# Omnibus Stupid MFers in the news thread (Part 2) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 5, 2024, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657 "2024-01-05T16:15:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 283
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2025, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/5641 "2025-09-24T18:04:46Z")
> [@crowmanyclouds](#): > > You caught my IV reference! We wonder if there is a difference between “D5W” and “D5&W” (which sounds like a brand of root beer) or if Bobby Troup simply didn’t rehearse his lines well that day. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2025, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/5642 "2025-09-24T19:23:36Z")
> [@crowmanyclouds](#): > > You caught my IV reference! KMG365 ---
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2025, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/5643 "2025-09-27T23:56:49Z")
Car stolen during traffic stop. > **[Arrest made after theft suspect steals car during traffic stop, leads police...](https://www.kctv5.com/2025/09/27/arrest-made-after-theft-suspect-steals-car-during-traffic-stop-leads-police-chase/)** > > A theft suspect was arrested after he stole a car during a traffic stop and led police on a chase. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2025, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/5644 "2025-09-28T00:35:04Z")
Seems there’s very little honor among those two thieves. ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2025, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/5645 "2025-09-28T01:26:12Z")
That’s funny. > [@](#): > > The Sheriff’s Office said it was able to use a tire deflation device to slow the vehicle. The suspect quickly lost control and crashed into the cable barrier along the roadway just before the exit to Highway 291. I was just watching a YouTube short video from an attorney about what happens if the police do something to stop the stolen car and the car crashes or is damaged / destroyed. Basically, you are SOL. The police don’t provide compensation, so you have to go through your own insurance, pay the deductible, etc. You can sue the thief, but some of them don’t have any money. This couldn’t have happened to a better person. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2025, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/5646 "2025-09-28T02:10:52Z")
> [@TokyoBayer](#): > > I was just watching a YouTube short video from an attorney about what happens if the police do something to stop the stolen car and the car crashes or is damaged / destroyed. This happened recently: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Ea6U-n8n5X4/maxresdefault.jpg ""The Grappler" rips off stolen car rear axle during police pursuit") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ea6U-n8n5X4) ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2025, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/5647 "2025-09-28T02:19:34Z")
> [@Great\_Antibob](#): > > Of course, the amount he’s asking for ($30k) is tiny in the grand scheme, which is kind of suspicious in its own way. It could go either way. The may pay him off to get rid of the suit or defend to avoid a spate of future such suits. It’s common for lawsuits to initially specify a minimum amount of damages, with the expectation that the award will end up being much higher. > [@](#): > > Dynamo and Heslin’s estate is seeking general and special damages exceeding $15,000, as well as funeral expenses, loss of consortium in excess of $15,000, punitive damages, reasonable attorney’s fees and costs, interest at the statutory rate and for such other relief as the court deems just and proper. > **[Actor Mike Heslin Died After Restaurant Staff Failed to Intervene or Perform...](https://people.com/actor-mike-heslin-died-restaurant-staff-failed-intervene-lifesaving-acts-complaint-alleges-11815167)** > > Actor Mike Heslin died after staff at a Las Vegas restaurant failed to intervene or perform lifesaving acts after he collapsed, a complaint obtained by PEOPLE alleges. As for the HS football player who fractured the spine of an opponent, he might well have escaped significant sanctions if he’d been playing in Texas. These sweethearts were only suspended for the first half of a following game. [https://www.star-telegram.com/news/state/texas/article293483224.html](https://www.star-telegram.com/news/state/texas/article293483224.html) ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2025, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/5648 "2025-09-28T07:03:12Z")
The guy putting his hands on his hips at the end is what makes the clip. You can practically hear him thinking, “Oh, come on!” ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2025, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/5649 "2025-09-28T07:11:28Z")
I didn’t watch the clip the first time, but yeah, it makes the clip. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2025, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/5650 "2025-09-29T17:53:30Z")
I am bothered by [this story](https://nypost.com/2025/09/27/us-news/nyc-restaurant-worker-recalls-seeing-accused-sex-fiend-howard-rubin-with-rotating-bevy-of-buxom-blondes/). > [@](#): > > Former Manhattan financier Howard Rubin wined and dined a “revolving door” of blonde, buxom babes at an eatery near the penthouse apartment off Central Park where he allegedly abused women in BDSM sessions in his penthouse’s sex dungeon, The Post has learned. What’s with having a dungeon in your penthouse? Surely it should be in the basement. “Accused sex fiend” has a ring to it, though. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2025, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/5651 "2025-09-29T17:55:24Z")
I’d categorize this one as “evil." He seriously fucked those women up. One needed surgery, apparently. ---
**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:** [September 29, 2025, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/5652 "2025-09-29T18:06:29Z")
> [@Spice\_Weasel](#): > > One needed surgery, apparently. Holy shit. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2025, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/5653 "2025-09-29T18:10:15Z")
Yeah, he made them sign NDAs, then rendered them helpless and immobile/unconscious and did whatever he wanted to them. Fifteen years isn’t long enough. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2025, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/5654 "2025-09-29T21:02:36Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > What’s with having a dungeon in your penthouse? Wouldn’t the dungeon of the penthouse be the rest of the building below it? ---
