Nearly 50 Virginia prisoners are being held in perpetual isolation because they refuse to cut their hair, several for religious reasons.
The Associated Press reported in May that 10 Rastafarian inmates had been in segregation for more than 10 years for refusing to comply with the state’s grooming policy, which calls for hair to be kept [...]
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48 Virginia Inmates held in Perpetual Isolation for Refusing to Cut their Hair
Posted: 30th June 2010 by Sus Scrofa in Crime, Politics, ReligionTags: haircut, inmates, prison, rastafarian
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Final Vote Results in a Bad Day for the Unemployed
Posted: 30th June 2010 by Sus Scrofa in Economy | Finance, PoliticsTags: unemployment, vote
Republicans defeated a stand-alone bill to extend unemployment benefits. Out of 169 Republicans voting on the measure only 30 supported it. Of the 139Republicans and 16 Democrats who voted against it, they should have to spend a little time in the Unemployment Line themselves to better understand the necessity of the extensions.
To truly understand the [...]
German Man Arrested for Having Hitler Speech as his Mobile Ringtone
Posted: 30th June 2010 by Sus Scrofa in CrimeTags: cellphone, Germany, hitler, ringtone
A German man is facing up to six months in jail for having a speech by Adolf Hitler as his mobile phone ringtone.
The 54-year-old had a Hitler speech – in which the Fuhrer pledged the ‘destruction of world Jewry’ if Germany was ‘dragged’ into war – programmed into his Nokia phone.
Passengers aboard a train in [...]
Burger King Employee Arrested for Slipping Painkillers into Burgers
Posted: 30th June 2010 by Sus Scrofa in CrimeTags: burger king, employee, painkiller
A local Burger King employee who pleaded guilty to slipping painkillers into customers’ food has been sentenced to five years in prison.
Woody Duclos was initially charged with poisoning food with intent to kill or injure a person. He was facing up to 30 years in prison.
Indian Man Swallows 11 Swords for Some Reason
Posted: 30th June 2010 by Sus Scrofa in Oddly Enough, VideosLightning strikes three of the tallest buildings in Chicago at the same time!
Posted: 30th June 2010 by Sus Scrofa in Mother Nature, Oddly Enough, VideosTags: Chicago, lightning
Woman Sees Vampire, Drives Car into Canal
Posted: 29th June 2010 by Sus Scrofa in Fifs, Oddly EnoughTags: car crash, crash, vampire
A Fruita woman who crashed her car into a canal Sunday night blamed a vampire for the accident.
The woman was driving on a dirt road near Fruita about 11 p.m., when she said she spotted a vampire in the middle of the road and put her car in reverse.
When troopers arrived, they found the woman’s [...]
Soccer vs. Football
Posted: 28th June 2010 by Sus Scrofa in Sports, VideosTags: football, futbol, soccer
86-year-old Grandmother Shot with a Taser by Police
Posted: 28th June 2010 by Sus Scrofa in Crime, Oddly EnoughTags: Grandmother, shot, taser
An 86-year-old El Reno woman who was shot with a Taser after police officers said she threatened them said she wants the city to pay for what she did.
The police report about the incident said Lona Varner threatened to stab officers with a knife when they came to her apartment in December.
“It seems to me [...]
Marilyn Monroe chest X-rays auctioned for $45,000
Posted: 28th June 2010 by Sus Scrofa in Entertainment, Oddly EnoughTags: auction, breasts, Marilyn Monroe, X-ray
The apparently endless market for images of Marilyn Monroe now extends to inside the bombshell’s body.
A set of three Monroe Chest X-rays from a 1954 hospital visit sold Sunday for $45,000 at the Hollywood Legends auction at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.
What luck .. Man Hit by Lightning, then Mauled by Bear
Posted: 24th June 2010 by Sus Scrofa in Oddly EnoughSome guys have all the luck.
And then there’s Rick Oliver, who might be one of the unluckiest men in North Carolina, if not the world.
Oliver was mauled by a bear in his otherwise peaceful front yard a few weeks ago.
“It was like getting struck by lightning,” he said.
Turns out, Oliver might be one of the [...]