# Omnibus Evil MFers in the news thread **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 3, 2023, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496 "2023-05-03T11:05:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 58
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2024, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/1141 "2024-05-18T10:09:37Z")
> [@Slithy\_Tove](#): > > “Liberty” and “justice” being intangible ideals, but extremism is something that can be done while several key lobes of the brain are compromised by an iron spike wedged into the skull Are you suggesting Phineas Gage was the first MAGA Republican? ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2024, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/1142 "2024-05-18T13:14:54Z")
That reminds me of a calvin in hobbs cartoon where calvin is hammering nails into a coffee table His mom comes out yelling. “What are you doing!!!?” Calvin askes “Is that a trick question?” ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2024, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/1143 "2024-05-19T03:38:44Z")
> [@Slithy\_Tove](#): > > “Liberty” and “justice” being intangible ideals It is worse than that, though. “Liberty” (aka “_FREEDOM!_”) is a nebulous incongruity that ignores the fact that no one can be free if everyone else is, because anything we do affects someone else in some way, subtracting your freedom from their freedom.        And, “justice”, well, it is all well and good but it is just as subjective as “liberty”. In the end, they are both synonyms for bullshit. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2024, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/1144 "2024-05-19T14:39:01Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > Update on this: Community wide searches have found more of her body parts. A search of his house revealed blood “on bedding in one of the bedrooms and on the walls leading toward the basement” that didn’t match hers. Another update gives us another (sorta) evil person. I’m guessing any dopers in the Waukegan area are aware of this: > **[Arm found in Illinois; Sade Robinson's family not happy about picture](https://www.fox6now.com/news/arm-found-illinois-picture-sade-robinson)** > > On Saturday, May 18, the Waukegan mayor issued a statement condemning the release of the picture, which was shared by a city alderman. I have no idea how the alderman got a hold of the picture, and can’t imagine why he thought it was a good idea to post it to the internet. I’m curious what the context of the post was. And the context is him being a moron. It was literally a public [facebook post](https://kubrick.htvapps.com/htv-prod-media.s3.amazonaws.com/images/keith-turner-post-2-66493c38b1019.jpg?resize=660:*) (just text, picture already deleted, SFW) saying little more than ‘look at this arm that was found, why hasn’t the administration said anything about it yet?’ IOW, he’s one of those people that don’t seem to understand that, in order for the investigation to maintain it’s integrity, the public simply can’t know every single detail in real time. The mayor released a statement that didn’t mess around with the typical meaningless statements that you’d expect ie ‘we look forward to discussing the matter with him directly’. Nope, she was very clear about her feelings on the matter: > “This week, Waukegan Police received a call that a severed arm had been found along the shores of Lake Michigan in Waukegan. The Waukegan Police Department proactively communicated with Milwaukee County law enforcement since the moment of this discovery, as they were aware of the Sade Robinson homicide in Wisconsin. The remains are currently in possession of the Lake County Coroner’s Office, which is conducting DNA testing to confirm the identity of the victim. The City of Waukegan does not comment on active criminal investigations, especially in cases where the City is not the lead agency. This policy is intended to preserve the investigation’s integrity and respect the privacy of victims and their families. That is why no public statements were made until Alderman Keith Turner posted a graphic photo of the remains on his Facebook account.” > > “Alderman Keith Turner at no time contacted the Waukegan Police command staff or anyone within Waukegan City government to ask about this incident before posting the photo of the remains on Facebook. The City did not provide Ald. Turner with the photograph, and he was never given permission to post the photo on his Facebook page. Individual Aldermen are not authorized to speak on behalf of the City, much less for the Police Department. On behalf of the City of Waukegan, I find the posting of an image of this type to be morally disgusting, socially irresponsible, and extremely cruel to the victim’s family. I hope all Waukeganites join me in prayer for the victim of this horrific crime and for the victim’s family.” - Waukegan Mayor Ann Taylor Apparently he’s also running for mayor, making this a particularly stupid idea. If he’s got some beef with the ‘administration’ and this somehow played into it (ie ‘see, I’ve been telling you they hide stuff from us’), the post alone would have sufficed, no need for a picture. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2024, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/1145 "2024-05-21T14:12:41Z")
_ **WARNING!** The linked article describes extreme animal cruelty._ > A Florida man was charged with animal cruelty after his dog was found decapitated in a park. > > The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said it arrested Domingo Rodriguez after the body of a dog was found floating in a mangrove in Fort DeSoto Park. > > The dog, a 4-year-old bulldog mix named Dexter, was found wrapped in plastic on May 14 and had a microchip, the sheriff’s office said. This is very much the definiton of evil. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2024, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/1146 "2024-05-21T14:42:09Z")
