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Re: Ridiculous News of the Day
« Reply #1450 on: July 15, 2018, 03:39:42 pm »
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Don't get me wrong. If he really did rape her and there are photos of it,I would stand up and cheer her is she set him on fire and filmed him running around in circles trying to beat the flame out.

I have a zero tolerance for child rapists mindset. I don't want to hear about their troubled upbringing,or how they were bullied at school. All I want to hear about them is that they are now dead and will never do it again.

Children should be left alone to enjoy the brief period of childhood innocence they are blessed with. It only lasts a brief while,and once they lose it they are adults with adult responsibilities for the rest of their lives.
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Re: Ridiculous News of the Day
« Reply #1451 on: July 15, 2018, 03:49:20 pm »
@mountaineer

Don't get me wrong. If he really did rape her and there are photos of it,I would stand up and cheer her is she set him on fire and filmed him running around in circles trying to beat the flame out.

I have a zero tolerance for child rapists mindset. I don't want to hear about their troubled upbringing,or how they were bullied at school. All I want to hear about them is that they are now dead and will never do it again.

Children should be left alone to enjoy the brief period of childhood innocence they are blessed with. It only lasts a brief while,and once they lose it they are adults with adult responsibilities for the rest of their lives.

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Re: Ridiculous News of the Day
« Reply #1452 on: July 16, 2018, 07:53:04 am »
More details:
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jul/11/manchester-woman-barbara-coombes-admits-killing-her-father

She fslsely claimed benefits for him and caring for him all those years, too.
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« Reply #1453 on: July 16, 2018, 02:48:28 pm »
More details:
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jul/11/manchester-woman-barbara-coombes-admits-killing-her-father

She fslsely claimed benefits for him and caring for him all those years, too.

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Re: Ridiculous News of the Day
« Reply #1454 on: July 16, 2018, 03:02:54 pm »
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Something is starting to smell fishy to me.

Apparently the porn was there, so it's not a question that he was a pedophile.  I suspect that she felt "entitled" due to his prior abuse, and figured he or "they" owed it to her.

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Re: Ridiculous News of the Day
« Reply #1455 on: July 16, 2018, 03:08:38 pm »
Apparently the porn was there, so it's not a question that he was a pedophile.  I suspect that she felt "entitled" due to his prior abuse, and figured he or "they" owed it to her.
That's what it sounded like to me. He abused her, so 1) she was entitled to kill him and 2) take "his" money.
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Re: Ridiculous News of the Day
« Reply #1456 on: July 16, 2018, 11:52:38 pm »
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’Lava bomb’ from Hawaii volcano injures 23 on boat
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’Lava bomb’ from Hawaii volcano injures 23 on boat/node/1340176/offbeat
July 17, 2018 00:56

    Kilauea is one of the world’s most active volcanos and one of five on the island
    The eruption has destroyed hundreds of homes since it began on May 3


LOS ANGELES: A projectile from the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii struck a boat carrying people watching lava from the two-month-old eruption, injuring 23, the fire department said.
Thirteen of them required hospitalization and the rest were treated at a harbor when the boat engaged in a “lava tour” returned to the Big Island, also known as Hawaii.

Lava flowing into the Pacific is a spectacular sight, producing a foggy haze known in Hawaii as “laze.”

One woman was in serious condition with a fractured femur.

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This was put in "offbeat", so I decided, close enough.

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Re: Ridiculous News of the Day
« Reply #1457 on: July 17, 2018, 08:50:30 pm »
Dateline Moscow, (I know, sometimes I miss this area but this is where this belongs) Fake? The article says similar has happened before in Spain. This one has to be fake, the one in Spain the article refers to, apparently was so:
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Trump Doppelganger Spotted on a Russian Bus Before Putin Meeting


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An uncanny lookalike of Donald Trump was spotted riding a bus in southern Russia on the day the real U.S. president met his Russian counterpart thousands of miles away.



https://themoscowtimes.com/news/trump-doppelganger-spotted-on-russian-bus-before-putin-meeting-62274
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Re: Ridiculous News of the Day
« Reply #1458 on: July 17, 2018, 09:04:13 pm »
Disguised as a woman. Sure.
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Re: Ridiculous News of the Day
« Reply #1459 on: July 28, 2018, 10:10:49 pm »
Posted in ridiculous news 'cos it is...

