Weird News

[glatt]

It's not even possible to carry $8 million. This is what $1 million looks like (Except you have to replace those singles with $100 bills.) $8 million in $100 bills would weigh about 160 pounds. They would need a very large wheelbarrow.

[infinite monkey]

Methinks the guy is the cuckoo for the cocoa puffs.

[footfootfoot]

Originally Posted by glatt

It's not even possible to carry $8 million. This is what $1 million looks like (Except you have to replace those singles with $100 bills.) $8 million in $100 bills would weigh about 160 pounds. They would need a very large wheelbarrow.

I think it's awesome that gal got a hold of 10 grand in cash for the photo shoot.

[BigV]

Originally Posted by glatt

It's not even possible to carry $8 million. This is what $1 million looks like (Except you have to replace those singles with $100 bills.) $8 million in $100 bills would weigh about 160 pounds. They would need a very large wheelbarrow.

the hell I can't. Try me. Ten of those shopping bag sized bundles? Can do. Can't hurry though.

[Spexxvet]

Usually they run their car into a crowd.

An elderly gunman who killed five people before taking his own life on Thursday in Yuma, Ariz., formerly lived in South Kitsap.

Carey H. Dyess, 73, lived on Sidney Road for more than 10 years, according to court documents, and online records indicate that he also spent time in Burley.

Read more: http://www.seattlepi.com/default/art...#ixzz1ODzK3N4V

[footfootfoot]

Nice one!

Bird-watcher wrongly arrested for possession of pot had sage in backpack

Sheriff's Deputy Dominic Raimondi, 51, mistook Brown's sage for marijuana, then searched her car and found more. His field kit said the sage — purchased at an airport gift shop in Albuquerque, N.M. — tested positive for marijuana.

He did not arrest her that day in March 2009, but sent the 50 grams of "contraband" to the crime lab for a more definitive test.

Assistant State Attorney Mark Horn ordered Brown's arrest without having the sage tested, court records show.

Three months later, Raimondi showed up at the Massage Envy in Weston where Brown works and took her away in handcuffs.

"They arrested me in front of my customers, my boss, my co-workers," Brown said. She later was subjected to a body cavity search, a strip search and an overnight stay in jail.

A month later, Brown's attorney discovered that the sage had never been tested at the Broward Sheriff's Office crime lab.

"When I found out they didn't do a lab test, I was outraged," said her Miami attorney, Bill Ullman. "I raised hell about that."

On July 23, 2009, Ullman demanded that the sage be tested.

The lab test concluded that the dried sage was not marijuana at all.

The criminal charges were dropped.

Ullman said one apologetic prosecutor called him to say it was "scary" someone could be arrested under such circumstances.

"Our policy is to make sure the evidence is tested at the very least before trial," said Ron Ishoy, spokesman for the Broward State Attorney's Office. "Looking back now at this specific police report, it would have been the better practice to test the evidence before filing a formal charge."

Field tests are unreliable and can give a false positive, said John Kelly, a forensic drug test expert based in Washington, D.C.

Brown filed a civil lawsuit claiming public humiliation, mental pain and suffering. The suit accuses the Broward State Attorney's Office of negligence and malicious prosecution.

Circuit Judge John Bowman dismissed the case in January, saying prosecutors are given immunity from lawsuits in the course of doing their jobs.

[glatt]

Circuit Judge John Bowman dismissed the case in January, saying prosecutors are given immunity from lawsuits in the course of doing their jobs.

The press should shine a huge spotlight on prosecutor fuck ups. These political appointees and elected officials should lose their jobs when they don't even try for a bare minimum of competency.

[classicman]

agreed.

[ZenGum]

I think it should be like with doctors. A simple "adverse outcome" carries no blame, but failure to exercise due care counts as a form of neglligence or malpractice. This person was essentially raped by the cops and has no avenue for grievance. That is wrong.

[TheMercenary]

Now this is weird....
Up to 30 bodies, feared to be those of children, found buried in Texas

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/bre...-1226071462471

[footfootfoot]

yeah, I read that. The tip came from a 'psychic.'

That gives me pause.

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by footfootfoot

yeah, I read that. The tip came from a 'psychic.'

That gives me pause.

Follow on stories say it was BS. Oh well, guess that is why it made the weird news by-line.

[TheMercenary]

This is sweet justice....

Bank gets foreclosed on...

http://www.digtriad.com/news/waterco...ank-Of-America

[HungLikeJesus]

But the article said that there were no bodies found.

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by HungLikeJesus

But the article said that there were no bodies found.

http://cellar.org/showpost.php?p=738941&postcount=1437