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Paying the Toll

Thursday, March 26th, 2009 • Filed under AssaultsComment

It’s easy to forget just how much of our society is being monitored by video cameras. All of those cameras and all of those minutes of tape are bound to pick up a few moments of hilarity.

One camera picked that up when a disgruntled toll booth customer tried to fire a slingshot at a toll booth operator, according to the News Tribune.

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Arrested Development

Tuesday, February 24th, 2009 • Filed under Assaults, Other, Robberies, Theft2 Comments

The cops arrest the wrong guy. A man sees the major mistake police have made and he realizes that he is the only one he can keep the wrong man from paying for someone else’s wrongdoing. He is…THE RIGHT GUY. Rated R, coming soon to a theater near you.

The New York Post reported one crook who actually told police he did it as they were hauling the wrong guy away.

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Don’t Punch a Gift Horse in the Mouth

Monday, February 2nd, 2009 • Filed under Assaults5 Comments

Seriously don’t because, believe it or not, it’s against the law and you will get arrested. It’s also not very good for the horse.

One man learned that lesson the hard way when police arrested him for punching a horse, according to TBO.com.

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Kara-not-OK-e

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008 • Filed under Assaults, Drunks3 Comments

Normally, violence is probably the only thing that could make karaoke interesting and the slightest bit entertaining, but I would never encourage behavior such as this unless they were playing “I Feel Like a Woman” or anything by Charlie Daniels. You’re not the next country superstar. You’re a drunk in a nowhere bar.

Three people were arrested after one of them hit a karaoke DJ with a bottle because he didn’t play his song, according to the News Times.

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Grand Theft Dumbo

Monday, October 27th, 2008 • Filed under Assaults, Banks, Self Defense9 Comments

If you’re being tried for auto theft, the last thing you should do is give prosecutors the evidence they need to convict you and even though driving another stolen car to court isn’t inadmissible, it doesn’t help.

That’s just what happened, according to the AP.

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Australian for Dumb

Friday, September 12th, 2008 • Filed under AssaultsComment

Who says that thanks to YouTube that Americans are the only people portraying and posting their stupidity for the whole world to see? Stupidity is a global effort.

News.com.au reported that an Australian boy posted a video of himself punching a kangaroo and posted it on the Internet.

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Your Guilt is Written All Over Your Face

Friday, August 15th, 2008 • Filed under Assaults, Murderers1 Comment

It’s hard to know what’s going through the minds of certain people who don’t think things through. I imagine they are thinking about nachos and how they could totally learn the “Sandford & Son” theme song on an electric guitar.

One guy tried to pass off a fake name to police officers during his arrest but forgot he had his real name tattooed on his face, according to the AP.

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A Horse Gets Shoed

Friday, June 27th, 2008 • Filed under Assaults2 Comments

You would think it wouldn’t be a good idea to attack a horse with your shoe. After all, horses can kick your ass, not to mention your leg, your stomach, your arm and your head and his shoes are made with fire.

But it didn’t stop one woman from attacking a horse with a high heeled shoe, according to KEYE.

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