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Croatia taxpayer anger at $44m tunnel 'to nowhere'
By News from Elsewhere... ...as found by BBC Monitoring

Croatians in the south of the country are steaming over a tunnel that has cost taxpayers 280m kuna (£33m; $44m) and "leads to nowhere".

According to the TV station RTL Croatia, construction has halted on a 1,471-metre tunnel through a mountain range near the town of Omis, which was meant to connect with an existing bypass and solve the town's severe traffic problems.

The tunnel was supposed to link to the Omis Bridge and was hailed as part of an "important infrastructure project" in providing a faster connection for residents between the town and the main coastal road. It was also hoped that the route would alleviate the "major traffic jams" that the town suffers from during its main tourist season.

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Re: Ridiculous News of the Day
« Reply #1460 on: July 30, 2018, 11:53:22 am »
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Kuwaiti couple banned from leaving Sri Lanka over airport assault

A Sri Lankan court Monday impounded the passports of a Kuwaiti couple who tried to smuggle a dog into the country and assaulted five customs officers who tried to stop them.

A magistrate ordered immigration authorities to prevent the couple from leaving Sri Lanka and fixed a court hearing for August 10.

The 32-year-old woman and her 29-year-old male partner were arrested on Friday after they turned violent after being informed of quarantine requirements.

Read more at: https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/gulf/2018/07/30/Kuwaiti-couple-banned-from-leaving-Sri-Lanka-over-airport-assault.html

Posting this in ridiculous news, it's almost comical that this man and woman started fighting with customs officials in Sri Lanka over trying to get a dog into the country.  Quarantine shouldn't be that big of a deal.

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Re: Ridiculous News of the Day
« Reply #1461 on: July 30, 2018, 11:59:20 am »
Posting this in ridiculous news, it's almost comical that this man and woman started fighting with customs officials in Sri Lanka over trying to get a dog into the country.  Quarantine shouldn't be that big of a deal.

Can't eat the dog if its in quarantine.
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Re: Ridiculous News of the Day
« Reply #1462 on: July 31, 2018, 09:20:02 am »
Government Forces 91-Year-Old Woman to Dismantle Home Wheelchair Ram
by Brock Simmons
 July 30, 2018

Confined to her wheelchair, 91-year-old Evelyn Strahle used to have her 94-year-old husband, David Strahle, help lift her up and down the small staircase on their front porch whenever they wanted to leave the home. As the couple got older, it became increasingly difficult for David to help Evelyn. They turned to their son for a solution.

Bob Strahle works in construction. Rather than watch his parents spend $5000 on a wheelchair ramp through a contractor company, he bought the lumber himself and built it for them. His mother was then free to travel about and leave the home in her wheelchair without fear of her husband getting hurt trying to lift her.  ...

Then the government happened.

A building code inspector for Prince George’s County (Maryland) saw the wheelchair ramp and immediately ordered it to be dismantled. The letter he sent to the Strahle’s warned that they would face fines and imprisonment if they did not show up to court to explain they had an unpermitted wheelchair ramp.  ...  Gateway Pundit
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Re: Ridiculous News of the Day
« Reply #1463 on: July 31, 2018, 09:57:57 am »
Government Forces 91-Year-Old Woman to Dismantle Home Wheelchair Ram
by Brock Simmons
 July 30, 2018

Confined to her wheelchair, 91-year-old Evelyn Strahle used to have her 94-year-old husband, David Strahle, help lift her up and down the small staircase on their front porch whenever they wanted to leave the home. As the couple got older, it became increasingly difficult for David to help Evelyn. They turned to their son for a solution.

Bob Strahle works in construction. Rather than watch his parents spend $5000 on a wheelchair ramp through a contractor company, he bought the lumber himself and built it for them. His mother was then free to travel about and leave the home in her wheelchair without fear of her husband getting hurt trying to lift her.  ...

Then the government happened.

A building code inspector for Prince George’s County (Maryland) saw the wheelchair ramp and immediately ordered it to be dismantled. The letter he sent to the Strahle’s warned that they would face fines and imprisonment if they did not show up to court to explain they had an unpermitted wheelchair ramp.  ...  Gateway Pundit

That is both ridiculous and frightening.

