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Post by RS Davis on Jul 22, 2004 22:35:52 GMT -5
A state audit has found that almost $3 million in cocaine and marijuana, $147,000 in cash and 66 guns are missing from evidence rooms of the Memphis police department. A police spokesman says the department assumes the items were stolen. Charges have been filed against 16 people, including two civilian employees of the department. More brickbats: reason.com/brickbats/bb-2004.shtml |
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Post by RS Davis on Jul 24, 2004 4:20:40 GMT -5
That person ringing your doorbell just may be a convicted felon. America Coming Together, a group staffed by veteran Democratic Party operatives, has been sending volunteers out to register voters. But it turns out that dozens of the people collecting signatures, telephone numbers and other personal information have been convicted of burglary, assault and other felonies. More brickbats: reason.com/brickbats/bb-2004.shtml |
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Post by RS Davis on Jul 27, 2004 15:44:20 GMT -5
The Oregon Board of Medical Examiners is telling doctors to turn in lists of patients whose medical marijuana cards they've signed. It's against the law to sanction doctors for prescribing medical marijuana in Oregon. The board says it's only looking at the care doctors deliver to patients. More brickbats: reason.com/brickbats/bb-2004.shtml |
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Post by RS Davis on Jul 27, 2004 16:12:10 GMT -5
In an effort to crack down on underage drinking, Missouri now requires all beer kegs to have a unique identification number that allows police to track it back to the store that sold it. And stores will have to fill out forms that include the name, address, and birth date of each person who buys a keg and match it to the ID number. They must keep the form for three months. More brickbats: reason.com/brickbats/bb-2004.shtml |
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Post by RS Davis on Jul 30, 2004 8:39:18 GMT -5
Debora Hobbs was fired from her job as a dispatcher for the Pender county, North Carolina, sheriff's department after Sheriff Carson Smith found out she was living with her boyfriend. Smith says that state law prohibits unmarried, unrelated adults of the opposite sex from living together, but he also admits it's a law he doesn't enforce. Hobbs says she wants the law changed. But Smith says he might not change his employment policy, even if the law is changed. More brickbats: reason.com/brickbats/bb-2004.shtml |
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Post by RS Davis on Jul 30, 2004 8:40:01 GMT -5
For 15 years, Rochester, Minnesota's Junior Achievement has held a rubber duck race to raise money. Then state authorities found out. It seems it's legal for non-profits to use gambling to raise money, as long as its bingo, pull tabs, pinwheels, raffles or tip boards. Duck racing isn't approved, however. So the group had to cancel its fundraiser this year. They might resume, using a legal form of gambling, next year. More brickbats: reason.com/brickbats/bb-2004.shtml |
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Post by RS Davis on Jul 31, 2004 10:40:02 GMT -5
Debora Hobbs was fired from her job as a dispatcher for the Pender county, North Carolina, sheriff's department after Sheriff Carson Smith found out she was living with her boyfriend. Smith says that state law prohibits unmarried, unrelated adults of the opposite sex from living together, but he also admits it's a law he doesn't enforce. Hobbs says she wants the law changed. But Smith says he might not change his employment policy, even if the law is changed. More brickbats: reason.com/brickbats/bb-2004.shtml(From Rick: There is a longer story on this in HotJan's iFeminism Forum) |
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Post by RS Davis on Aug 2, 2004 15:37:02 GMT -5
Cecilia Holland was on a bus on her way home from work in Khartoum, Sudan, when she was pulled off and beaten by policemen. After spending the night in jail, Holland found herself before an Islamic court charged with not covering her head. Holland, a Christian, was not allowed to testify. She was sentenced to, and received, 40 lashes on the back and fined. More brickbats: reason.com/brickbats/bb-2004.shtml |
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Post by RS Davis on Aug 4, 2004 2:01:12 GMT -5
Dallas firefighters got back from a call to find their own station house in flames. It took the help of firefighters from other stations to put out the flames, which caused about $125,000 in damage to the building. The fire was started when they left potatoes cooking when they went out. More brickbats: reason.com/brickbats/bb-2004.shtml |
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Post by n2nsites on Aug 4, 2004 2:06:09 GMT -5
LOL
God help me, some of these are so sadly funny.
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Post by RS Davis on Aug 4, 2004 2:11:57 GMT -5
LOL God help me, some of these are so sadly funny. I know. Some are just funny. Some are scary. Some are absurd. But they are all entertaining. My own little service I do for you guys... - Rick |
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Post by RS Davis on Aug 4, 2004 15:53:28 GMT -5
Residents of Hampshire County, Great Britain, thought that new lines painted on a local road looked a bit "wavy." County leaders insisted it was a safety feature, but upon further investigation, county officials now say they "wavy" lines are the result of painters following a map that folded and creased. The lines should have been straight and parallel. More brickbats: reason.com/brickbats/bb-2004.shtml |
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Post by RS Davis on Aug 5, 2004 19:39:41 GMT -5
Teddy Hawkins is looking at a 45-year prison sentence after being charged with a violent, home invasion robbery. Not the sort of guy you'd give a five-day, unsupervised release from county jail to, right? Not unless you are Fayette County, Kentucky, Circuit Judge Pamela Goodwine. She let Hawkins out of jail so he could attend the funeral of his father in Detroit. To no one's surprise but the judge's, Hawkins didn't return to jail on day five. More brickbats: reason.com/brickbats/bb-2004.shtml |
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Post by RS Davis on Aug 8, 2004 2:29:54 GMT -5
Police in northeast England want tavern owners to refuse to sell alcohol to people who are under 21, even if they are above the legal drinking age of 18. Police say that it will cut down on crime. The crime they seem most interested in stopping is the alleged practice of young adults buying alcohol for their underage friends. More brickbats: reason.com/brickbats/bb-2004.shtml |
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Post by RS Davis on Aug 10, 2004 5:56:42 GMT -5
Most cities want residents to keep their property looking nice. But the government of Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, may be an exception, as it is making it just a little more difficult to fix things up. The borough council there recently voted to enforce an eight-year-old law requiring homeowners to get a permit before painting or installing wallpaper, carpet, or tile.
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