Media.........Interesting News! Interesting Letters!

[Bella]

Okay now....this is a true news story.
I heard it on a radio show called "Blue's News" this morning.

It seems that there was a heist in a dollar store somewhere. Someone shoplifted a lot of merchandise......dozens of pairs of ladies underpants to be precise. The police were able to track the thief because he dropped a pair of pants every so often, and the trail led directly to his house. The police knocked on the door and were invited in. The trail of pants continued down the hall to the bedroom of a thirteen year old boy who was sitting happily on his bed surrounded by piles of women's underwear.

How many pairs do you reckon he started out with in order to leave a trail like that behind him?

[Malaul]

he SO wanted to get caught

[EvilPoet]

Curious George visits Roswell.

Remarks by the President to the Press Pool
Nothin' Fancy Cafe
Roswell, New Mexico

11:25 A.M. MST

THE PRESIDENT: I need some ribs.

Q Mr. President, how are you?

THE PRESIDENT: I'm hungry and I'm going to order some ribs.

Q What would you like?

THE PRESIDENT: Whatever you think I'd like.

Q Sir, on homeland security, critics would say you simply haven't spent enough to keep the country secure.

THE PRESIDENT: My job is to secure the homeland and that's exactly what we're going to do. But I'm here to take somebody's order. That would be you, Stretch -- what would you like? Put some of your high-priced money right here to try to help the local economy. You get paid a lot of money, you ought to be buying some food here. It's part of how the economy grows. You've got plenty of money in your pocket, and when you spend it, it drives the economy forward. So what would you like to eat?

Q Right behind you, whatever you order.

THE PRESIDENT: I'm ordering ribs. David, do you need a rib?

Q But Mr. President --

THE PRESIDENT: Stretch, thank you, this is not a press conference. This is my chance to help this lady put some money in her pocket. Let me explain how the economy works. When you spend money to buy food it helps this lady's business. It makes it more likely somebody is going to find work. So instead of asking questions, answer mine: are you going to buy some food?

Q Yes.

THE PRESIDENT: Okay, good. What would you like?

Q Ribs.

THE PRESIDENT: Ribs? Good. Let's order up some ribs.

Q What do you think of the democratic field, sir?

THE PRESIDENT: See, his job is to ask questions, he thinks my job is to answer every question he asks. I'm here to help this restaurant by buying some food. Terry, would you like something?

Q An answer.

Q Can we buy some questions?

THE PRESIDENT: Obviously these people -- they make a lot of money and they're not going to spend much. I'm not saying they're overpaid, they're just not spending any money.

Q Do you think it's all going to come down to national security, sir, this election?

THE PRESIDENT: One of the things David does, he asks a lot of questions, and they're good, generally.

END 11:29 A.M. MST

Source: www.whitehouse.gov

[Bella]

This news story may not be of interest to everyone on this forum, but it brought up such strong emotions that I have to share. I worked as victim advocate on this homicide case for several years, which means I was one of several who advocated for the rights of the five year old victim and her surviving family members. This case has been going on since 1986 - there have been three trials, two of which ended in a mistrial. Just read today that the defendant was found guilty earlier this month. Finally.

http://www.ukiahdailyjournal.com/Stories/0,1413,91%257E3089%257E2178471,00.html

[Demonica, Oracle of Doom]

Check this out...........

If you are stabbed be polite and give the knife back.

If you attempt to kill someone,
trust that the person you just tried to kill will return the knife.





Wednesday, September 29, 2004 - 12:00 AM   |

Two charged in murder-for-hire case

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS


SALT LAKE CITY -- Tooele County prosecutors have charged Donald Millard and one of the men he allegedly tried to hire to kill his ex-wife.

Millard, 37, and James D. Brinkerhoff, 34, were charged Monday with attempted aggravated murder and aggravated burglary.

"He had every intent to kill her," Deputy County Attorney Gary Searle said of Millard.

Another purported would-be hit man, Ben Desvari, told investigators Millard offered him $5,000 to kill Millard's ex-wife, Susan Hyatt of Grantsville.

Desvari said that when he failed to kill the woman, Millard hired Brinkerhoff.

Desvari showed Brinkerhoff where Hyatt lived and "helped arrange the murder," authorities allege in court documents.

At approximately 8:15 p.m. on Sept. 11, Brinkerhoff allegedly went to the woman's home and told her he was a private investigator and needed to speak with Millard.

Brinkerhoff allegedly pulled out an 8-inch hunting knife and stabbed Hyatt in the abdomen.

The pair tumbled down a flight of stairs. Hyatt grabbed at the knife, slicing her hands, but eventually got hold of it and ordered Brinkerhoff to leave, Grantsville police detective Dan Chamberlain said.

Brinkerhoff refused to leave without his knife, so Hyatt agreed to toss it out the window, Chamberlain said.

[fluffy]

isn't arkansas, like, right next door to utah?

Man Sets Home Ablaze Burning Wife's Pants

Wed Sep 29, 7:31 PM ET

Strange News - AP

PINE BLUFF, Ark. - A man who set his wife's pants on fire because he believed she was having an affair accidentally torched his mobile home and has been charged with arson, police said.

