So is a 19th century mummified Maori head art or not? A museum in Rouen, France tried to return a Maori head to New Zealand. Guess who stopped them? The French Ministry of Culture! Who are you with? I’m with the Rouen officials who said, as reported in the International…
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Jewish Student Can’t Be Outraged By Swastikas Drawn On Her Door
Why not? Because she put them there! She reported that someone had drawn a swastika on her door FIVE times in one week. Before she was busted, what did the 18-year-old George Washington University freshman have to say about the incidents? As reported on NBC4.com: [She] called it a bad…
They Did That To A Dog?
These are 2 stone-cold dudes. Back in April 2004, Michael Lee Davis held a 17-year-old dog named Gizmo – like a football – and Chad Crawford kicked him. Gizmo died. Crawford just went on trial. Do you think he was convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor? A misdemeanor! The…
Firemen Starting A Fire? At A Firehouse?
Tru Dat. And exactly how did New York firefighters Michael Izzo and Richard Capece get caught setting a firehouse door on fire by pouring gasoline on it? By a surveillance camera! Either one of them is really stupid (the one who used to work at that firehouse!), or the surveillance…
Sleepbiting?
Maybe Christen Comer’s lawyer read my prior post about the successful use of the “sleepwalking” defense by a killer. As reported in The Hamilton Journal-News: [The victim, Chelsea] Rose testified she and Comer met at Hill Station Bar in the early morning hours of July 7, 2006. They went to…
Watch Out For This Eighth-Grader!
So Matt McChesney, a School Resource officer at a middle school in Mesa County Colorado, is just strolling the hall in his body armor. His WHAT? The school resource officer needs body armor? This is my first question at back-to-school night. Anyway, at least one eighth-grade boy knows where the…
Fasting Man On “Spiritual Quest” Admits Raiding House And …
Fifty-year old Jim Nelson had been living in a tent outside a ski resort in British Columbia. After fasting for 60 days to attain spiritual perfection, he bagged it, and went into town. When he reached an upscale home, he threw a rock through the window and made himself at…
Not Your Average Criminal
His name: Robert Brett-Deans. But, when asked by the judge to confirm his name, Brett-Deans replied: Hang on, I have had a name change. I said this the last time we was here. For future reference, I have changed my name to The Jason. What did The Jason do? He’s…
Kick The Kitty?
What? You’ve never heard of “kick the kitty?” Perhaps that’s because it was only recently invented by Nicola Collinson. To see how it’s played, though, you’ll need her cell phone because she made a video of herself doing it on her phone! Or, perhaps you know one of the people…
Teacher From Hell – And He Teaches Special Ed!
I think it’s safe to say that Ilinois Junior High School Special Education Teacher Patrick E. McCarthy won’t be teaching again for quite some time, if ever. As reported in the Daily Herald, here’s what he’s been up to just this school year: In one incident, McCarthy threw cookies and…