Florida Highway Patrol troopers investigating a crash on Cudjoe Key determined the cause: as she drove, a 37-year-old woman was shaving her landing strip while her ex-husband, in the passenger seat, was steering. After rear-ending another vehicle, they drove another half-mile, and her ex allegedly switched seats with her. As for the unusual distraction, "She said she was meeting her boyfriend in Key West and wanted to be ready for the visit," said Trooper Gary Dunick. "If I wasn't there, I wouldn't have believed it." The day before the crash, driver Megan Mariah Barnes was convicted of drunk driving (not her first offense), and driving with a suspended license. Her license was revoked for five years, and she was ordered to turn in her car for impound. After the crash, Barnes was arrested and charged with hit and run, reckless driving, driving without insurance, and driving with a revoked license. Her ex-husband was not charged.
(Key West Citizen)
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Thursday, March 18, 2010
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
College Doesn't Make You Smart
I just want to know how someone could do something so freakin stupid.
Ft. Worth's Texas Christian University launched an investigation. So did the Kappa Sigma Fraternity, and police in Breckenridge, Colo. A TCU student on a ski vacation to Colorado, Amon G. "Chance" Carter IV, the great-grandson of the founder of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram newspaper, got the Kappa Sigma insignia branded onto his buttocks with a hot coat hanger. {DAMN A COAT HANGER?}The second- and third-degree burns will need plastic surgery to repair. Carter's family threatened a lawsuit, but after police reviewed 210 photos and seven videos, they announced they would not file charges. "All the evidence suggests that Amon Carter IV was a willing participant" in the mayhem, said a police spokesman, "and the branding was not part of any fraternity initiation, as he is already a full member." (Summit Daily News)
Friday, January 15, 2010
Drugs and Guns
In hindsight, says Principal Gary Anger of Red Pine Elementary School in Eagan, Minn., it was "unwise" to allow it. After students graduated from an anti-drug program, they were given
certificates, cake, and helium balloons. After the party, several of the balloons had floated into the gym's ceiling, so Anger allowed a parent to bring in a BB gun to shoot them down. There is a zero
tolerance weapons policy in the district, and students have been expelled for bringing lesser "weapons" than that to school. When parents complained about the double standard, Anger told a reporter that "in retrospect, it was probably a dumb thing to do," then e-mailed parents that "It is my hope that my decision did not send a mixed message regarding the importance of safety at Red Pine Elementary," and then went back to work. (Minneapolis Star Tribune)
certificates, cake, and helium balloons. After the party, several of the balloons had floated into the gym's ceiling, so Anger allowed a parent to bring in a BB gun to shoot them down. There is a zero
tolerance weapons policy in the district, and students have been expelled for bringing lesser "weapons" than that to school. When parents complained about the double standard, Anger told a reporter that "in retrospect, it was probably a dumb thing to do," then e-mailed parents that "It is my hope that my decision did not send a mixed message regarding the importance of safety at Red Pine Elementary," and then went back to work. (Minneapolis Star Tribune)
Saturday, October 17, 2009
When Cars Go Too Fast
Police in Italy are showing off their special police car: a
Lamborghini, which they're driving to Amsterdam for a demonstration for
Dutch emergency services. The car is the third of its kind donated by
the manufacturer, and is capable of pursuits at speeds of up to 325 kph
(202 mph). An onboard camera system can record images of speeders, and
a GPS-enabled computer system records speeds second by second. And
there's one other special feature: a "cold box" specifically designed
for human organs. (AP)
Lamborghini, which they're driving to Amsterdam for a demonstration for
Dutch emergency services. The car is the third of its kind donated by
the manufacturer, and is capable of pursuits at speeds of up to 325 kph
(202 mph). An onboard camera system can record images of speeders, and
a GPS-enabled computer system records speeds second by second. And
there's one other special feature: a "cold box" specifically designed
for human organs. (AP)
When you have a car that can go so fast that they need include a place for your organs
to go than you are asking for trouble
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Saturday, October 10, 2009
You Can't Help Anyone Anymore
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The first Sally Harpold knew there
was a problem was when sheriff's deputies showed up at her home in
Clinton, Ind., with a warrant for her arrest. But the evidence was
clear: four months before, her husband had gotten a cold, and she went
to the drugstore and got him some over-the-counter cold medicine. A few
days later her daughter caught the cold, so Harpold stopped at another
drugstore and got her some medicine too. Once the purchase paperwork
was matched up, authorities realized she had committed the crime of
buying 3.6 grams of pseudoephedrine, an ingredient of crystal meth, but
also a common decongestant for runny noses. "The law does not make this
distinction," says Vermillion County Prosecutor Nina Alexander. "I'm
simply enforcing the law as it was written." State law limits purchases
to 3.0 grams in any 7-day period. Harpold was taken away in handcuffs,
and her local newspaper ran her mug shot on the front page with the
headline, "17 Arrested in Drug Sweep". She faces up to 60 days in jail
and a $500 fine. "It's unfortunate," said Vigo County Sheriff Jon
Marvel, whose deputies made the arrest. "But for the good of everyone,
the law was put into effect." (Terre Haute Tribune-Star)
was a problem was when sheriff's deputies showed up at her home in
Clinton, Ind., with a warrant for her arrest. But the evidence was
