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Monday, February 06, 2012

Here Come DUH Judge

Pressed for comment, Justice Department officials claimed that to deter hate crime, apathy was their strategy.

11/07/07 — 0 Comments

A note, written on official parish stationery, said (exact quote):  “Is this the way you treat your most dangerous fans?”

11/09/07 — 0 Comments

Among other things, Bernard Kerik stands accused of cheating on his mistress. Which of course leads to the question, how does that work?

11/11/07 — 0 Comments

Just before discharging the taser on himself, witnesses at the scene overheard the officer yell “Don’t taze me bro!”.

11/12/07 — 0 Comments

According to Lt. Dean Sullivan, the images of “multiple naked people” on the 10-inch screen could be seen by someone walking outside the car—especially people with their faces plastered to the windows.

11/12/07 — 0 Comments

Fortunately, the time honored NYC tradition of feeding bums remains legal.

11/12/07 — 0 Comments

Overheard in the joint: “What are you in for?” “Oh, I ignored global warming.”

11/14/07 — 0 Comments

And, no, the store was not a Staples.

11/15/07 — 0 Comments

Sensing a unique public relations opportunity, police also offered to search for lost keys, missing socks, and misplaced TV remotes.

11/17/07 — 0 Comments

Several prisoners have refused to pay in hopes of being evicted.

11/17/07 — 1 Comments

This practice was not as popular when it was known as burglary.

11/22/07 — 0 Comments

Anthony Marshall was immediately ejected from the exclusive Century Club, whose spokesperson said, “Everyone knows that one’s estate is not to be plundered until after the loved one passes on.”

11/27/07 — 0 Comments

Who says there isn’t honor among thieves?  Exact quote:  “A teenager says he held up a dozen businesses in part to get ‘gas money’ but made sure the heists wouldn’t make him miss curfew or church on Sundays with his mom.”

11/30/07 — 0 Comments

Exact quote:  “The Florida Highway Patrol says anyone missing two big bags of pot can call their Tampa area office.”

11/30/07 — 0 Comments

Exact quote:  “Italian police burst into the room of a suspected Mafia mobster in Sicily and arrested him as he watched a television show about the arrest of a Mafia boss, investigators said on Friday.” Who says God doesn’t have a sense of humor?

12/01/07 — 0 Comments

...but Christmas display bans are upheld — city council members asked for new ruling on nativity scene after putting saggy pants on the three wise men.

12/03/07 — 1 Comments

Legislators in the Garden State claim the death penalty serves no purpose, since New Jersey has virtually no crime now.

12/10/07 — 0 Comments

Following a foiled robbery at a Dunkin Donuts, employee Dustin Hoffman said, (exact quote):  “What was going through my mind at that point was that the security tape is either going to show me run away and hide in the office or whack this guy in the head, so I just grabbed the cup and clocked the guy pretty hard.”

12/11/07 — 0 Comments

At the sentencing, the judge remarked that Jacob E. McGinnis had really stretched the limit of what is meant by “best friend.”

12/20/07 — 0 Comments

Apparently prisoners spend the days after Christmas just like the rest of the population: trying to return unwanted gifts.

12/30/07 — 0 Comments

The thief was found nearby, where two roads diverged in the wood, unable to decide which to take.

12/31/07 — 1 Comments

Exact quote:  “TORONTO - An 85-year-old motorist lost his license and his Oldsmobile for a week and likely faces a hefty fine after becoming the oldest person snagged to date by a new Ontario law aimed at cracking down on street racers. . .”

01/05/08 — 0 Comments

The ACLU called the measure a slippery slope that will ultimately threaten drivers’ rights to watch movies, do homework, and engage in aerobic exercise.

01/13/08 — 0 Comments

Exact quotes:  “KOKOMO, Ind. - Police say a man accidentally shot himself in the groin as he was robbing a convenience store.  Police say surveillance video shows the man shooting himself as he placed the gun in the waistband of his pants.  A short time later, police found Derrick Kosch, 25, at a home with a gunshot wound to his right testicle and lower left leg.”

01/16/08 — 0 Comments

Exact quote:  “TORONTO (Reuters) - A group of teenage car thieves took a joy ride to a court-ordered counselling program aimed to keep them away from stealing cars, Winnipeg police said on Tuesday.”

01/23/08 — 0 Comments
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