Officers said Leroy Brown, 19, perceiving that his wife had been with another man, set fire to the pair of pants he thought she was wearing at the time of the affair.

The burning pants started to singe Brown's fingers so he dropped the pants and the mobile home caught fire, Pine Bluff police detectives James Golden and Kelvin Hadley said.

Brown was detained on an arson charge after Tuesday's fire, pending a formal review by the Jefferson County prosecutor's office.

[Demon Seed #three]

Woman Police Say Sold Stones to Rioters Pleads No Contest
The Associated Press
Published: Oct 6, 2004


ST. JOSEPH, Mich. (AP) - A woman who police say sold stones to rioters in a southwest Michigan city last year and used the money to pay her cable television bill has pleaded no contest to inciting a riot.
Yuolanda Taylor, 32, entered the plea Monday. A no contest plea is not an admission of guilt but is treated as such for sentencing purposes. She is free on bail, but faces up to 10 years in prison at her sentencing Nov. 15.

The city of Benton Harbor was devastated by two nights of rioting last June sparked by the death of a black motorcyclist during a high-speed police chase. Twenty-one houses, many vacant, were destroyed.

Police said Taylor toted rocks through a riot-wracked neighborhood, selling small ones for $1 each and bigger ones for $5. Prosecutors said the rocks were thrown at police.

Taylor told police she collected about $70 selling rocks, but quit when she got hit by one herself.


WTF??  

[LMNO]

Ah, Capitalism at its finest!

[namu]

Citizen, we're proud of your initiative.

[DJRubberducky]

Not necessarily weird, but possibly of concern to people here or to people that the people here care about, thus I share it:

Merck & Co., Inc. has announced a worldwide withdrawal of Vioxx, its arthritis/acute pain medication.

Apparently during some studies that weren't expressly looking for this problem, they found cause to believe that starting at 18 months of continuous therapy, Vioxx presents an increased risk of cardiovascular troubles such as heart attack and stroke.

The letter I received ends with instructions on how to return unused Vioxx for a refund.  Send your unused pills (in its original pharmacy packaging) and a copy of your pharmacy receipt to:

ATTN: NNC Group
Merck Returns
2670 Executive Drive
Indianapolis, IN 46241
1-800-805-9542

You'll then receive a full refund of the price paid as reflected on your pharmacy receipt, plus the cost of shipping via regular U.S. mail.  (I cannot determine if by "full refund" they mean for the unused pills or for the entire prescription, so please do not go into this expecting the latter.)

[BADGE OF HONOR]

I wonder how much I'd get for one unused pill.  Enough to cover the cost of shipping?  Probably not.

[Rupert Giles]

Woman Police Say Sold Stones to Rioters Pleads No Contest
The Associated Press
Published: Oct 6, 2004


ST. JOSEPH, Mich. (AP) - A woman who police say sold stones to rioters in a southwest Michigan city last year and used the money to pay her cable television bill has pleaded no contest to inciting a riot.
Yuolanda Taylor, 32, entered the plea Monday. A no contest plea is not an admission of guilt but is treated as such for sentencing purposes. She is free on bail, but faces up to 10 years in prison at her sentencing Nov. 15.

The city of Benton Harbor was devastated by two nights of rioting last June sparked by the death of a black motorcyclist during a high-speed police chase. Twenty-one houses, many vacant, were destroyed.

Police said Taylor toted rocks through a riot-wracked neighborhood, selling small ones for $1 each and bigger ones for $5. Prosecutors said the rocks were thrown at police.

Taylor told police she collected about $70 selling rocks, but quit when she got hit by one herself.


WTF??  

Some of us call that Nolo Contendere

[LMNO]

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Armed Forces have enlisted their first Satanist after a naval technician serving on a frigate was granted permission to practice his beliefs while at sea, the Ministry of Defense said Sunday.

 

Defending the decision to allow a Satanist among the Royal Navy's ranks, a ministry spokesman said it was an "equal opportunities employer" and did not discriminate against specific religious beliefs.


"He went to his commanding officer with a request to practice his beliefs on board his ship and it was granted ... We believe he is the first avowed Satanist to serve in the military, but there is no official register of beliefs," the spokesman said.


The Sunday Telegraph newspaper said Chris Cranmer, 24, from Edinburgh, Scotland would be allowed to have a funeral carried out by the Church of Satan should he be killed in action.


The Church of Satan was founded in the 1960s, but Satanism can refer to a diverse set of practices that include viewing Satan as a force of nature.


Members of the church, which rejects Christian ideas of God and the Devil, follow 11 Satanic Rules of the Earth.


The belief system has been condemned as a cult by some religious groups and at least one opposition politician expressed dismay after Cranmer won permission to practice Satanism aboard a Royal Navy ship.


"I am utterly shocked by this," said Conservative parliamentarian Anne Widdecombe.


"Satanism is wrong. Obviously the private beliefs of individuals anywhere including the armed forces are their own affair but I hope it doesn't spread," she said.

[East Coast Hustle]

hmm....makes you wonder what they'd say about one of us...

[LMNO]

A discordian worshipping at the alter of the five-sided church?  Are you kidding?