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Re: Ridiculous News of the Day
« Reply #1464 on: July 31, 2018, 12:45:00 pm »
That is both ridiculous and frightening.

I thought the leftist nanny state was supposed to help people.   *****rollingeyes*****

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The first job of ANY government is to help itself. They were upset because someone made improvements to the home without buying the proper permits that would allow government employees to justify their jobs by issuing permits and inspecting it,and by not allowing the county the chance to raise their property taxes because of the addition.
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« Reply #1465 on: July 31, 2018, 01:05:16 pm »
That is both ridiculous and frightening.

I thought the leftist nanny state was supposed to help people.   *****rollingeyes*****
Heh heh that's where you are wrong. The governments function in the view of leftists is to make your life miserable and collect fees, or fines.
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Re: Ridiculous News of the Day
« Reply #1466 on: July 31, 2018, 01:34:43 pm »
Heh heh that's where you are wrong. The governments function in the view of leftists is to make your life miserable and collect fees, or fines.

I know, I know.......... My tongue was firmly planted in my cheek when I made that comment.   happy77
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Re: Ridiculous News of the Day
« Reply #1467 on: August 01, 2018, 03:31:53 am »
@musiclady

The first job of ANY government is to help itself. They were upset because someone made improvements to the home without buying the proper permits that would allow government employees to justify their jobs by issuing permits and inspecting it,and by not allowing the county the chance to raise their property taxes because of the addition.
Exactly. Gotta have the rubber stamps on the site plan, EIS, engineer's assessment, inspections, zoning approval, permits, inspections, and pay the fees...etc., etc., etc. Lotsa palms to get greased along the way...
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Re: Ridiculous News of the Day
« Reply #1468 on: August 03, 2018, 11:36:08 am »
Man drives to police station to prove he's sober. Police say... he wasn't.
Driver's blood-alcohol level was one-and-a-half times the legal limit, police allege
The Canadian Press · Posted: Aug 02, 2018 5:40 PM ET | Last Updated: August 2
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/drunk-driver-mississauga-1.4772189

Police say a man is facing an impaired driving charge after attempting to prove to his friends that he wasn't drunk.

Peel Regional Police allege the man was drinking at a bar early Wednesday morning and set out to show his friends he wasn't impaired.

It's alleged he drove to a Mississauga, Ont., police station to prove his point.

Police say he asked for a breath test and officers obliged.

A police spokeswoman says his blood-alcohol level was allegedly one-and-a-half times the legal limit.

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Re: Ridiculous News of the Day
« Reply #1469 on: August 03, 2018, 11:54:55 am »
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« Reply #1470 on: August 03, 2018, 02:55:30 pm »
Man drives to police station to prove he's sober. Police say... he wasn't.
Driver's blood-alcohol level was one-and-a-half times the legal limit, police allege
The Canadian Press · Posted: Aug 02, 2018 5:40 PM ET | Last Updated: August 2
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/drunk-driver-mississauga-1.4772189

Police say a man is facing an impaired driving charge after attempting to prove to his friends that he wasn't drunk.

Peel Regional Police allege the man was drinking at a bar early Wednesday morning and set out to show his friends he wasn't impaired.

It's alleged he drove to a Mississauga, Ont., police station to prove his point.

Police say he asked for a breath test and officers obliged.

A police spokeswoman says his blood-alcohol level was allegedly one-and-a-half times the legal limit.

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Re: Ridiculous News of the Day
« Reply #1471 on: August 04, 2018, 04:18:18 pm »
A police spokeswoman says his blood-alcohol level was allegedly one-and-a-half times the legal limit.

Okay, but was he impaired?

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« Reply #1472 on: August 04, 2018, 04:25:18 pm »
A police spokeswoman says his blood-alcohol level was allegedly one-and-a-half times the legal limit.

Okay, but was he impaired?

I get your point, and I agree with the concept (I have known people who were such consistent drinkers there was no obvious impairment at levels even higher than that), but legally, he is defined as impaired, whether ill effects are apparent or not. It is certain he was not exercising good judgement, and one of the fundamental problems with acute excessive alcohol consumption is that judgement is impaired. Kind of a 'Hold my beer and watch this, eh." moment.
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Re: Ridiculous News of the Day
« Reply #1473 on: August 04, 2018, 04:25:58 pm »
A police spokeswoman says his blood-alcohol level was allegedly one-and-a-half times the legal limit.

