... that probably wasn't fit to print. But it's sure funny.
Plow:1 Old Lady:0 City of Denver:$150
Apparently, in Denver, it is against the law to fail to clear your sidewalks within 24 hours of them being covered... a crime punishable by a $150 fine the first time and $500 for repeat offenses.
What if you're a little old lady and can't shovel your sidewalk on your own? Better hire help.
What if you've already hired help and the plows pushed more snow on your sidewalks?
Oops. 24 hours... or else.
"Hold it for Just a Few More Miles"
Apparently radio people at a station in Sacramento thought it would be a good idea to get some contestants, give them water and see who could hold it in for the longest. The winner gets a Nintendo Wii. The name of this charming contest? “Hold your wee for a Wii.”
It's all good... until SOMEBODY DIES. There's some good PR.
Did you know that you could die of water poisoning? I didn't.
Tasers FTW
Last but not least is this little gem which notes that giving stun guns to Houston police seems to not have had the desired effect: namely that police use their deadly guns less likely in favor of the stun-guns?
The actual effect? Well... normal shootings are following pre-existing trends but stun-gun shootings are sharply on the rise. Oh... and get this: Houston police officers have used Tasers more than 1,000 times in the past two years. But in 95 percent of those cases, they were not used to defuse situations in which suspects wielded weapons and deadly force clearly would have been justified. Oh... and in over 350 of those, no suspect was charged. That's right... over 1/3 of the time, Houston police officers are tasering people who aren't breaking any laws. That's just awesome.
Posted by Vengeful Cynic at January 15, 2007 03:18 PM | TrackBack