Apparently, in France you can’t algorithmically link a convicted sex offender with the term rape, until all of his appeals have been exhausted.
Crime
Comedy War! Did SNL Plagiarize Tim & Eric?
It’s internet-feud settling time! Did the gang over at Saturday Night Live rip off the alt-comedy savants at Tim & Eric Awesome Show: Great Job!?
Lil Wayne Releases Birthday Album — from Jail
Nothing says “happy birthday to me” like releasing an album that will likely make you serious cash. The downside? Releasing it from jail.
Thieves Blackmail Peruvian Mayor After Stealing His Father’s Skull
Just about everything about this story is disturbing. (via BBC)
Quotes: Eddie Long
“I feel like David against Goliath, but I’ve got five rocks and I haven’t thrown one yet.”
–Georgia pastor Eddie Long, to his congregation on Sunday. Long has been accused of coercing young males into sexual relationships, …
Deadly Lyme Disease Fraud in Kansas City: Really? Really.
This certainly ticks Newsfeed off. (via Kansas City Star)
French Thieves Use Vacuum To Clean Out Supermarkets
A group of criminals known as the gang à l’aspirateur–or the “vacuum gang”–has been successfully robbing supermarkets since 2006, using nothing more than a drill and a vacuum.
Woman Fights Bear With Zucchini, Wins
A woman from Montana has fought off a 200-pound, trespassing black bear with a zucchini from her garden.
Quotes: Teresa Lewis Executed
“I just want Kathy to know that I love you, and I’m very sorry.”
– TERESA LEWIS, who was executed yesterday after conspiring to kill her husband and stepson for insurance money, making her the first woman in Virginia to be put …
Hold’ Em or Fold ‘Em: Philadelphia Now Largest U.S. City with Casino
When you think Philadelphia, you probably think of classy things like Benjamin Franklin, the Declaration of Independence and the Liberty Bell. (Or you think of not-so-classy things like drunken sports fans and the MOVE bombing.) …
What Are America’s Most Segregated Cities?
And what does it say about us that we care?
What Are America’s Most Stolen Cars?
Rest easy, your BMWs and Mustangs are safe. It’s your clunkers you need to keep an eye on.