Okay, but was he impaired?


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Re: Ridiculous News of the Day
« Reply #1474 on: August 04, 2018, 04:54:05 pm »


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Peel Regional Police allege the man was drinking at a bar early Wednesday morning

Drinking early in the morning on a weekday, unless you are fishing, camping, or at a ball game, is usually a big sign of a potential problem.
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« Reply #1475 on: August 04, 2018, 05:29:05 pm »

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Peel Regional Police allege the man was drinking at a bar early Wednesday morning

Drinking early in the morning on a weekday, unless you are fishing, camping, or at a ball game, is usually a big sign of a potential problem.

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Re: Ridiculous News of the Day
« Reply #1476 on: August 15, 2018, 09:57:32 am »
Woman has a pen cap lodged in her lung for 40 years after accidentally swallowing it as a child

A woman in China who accidentally swallowed a plastic pen lid as a child has discovered that it was still lodged inside her body 40 years later.

The 49-year-old woman, from Shandong Province, had been admitted to the hospital after suffering from pain in her abdomen.

Doctors found a foreign object in her right lung after running a CT scan, but didn't realise it was a four-decade-old pen cap until they removed parts of her lung tissue to extracted the lodged item. 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6062305/Woman-49-pen-cap-lodged-lungs-40-years-swallowing-child.html
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« Reply #1477 on: August 15, 2018, 10:03:34 am »
Attacker goes after four young girls in attempted kidnapping, quickly finds he’s no match for them

A 22-year-old man reportedly attacked a group of young girls, ages 11 to 14, and they took matters into their own hands — possibly saving their own lives.
What are the details?

The incident occurred Friday night in Millington, Michigan, when Bruce Hipkins reportedly decided to follow four young girls who were in a Speedway gas station.
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WJRT-TV reported that Hipkins — who was also inside the gas station — watched the girls while they were inside the store, buying beverages. Hipkins reportedly followed the group on foot when they left the store.

The girls reportedly noticed that Hipkins was following them, so they crossed the street to a better lit area in order to avoid the lurking man. Hipkins, the girls said, followed them anyway...

https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/08/15/attacker-goes-after-four-young-girls-in-attempted-kidnapping-quickly-finds-hes-no-match-for-them
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« Reply #1478 on: August 15, 2018, 11:28:32 am »
Attacker goes after four young girls in attempted kidnapping, quickly finds he’s no match for them

A 22-year-old man reportedly attacked a group of young girls, ages 11 to 14, and they took matters into their own hands — possibly saving their own lives.
What are the details?

The incident occurred Friday night in Millington, Michigan, when Bruce Hipkins reportedly decided to follow four young girls who were in a Speedway gas station.
Special: Wall Street about to pour $5 trillion into Bitcoin? Prepare and get rich

WJRT-TV reported that Hipkins — who was also inside the gas station — watched the girls while they were inside the store, buying beverages. Hipkins reportedly followed the group on foot when they left the store.

The girls reportedly noticed that Hipkins was following them, so they crossed the street to a better lit area in order to avoid the lurking man. Hipkins, the girls said, followed them anyway...

https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/08/15/attacker-goes-after-four-young-girls-in-attempted-kidnapping-quickly-finds-hes-no-match-for-them

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The best news I have read in a long time. I am hoping that animal goes away for a long,long time. You can bet your bippy this wasn't his first time at bat,and that the police will do all they can do to check his background.
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« Reply #1479 on: August 15, 2018, 02:39:54 pm »
I get your point, and I agree with the concept (I have known people who were such consistent drinkers there was no obvious impairment at levels even higher than that), but legally, he is defined as impaired, whether ill effects are apparent or not. It is certain he was not exercising good judgement, and one of the fundamental problems with acute excessive alcohol consumption is that judgement is impaired. Kind of a 'Hold my beer and watch this, eh." moment.
I used to work with one, we one time had a job out of town and shared a room, I watched him down a six pack, and then another and then he walked to the liquor store and came back with two tall boys and down them all in less than two hours and he showed not one visible sign of inebriation, no slurred speech or unsteadiness. I made damn sure after that that he never drove when we were together.

