Sometimes looks can deceive. This is one of those times! As reported at mmafighting.com: Strawweight fighter Monique Bastos was on the way for her jiu-jitsu training with two friends in Acailandia, Brazil, on Tuesday night, when two men attacked her. They wanted their phones, but they had no idea Bastos…
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This Is Not How DUI Checkpoints Want To Catch Drunk Drivers
If you believe the ends justify the means, stop now. If you think that rules matter – “rules” like the 4th Amendment – read on. Regardless of your opinion on DUI checkpoints (Where is the probable cause to stop someone when they are just driving down the road, minding their…
They Wasted 1,200 Bottles of Beer!
In Germany, wasting 1,200 bottles of beer has got to be a felony. Why would anyone do that? You won’t guess, so I’ll tell you, via nbcnews.com: Thieves who broke into a shop in Muelheim, Germany, opened 1,200 bottles of Koenig Pilsener beer — but left the otherwise untouched containers…
Curse You Facebook!
Yes, the current wife almost certainly would have found out anyway. But the new “wife” sure made it easy, thanks to Facebook. As reported by The Capital Journal (Pierre, South Dakota): To save his months-old marriage, Brian Wright must, a judge said Tuesday, end it and then divorce the wife…
An Embarrassment To Phone Scammers Everywhere
Even the best phone scams succeed just a fraction of the time, but that provides a good living for too many people. What about a scam that has virtually no chance of succeeding? Here’s just such a scam, as reported in The Brooklyn Paper’s Police Blotter: 90th Precinct – Southside–Williamsburg…
You Might Want To Reconsider Your Interpretation Of The Fifth Amendment Again …
So if you get pulled over for a traffic matter, would it ever occur to you that you have a constitutional right not to identify yourself? Yeah, me either. But this lady? Whoa. You’re not going to believe this. As reported by The Carroll County Times: Close to a dozen…
F-bomb Directed At Judge Leads To Contempt Finding
There are many times when you just say “yes sir” or “yes ma’am” or, and especially “yes, your honor.” And even if you’re not going to be polite, it’s just not a good idea to go all the way to the other end of the spectrum, as this gent in…
You Really Took A Cab To Rob A Bank, And Use As The Getaway Car?
You’d have to be drunk or stoned to take a cab to a bank robbery and to have it wait for you while you did the deed, right? Right! This gent was drunk! As reported by The Tallahassee Democrat: Stanley Geddie arrived by taxicab and was drunk during an attempted…
You Messed With The Wrong Clerk
Dude, it’s not your money. Was it worth risking your life? Okay, don’t answer that since you look pretty good right now. How good would you have looked with a hole in your head? Seriously, just hand over the money. Even if you get fired, good things will happen! (See…
Can You Get Kicked Out Of Heaven?
Forget about the other circumstances surrounding this man’s detention. It must have been obvious to the officers that something was amiss when the man said he was told to leave heaven. As reported by The Times and Democrat (Orangeburg, South Carolina): A 53-year-old Cordova man was taken into custody and…