sgt. Sean Briscoe said.
Morett purchased the full-body costume and sprayed parts of the 5,000 people in the crowd with Silly String, Briscoe said.
His motive? "He thought it would be funny,''
PICTURE
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Girl, 17, set to become Britain's youngest sex-change patient
For most mothers, their daughter's 16th birthday is marked by such traditions as a party, preparing for a school dance, or maybe even allowing them to go on holiday with their friends for the first time.
For Elizabeth Thornton, however, the year brought with it a rather different set of demands. First, she was asked by her daughter Sarah to refer to her as 'Alex'. More recently, she found herself shopping not for a glamorous evening gown, but for a breast restrictor designed to flatten and hide her daughter's breasts.
PICTURES
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Retire Your Beer Fridge
The NT Government is recommending Territorians "retire'' their beer fridges in a bid to tackle climate change.In a list of "practical actions for NT households'', the Government suggests residents "retire the second fridge or freezer''. But it seems it could be a case of "do as I say, not as I do'', for Chief Minister Paul Henderson."I've got a beer fridge -- as many Territorians do -- and I'm keeping it,'' he said.
PICTURE
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Shallow Dive (Belly Flop) Record Broken
A stunt diver known as "Professor Splash" broke his own shallow-dive record at Water World Thursday near Denver, Colorado.
Professor Splash, who’s real name is Darren Taylor, dove 35 feet 5 inches into 12 inches of water in a padded baby pool.
The same pool he set five previous records with.
The stunt was performed as part of an official "ribbon splashing" for Water World’s new attraction, The Big Top Family Fun Zone.
VIDEO
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Court Denies New Mexico Man Obscene Name Change
A New Mexico appeals court on Friday ruled against a Los Alamos man who wanted to change his name to a phrase containing a popular four-letter obscenity.
The man appealed after a state district judge in Bernalillo County refused his request to change his name to "F--- Censorship!"
Judge Nan Nash ruled that the proposed name change was "obscene, offensive and would not comport with common decency."
The man — whose current legal name is Variable — argued on appeal that it was improper government censorship to deny him the name change.
But once he seeks court approval for a name change, the court has the authority to turn him down on several grounds, including if the name is offensive to common decency and good taste, the judges ruled.
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Fake Speed Bumps Create Optical Illusion, Driver Confusion
Cathy Campbell did a double-take and tapped the brakes when she spotted what appeared to be a pointy-edged box lying in the road just ahead.
She got fooled.
It was a fake speed bump, a flat piece of blue, white and orange plastic that is designed to look like a 3-D pyramid from afar when applied to the pavement.
The optical illusion is one of the latest innovations being tested around the country to discourage speeding.
"It cautions you to slow down because you don't know what you are facing," Campbell said.
PICTURE
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A German woman trying to make "manure bombs" using stockings, slipped into a slurry tank and fled the scene naked, German police said on Friday.
Two women entered a farm in the northern village of Eberholzen on Wednesday evening and started to fill the stockings with manure.
"One of them slipped into the manure tank, right into the cow muck," said a spokesman for local police. "The other one helped her out. We found their clothes in a field. One seems to have run off completely naked, the other in her underwear."
Police said it was unclear what the women had intended to do with the "manure bombs," but the incident could be linked to victory celebrations surrounding the Euro 2008 semi-finals.
.
Man dressed as penis disrupts graduation
A 19-year-old man dressed as a penis was arrested for disturbing a high school graduation today at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center.
Calvin Morett of 337 Pyramid Pine Estates allegedly interrupted the Saratoga Springs High School graduation by marching across SPAC's stage in an inflatable 6-foot penis costume while diplomas were being given out, Saratoga Springs Police Sgt. Sean Briscoe said.
Morett purchased the full-body costume and sprayed parts of the 5,000 people in the crowd with Silly String, Briscoe said.
His motive? "He thought it would be funny,''
PICTURE
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Girl, 17, set to become Britain's youngest sex-change patient
For most mothers, their daughter's 16th birthday is marked by such traditions as a party, preparing for a school dance, or maybe even allowing them to go on holiday with their friends for the first time.
For Elizabeth Thornton, however, the year brought with it a rather different set of demands. First, she was asked by her daughter Sarah to refer to her as 'Alex'. More recently, she found herself shopping not for a glamorous evening gown, but for a breast restrictor designed to flatten and hide her daughter's breasts.
PICTURES
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Retire Your Beer Fridge
The NT Government is recommending Territorians "retire'' their beer fridges in a bid to tackle climate change.In a list of "practical actions for NT households'', the Government suggests residents "retire the second fridge or freezer''. But it seems it could be a case of "do as I say, not as I do'', for Chief Minister Paul Henderson."I've got a beer fridge -- as many Territorians do -- and I'm keeping it,'' he said.
PICTURE
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Shallow Dive (Belly Flop) Record Broken
A stunt diver known as "Professor Splash" broke his own shallow-dive record at Water World Thursday near Denver, Colorado.
Professor Splash, who’s real name is Darren Taylor, dove 35 feet 5 inches into 12 inches of water in a padded baby pool.
The same pool he set five previous records with.
The stunt was performed as part of an official "ribbon splashing" for Water World’s new attraction, The Big Top Family Fun Zone.
VIDEO
.
Court Denies New Mexico Man Obscene Name Change
A New Mexico appeals court on Friday ruled against a Los Alamos man who wanted to change his name to a phrase containing a popular four-letter obscenity.
The man appealed after a state district judge in Bernalillo County refused his request to change his name to "F--- Censorship!"
Judge Nan Nash ruled that the proposed name change was "obscene, offensive and would not comport with common decency."
The man — whose current legal name is Variable — argued on appeal that it was improper government censorship to deny him the name change.
But once he seeks court approval for a name change, the court has the authority to turn him down on several grounds, including if the name is offensive to common decency and good taste, the judges ruled.
.
Fake Speed Bumps Create Optical Illusion, Driver Confusion
Cathy Campbell did a double-take and tapped the brakes when she spotted what appeared to be a pointy-edged box lying in the road just ahead.
She got fooled.
It was a fake speed bump, a flat piece of blue, white and orange plastic that is designed to look like a 3-D pyramid from afar when applied to the pavement.
The optical illusion is one of the latest innovations being tested around the country to discourage speeding.
"It cautions you to slow down because you don't know what you are facing," Campbell said.
PICTURE
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