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« Reply #1480 on: August 15, 2018, 02:59:40 pm »
I once asked one of my grandkids what they'd do, what they'd say if someone grabbed them and dragged them down the street. The shouted response? "I DIDN'T DO IT!!"

After a good laugh, we told and taught them how to resist, but one better to never travel alone (call us we will come and get you) to run toward an area where there are adults--especially a business, and to travel in groups.

Good for these girls. Glad they got the perp.
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« Reply #1481 on: August 15, 2018, 08:37:34 pm »
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Mayor to female commissioner: You make a living off anal bleaching. It’s a #MeToo moment, she says
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August 15, 2018 04:02 PM
Updated 2 hours 19 minutes ago

When Hallandale Beach Mayor Keith London said “sphincter bleaching is a very up and coming business,” during the City Commission’s budget discussion Monday night, he may have been right. But whether he thought anal bleach had anything to do with public safety budgets — the topic being discussed — remains unclear.

Why London thought it relevant, much less appropriate, to accuse a female commissioner of making her living from bleaching her own anus is even more baffling.

“Was it getting my sphincter bleached, is that what I earned my income for?” London said to Commissioner Anabelle Lima-Taub, as the two exchanged personal attacks. “No that would be you.”  ...

Read more here: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/broward/article216726340.html#storylink=cpy
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Re: Ridiculous News of the Day
« Reply #1482 on: August 15, 2018, 08:39:49 pm »
Read more here: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/broward/article216726340.html#storylink=cpy

“Was it getting my sphincter bleached, is that what I earned my income for?” London said to Commissioner Anabelle Lima-Taub, as the two exchanged personal attacks. “No that would be you.”  ...

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Am I the only one curious about how he knew that about her?
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Re: Ridiculous News of the Day
« Reply #1483 on: August 15, 2018, 08:45:41 pm »
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Am I the only one curious about how he knew that about her?
I only can assume it's a topic about which he's devoted considerable thought.
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Re: Ridiculous News of the Day
« Reply #1484 on: August 15, 2018, 08:51:42 pm »
I only can assume it's a topic about which he's devoted considerable thought.

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« Reply #1485 on: August 15, 2018, 08:59:02 pm »
I only can assume it's a topic about which he's devoted considerable thought.

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This is one of those rare political times when you really don't want to know any more,and think you may have already heard too much.
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Re: Ridiculous News of the Day
« Reply #1486 on: August 16, 2018, 08:40:38 am »
Man shouldn’t have gone to jail for getting a job at Michael’s instead of Home Depot, court rules
By Andrew Pantazi
Posted Aug 14, 2018 at 4:21 PM
Updated Aug 14, 2018 at 6:19 PM
     
Alfred Scott was arrested for a first-time marijuana offense last year, but he was willing to plead guilty and he even lined up a full-time job at Home Depot to show he deserved mercy.

But when that job fell through and he got a job at Michael’s instead, Judge Russell Healey seemed to insist that the job needed to be at Home Depot. Healey decided his mercy had been worn out. For getting a job at the wrong store, Healey sent Scott to jail for 90 days.

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« Reply #1487 on: August 16, 2018, 08:58:27 am »
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Police Commander Filmed Sex On Department Bodycam
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Superior, AZ – A police commander was fired after his department found a bodycam video of him having sex with a woman in his office.

A Pinal County Sheriff’s Office report said the videos were found in a folder called “FUN TIME” that was saved on the computer of former Superior Police Commander Anthony Doran’s department-issued computer, KPNX reported.

The sheriff’s report described a nearly four-minute video dated April of 2017 that showed then-Commander Doran wearing a uniform shirt with the Superior police patch, but no pants or underwear, Heavy reported.

“Anthony is sitting in an office chair and straddling him is a naked adult female (who is not a police employee),” the report said.

In the video, it appeared the commander had removed his bodycam and placed it in a position to record himself having sex with a woman in his office desk chair.  ...