Note to self: If you decapitate a dog, get rid of the microchip while you’re in there. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2024, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/1147 "2024-05-21T15:20:00Z")
Heh, not as easy as you make it sound. A few decades back, when ostrich farmers were trying their hands at growing ostrich, each time an insured bird died the farmer had to retrieve the microchip for their insurance claim. The chip isn’t just sitting there waiting to be found. The body walls it off. When I was present for chip retrieval from a dead ostrich, a big chunk of ostrich would be cut and moved. The chunk would be scanned, and if the chip was in there the chunk would be cut in half. The halves would each be scanned and the piece with the chip would be cut in half again. Rinse & repeat. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2024, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/1148 "2024-05-22T03:03:53Z")
Dang. I just realized I left out the link. Same warning: [this link](https://www.yahoo.com/news/fla-man-accused-adopting-dog-153039150.html) goes to a description of extreme animal cruelty. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2024, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/1149 "2024-05-22T18:14:38Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > The chip isn’t just sitting there waiting to be found. The body walls it off. Not only that, they sometimes migrate. It might start out between the shoulders and wind up in a hind leg. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2024, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/1150 "2024-05-22T19:53:52Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > Not only that, they sometimes migrate. And here I thought ostrich chips were non-migratory. ;-D ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2024, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/1151 "2024-05-22T20:45:58Z")
But seriously, the technology has improved dramatically over time and migration no longer occurs. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2024, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/1152 "2024-05-22T21:49:20Z")
Shouldn’t’ve named the bird Zenos. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2024, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/1153 "2024-05-22T21:53:00Z")
My favorite paradox. ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2024, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/1154 "2024-05-22T21:57:37Z")
It’s quite sad that Dr. Martens has never named a model of their boots the _Zenos_. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2024, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/1155 "2024-05-22T22:39:49Z")
[thinks it through] Heh. Good one. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2024, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/1156 "2024-05-22T22:56:58Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > And here I thought ostrich chips were non-migratory. ;-D European or African? > [@kayaker](#): > > But seriously, the technology has improved dramatically over time and migration no longer occurs. You think the birds get the _good_ chips? ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2024, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/1157 "2024-05-23T14:16:42Z")
I find that chips tend to migrate to my waist (both American and UK types). ---
**Author:** ![Eric1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3bc359/32.png) [@Eric1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eric1)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2024, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/1158 "2024-05-27T02:19:20Z")
Some catalytic coverter thieves just shot this actor in southwest LA. It’s too bad he ran into some nefarious people like that. One time when I was a ditzy 12 year old I saw an arsonist lighting a piece of rubber in a stranger’s tailpipe. I shouted him “Stop that right now” and he screamed at me “Kiss my ass, mother fucker!” I was sure lucky enough to run away instead of getting shot like this guy. > **[Johnny Wactor, 'General Hospital' actor, fatally shot in L.A.](https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/tv/johnny-wactor-general-hospital-actor-fatally-shot-l-rcna154138)** > > Los Angeles police said the victim apparently came upon the theft of a catalytic converter and was shot. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2024, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/1159 "2024-05-28T13:32:04Z")
Big companies earn money while the people who do the work get peanuts. As usual. > **[Luxury perfumes linked to child labour, BBC finds](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68172560)** > > The BBC witnessed children picking jasmine in Egypt, a major exporter of the flowers’ oil. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2024, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/1160 "2024-05-28T14:26:20Z")
> [@Eric1](#): > > I was sure lucky enough to run away instead of getting shot like this guy. The circumstances were different. According to this story, he was heading with a co-worker back to his own vehicle after a bartending job and saw it was up on jacks with people under it. He wasn’t familiar with the neighborhood and thought he was being towed because he might have parked illegally by mistake, and approached to clarify. He was shot before he even realized they were criminals. > He stepped in front of his co-worker and asked someone on the ground next to his vehicle whether he was being towed, at which point the person shot him, she said. Very different from running across a random crime in progress and trying to intervene. I assume we know details because of the other person with him who survived the encounter. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496.md?page=57) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496.md?page=59)