clear: four months before, her husband had gotten a cold, and she went
to the drugstore and got him some over-the-counter cold medicine. A few
days later her daughter caught the cold, so Harpold stopped at another
drugstore and got her some medicine too. Once the purchase paperwork
was matched up, authorities realized she had committed the crime of
buying 3.6 grams of pseudoephedrine, an ingredient of crystal meth, but
also a common decongestant for runny noses. "The law does not make this
distinction," says Vermillion County Prosecutor Nina Alexander. "I'm
simply enforcing the law as it was written." State law limits purchases
to 3.0 grams in any 7-day period. Harpold was taken away in handcuffs,
and her local newspaper ran her mug shot on the front page with the
headline, "17 Arrested in Drug Sweep". She faces up to 60 days in jail
and a $500 fine. "It's unfortunate," said Vigo County Sheriff Jon
Marvel, whose deputies made the arrest. "But for the good of everyone,
the law was put into effect." (Terre Haute Tribune-Star)
Lisa Snyder lives near a school bus
stop in Middleville, Mich. A couple of neighbors need to head for work
before the bus arrives, so Snyder said she would be happy to keep an
eye on their kids until the bus arrives. But when the Michigan
Department of Human Services heard about it, they ordered her to stop:
watching someone else's kids makes her home an "unlicensed daycare
facility" in the state's eyes. To comply with its rules, she must apply
for a license to watch the kids -- even though she doesn't charge
anything. "It's crazy," Snyder said. "I'm just helping out a couple of
friends." She asked State Rep. Brian Calley for help, but when he
called DHS they told him to bug off. He has promised legislation to
deal with the problem. (Kalamazoo Gazette)
stop in Middleville, Mich. A couple of neighbors need to head for work
before the bus arrives, so Snyder said she would be happy to keep an
eye on their kids until the bus arrives. But when the Michigan
Department of Human Services heard about it, they ordered her to stop:
watching someone else's kids makes her home an "unlicensed daycare
facility" in the state's eyes. To comply with its rules, she must apply
for a license to watch the kids -- even though she doesn't charge
anything. "It's crazy," Snyder said. "I'm just helping out a couple of
friends." She asked State Rep. Brian Calley for help, but when he
called DHS they told him to bug off. He has promised legislation to
deal with the problem. (Kalamazoo Gazette)
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Who Needs Honest Politicians?
Randy Cassingham's This is True: This is True's Current Weekly Issue
LIES, FALSEHOODS -- WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE? "My campaign is not based on a
foundation of lies," said Antwon Womack, 21, a candidate for the Board
of Education in Birmingham, Ala. "My values are not lies. It's just the
information I provided to the people is false." Many key facts on his
campaign web site were li-- ...uh... false: his age (he said he was
23), his bachelor's degree in education and his title of "Dr." (he
actually dropped out of high school -- as a freshman), even his address
(he didn't actually live in the district where he was running) and
phone number. Womack said he was running for the Board "because I seen
a lack of leadership," but the revelation of his lies -- er, falsehoods
-- "is really going to hurt my political career," he said. Womack
announced he would drop out of the race "because when people read this,
there's no way I can win." But he reneged on that promise, saying that
two local politicians were supportive of him staying in the race. Both
denied supporting him and demanded he stop using their names. Womack
came in third with just 117 votes.
foundation of lies," said Antwon Womack, 21, a candidate for the Board
of Education in Birmingham, Ala. "My values are not lies. It's just the
information I provided to the people is false." Many key facts on his
campaign web site were li-- ...uh... false: his age (he said he was
23), his bachelor's degree in education and his title of "Dr." (he
actually dropped out of high school -- as a freshman), even his address
(he didn't actually live in the district where he was running) and
phone number. Womack said he was running for the Board "because I seen
a lack of leadership," but the revelation of his lies -- er, falsehoods
-- "is really going to hurt my political career," he said. Womack
announced he would drop out of the race "because when people read this,
there's no way I can win." But he reneged on that promise, saying that
two local politicians were supportive of him staying in the race. Both
denied supporting him and demanded he stop using their names. Womack
came in third with just 117 votes.
(Birmingham News)
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Crappy Story
Randy Cassingham's This is True: This is True's Current Weekly Issue
Four years ago, Gary Moody was found wearing waders, hip-deep in the waste pit of a ladies outhouse in New Hampshire's White Mountain National Forest. Moody said he was searching for his wife's lost wedding ring, but investigators didn't buy it and filed charges. A federal judge spared him jail, ordering him to get psychiatric treatment instead. Recently a camper in Maine, a few miles from the New Hampshire border, said that she went into a pit-toilet restroom and "a man popped up out of the hole leading to the waste vault," according to court papers. "The man [said], 'Sorry about that, I was getting my shirt.'" Sure enough, it was Moody, now 47, who faces three new federal charges. Moody admits he never got the ordered psychiatric treatment
and has waded in outhouses "on more than the two occasions when he
happened to get caught," an investigator says, but "expressed anger
toward society because of how he was treated after he was found in the
pit of a national forest outhouse in 2005," causing him to suffer
"extreme embarrassment." (New Hampshire Union Leader)You can subscribe free by e-mail and get this delivered to you every week.
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