Investigators also found naked pictures of the commander’s five-year-old daughter in the “FUN TIME” folder, prompting “suspicion that some grooming behavior may be present,” the sheriff’s department’s report said.  ...
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« Reply #1488 on: August 16, 2018, 09:39:19 am »
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Georgia police use Taser on 87-year-old woman using knife to cut dandelions
"If three police officers couldn't handle an 87-year-old woman, you might want to reconsider hanging up your badge," said the woman's great-nephew.
by Associated Press / Aug.16.2018 / 7:07 AM ET

CHATSWORTH, Ga. — A Georgia police chief said an officer was justified in using a Taser to stun an 87-year-old woman after she didn't obey commands to drop a knife in her hand.

Martha Al-Bishara was charged with criminal trespass and obstructing an officer Friday, when police held her at gunpoint before bringing her to the ground with a jolt from the electrified prongs of a stun gun.

Relatives said Al-Bishara doesn't speak English and was merely out cutting dandelions with a kitchen knife near her home in Chatsworth, about 85 miles north of Atlanta.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/georgia-police-use-taser-87-year-old-woman-using-knife-n901196

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Re: Ridiculous News of the Day
« Reply #1489 on: August 16, 2018, 10:00:34 am »
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Investigators also found naked pictures of the commander’s five-year-old daughter in the “FUN TIME” folder, prompting “suspicion that some grooming behavior may be present,” the sheriff’s department’s report said.  ...

Just kill him and be done with it.


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Re: Ridiculous News of the Day
« Reply #1490 on: August 16, 2018, 10:05:47 am »
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Just kill him and be done with it.
I can't disagree. What a slime.
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Re: Ridiculous News of the Day
« Reply #1491 on: August 17, 2018, 05:44:48 pm »
Beer deliverymen talk man out of jumping off bridge by offering him a 12-pack of Coors Light
Samantha Schmidt, The Washington Post | on August 17, 2018

Jason Gaebel and Kwame Anderson don't usually cross the bridge over Interstate 94 in St. Paul, Minn. But this Wednesday morning, for no reason in particular, the beer deliverymen decided to take a different route, they told local news stations.

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« Reply #1492 on: August 17, 2018, 05:56:02 pm »
Beer deliverymen talk man out of jumping off bridge by offering him a 12-pack of Coors Light
Samantha Schmidt, The Washington Post | on August 17, 2018

Jason Gaebel and Kwame Anderson don't usually cross the bridge over Interstate 94 in St. Paul, Minn. But this Wednesday morning, for no reason in particular, the beer deliverymen decided to take a different route, they told local news stations.

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https://m.sfgate.com/news/article/Beer-deliverymen-talk-man-out-of-jumping-off-13162924.php

Good story.  Sometimes it's something as simple as a conversation and a 12-pack that makes all the difference.

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« Reply #1493 on: August 17, 2018, 07:26:53 pm »
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Man freed by Innocence Project accused of child sexual assault
Natasha Lindstrom and Rich Cholodofsky | Friday, Aug. 17, 2018, 5:51 p.m.
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A man freed from prison in May after a judge vacated his 1991 rape conviction in Westmoreland County was arrested Thursday on charges of sexually assaulting a 7-year-old child at his home in McKees Rocks.

John Kunco, 53, previously of Harrison, was arraigned Friday on charges of aggravated indecent assault, unlawful contact with a minor, corruption, endangering the welfare of children and indecent assault.

Court documents list the date of the offenses as May 23, the day Kunco was released from prison after serving nearly 28 years of a 45- to 90-year sentence in an unrelated rape case.  ...


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Re: Ridiculous News of the Day
« Reply #1494 on: August 27, 2018, 09:26:02 am »
Man Busted with 800 Pounds of Stolen Lemons in SoCal
https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/california/Man-Busted-Pounds-Stolen-Lemons-491721071.html

Published at 10:29 PM PDT on Aug 25, 2018


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Dionicio Fierros was arrested after police say they found 800 pounds of allegedly stolen lemons in his vehicle.

A 69-year-old man was arrested in Thermal, California, for possessing hundreds of pounds of lemons allegedly stolen from a nearby farm, a sheriff's sergeant said Saturday.

Dionicio Fierros of Los Angeles was pulled over at 9:45 a.m. Friday at the intersection of Grapefruit Boulevard and Pierce Street and was arrested when deputies found 800 pounds of freshly picked lemons in his vehicle that sheriff's officials said were stolen.

The arrest was part of a larger ongoing investigation into agriculture theft in the Coachella Valley, Riverside Country Sheriff's Sgt. Chris Frederick said.

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Re: Ridiculous News of the Day
« Reply #1495 on: August 27, 2018, 05:14:42 pm »
Bride cancels wedding, breaks up with fiancé after friends and family refuse to pay for $60G nuptials

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A woman’s long-winded tirade blaming her friends and family for canceling her dream $60,000 wedding has gone viral on social media.

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The bride, identified as Susan, then reveals that she and her fiancé have broken up “due to some recent and irreparable problems” before going on to blame her friends and family for “ruin[ing] my marriage and life.”

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“How could we have OUR wedding that WE dreamed of without proper funding? We’d sacrificed so much and only asked each guest for around $1,500.”

The bride also explained she “made it CLEAR. If you couldn’t contribute, you weren’t invited to our exclusive wedding. It’s a once and a lifetime [sic] party.”

Much to the bride’s dismay, she and her fiancé quickly discovered that people were not willing to pay $1,500 to attend their special day.

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This is hilarious.  Read more at:

www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/2018/08/27/bride-cancels-wedding-breaks-up-with-fianc-after-friends-and-family-refuse-to-pay-for-60g-nuptials.html



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Re: Ridiculous News of the Day
« Reply #1496 on: August 29, 2018, 08:56:09 pm »
Amanda Smith Hayes convicted after trying to feed Laura Ackerson's body to alligators

Amanda Smith Hayes, a North Carolina woman convicted of helping her husband dispose of his ex-girlfriend's body, has now been convicted of trying to dissolve the remains in acid and then throwing them into an alligator-infested creek.

In 2014, Smith (formerly Hayes) and her husband Grant Ruffin Hayes III were found guilty in the 2011 death and dismemberment of 27-year-old Laura Ackerson.

Prosecutors said the couple killed Ackerson at their Raleigh apartment during a long-running custody dispute over Grant's two oldest children.

https://abc11.com/1315221/
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Re: Ridiculous News of the Day
« Reply #1497 on: August 30, 2018, 08:13:27 am »
Amanda Smith Hayes convicted after trying to feed Laura Ackerson's body to alligators

Amanda Smith Hayes, a North Carolina woman convicted of helping her husband dispose of his ex-girlfriend's body, has now been convicted of trying to dissolve the remains in acid and then throwing them into an alligator-infested creek.

In 2014, Smith (formerly Hayes) and her husband Grant Ruffin Hayes III were found guilty in the 2011 death and dismemberment of 27-year-old Laura Ackerson.

Prosecutors said the couple killed Ackerson at their Raleigh apartment during a long-running custody dispute over Grant's two oldest children.

https://abc11.com/1315221/

I wonder if the acid threw off the gators and led them to getting caught.

In unrelated news, I still have the six and eight foot gators in my slough.  No luck catching them over the past 10 days.
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Re: Ridiculous News of the Day
« Reply #1498 on: August 30, 2018, 08:19:09 am »
Bride cancels wedding, breaks up with fiancé after friends and family refuse to pay for $60G nuptials
Sounds like he finally caught on to what a *itch she was.
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Re: Ridiculous News of the Day
« Reply #1499 on: August 30, 2018, 10:06:00 am »
Amanda Smith Hayes convicted after trying to feed Laura Ackerson's body to alligators

Amanda Smith Hayes, a North Carolina woman convicted of helping her husband dispose of his ex-girlfriend's body, has now been convicted of trying to dissolve the remains in acid and then throwing them into an alligator-infested creek.

In 2014, Smith (formerly Hayes) and her husband Grant Ruffin Hayes III were found guilty in the 2011 death and dismemberment of 27-year-old Laura Ackerson.

Prosecutors said the couple killed Ackerson at their Raleigh apartment during a long-running custody dispute over Grant's two oldest children.

https://abc11.com/1315221/

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Sadly,this happy couple have now filed for divorce after both being convicted. The report I read said they had resolved their property issues,so I am assuming one of them now owns a Bic lighter,free and clear.
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