**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:** [October 1, 2025, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/5655 "2025-10-01T10:07:25Z")
[Federal employee calls in active shooter hoax.](https://www.aol.com/articles/federal-employee-taken-custody-following-014100716.html) > [@](#): > > TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A federal government employee was taken into custody Tuesday following an “active shooter hoax” that plunged New Jersey’s largest military base into lockdown earlier in the day, according to the state’s acting U.S. attorney, Alina Habba. > > In a social media post Tuesday night, Habba said the civilian employee — who has not been named — was in custody for “conveying false information regarding an active shooter at Joint Base McGuire.” Genius move. ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2025, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/5656 "2025-10-01T10:56:53Z")
That should be in the “Evil MFers” thread if it isn’t already. ---
**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:** [October 2, 2025, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/5657 "2025-10-02T19:01:15Z")
> [@Omnibus Stupid MFers in the news thread (Part 1)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/7849): > > When this story first broke, I predicted that the school district would hear, either directly or via the media, from Dolly herself. To the best of my knowledge, that hasn’t happened. > > [Hearing set on Waukesha teacher who criticized 'Rainbowland' ban](https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/education/2023/07/03/hearing-set-on-waukesha-teacher-who-criticized-rainbowland-ban/70303330007/) > > ETA, now that I see the preview, I should explain. The teacher was relieved of her duties after criticizing the school for banning a Dolly Parton song…almost certainly for no reason other than that the title has the word Rainbow in it. Update on this case. As it turns out, you don’t have Freedom Of Speech when that speech bothers someone else. > **[Federal judge dismisses Melissa Tempel's lawsuit against the Waukesha School...](https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/education/2025/10/02/federal-judge-dismisses-lawsuit-against-the-waukesha-school-district/86474684007/)** > > Melissa Tempel claimed her firing was in retaliation for comments she made on Twitter. > In her Sept. 29 ruling dismissing the lawsuit, Judge Nancy Joseph wrote that although Tempel was speaking as a private citizen on a matter of public concern, because her tweet disrupted the district’s operations, its interests took precedence in this case. > Joseph said she ruled that, in this case, balance favors the Waukesha School District in its operations over Tempel’s interest in expression The disruptions the judge is referring to are: > -district staff receiving vulgar phone calls, voicemails and emails > -the necessity for additional police presence at Heyer Elementary for one week after spring break and two days at the district’s office > -multiple emails from staff and parents concerned about school safety > disharmony among Heyer Elementary staff members. This seems like bullshit to me since these disruptions weren’t about the song, they were about the teacher tweeting that the song was removed. IMO, had the school left the song in the program, none of this disruptions would’ve happened. It’s like asking someone to leave the library because they’re yelling and screaming and making a scene after you kicked them in the shin. ---
**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:** [October 2, 2025, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/5658 "2025-10-02T21:01:28Z")
Here’s a non-paywalled article: > **[Federal judge dismisses Wisconsin school district's 'Rainbowland' lawsuit](https://www.wpr.org/news/federal-judge-dismisses-wisconsin-school-district-rainbowland-lawsuit-waukesha)** > > A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by a former first grade teacher who was fired after publicly criticizing the School District of Waukesha for banning a Dolly Parton song.  > [@Joey\_P](#): > > It’s like asking someone to leave the library because they’re yelling and screaming and making a scene after you kicked them in the shin. Since nobody physically harmed the plaintiff in this case, I think a better analogy is that it’s like asking someone to leave the library because they’re yelling and screaming and making a scene after you remove a book for objectionable content. Which is what this was about (banning a song). But even that’s not correct; Tempel wasn’t the one yelling and screaming, other people were. So, it would be like she was a librarian who objected to the removal of a book from the library, and told other patrons about it, and those other patrons started yelling and screaming, and so she was fired from the library as a result. I don’t know all the details of this case though. Did she raise a call to action, asking people to reach out to the school district, or did she just tweet about what happened and others decided to respond that way? If the former, it seems like the firing was justified, but if it’s the latter then I don’t know how she could be held responsible for others’ actions just by putting out the info. ---
**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:** [October 2, 2025, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/5659 "2025-10-02T22:11:09Z")
I believe this is the tweet in question: [![](https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/cbf9b897-19cf-4fcb-b5af-d576982305d4/blob-30809f6.png/:/cr=t:7.49%25,l:0%25,w:100%25,h:83.58%25/rs=w:1200,h:1200,cg:true) ](https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/cbf9b897-19cf-4fcb-b5af-d576982305d4/blob-30809f6.png/:/cr=t:7.49%25,l:0%25,w:100%25,h:83.58%25/rs=w:1200,h:1200,cg:true) And this was on the heels of the school board being taken over by anti-maskers who adopted, in her words, “basically the same guidelines as Florida’s and Moms for Liberty” There’s more articles on this page, which I assume is run/owned by her (as opposed to just being about her). > **[Rainbowland Action Initiative LLC](https://rainbowlandaction.com/media)** ---
**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:** [October 2, 2025, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/5660 "2025-10-02T22:39:17Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > I believe this is the tweet in question: The tweet itself is innocuous. And there is nothing in that tweet that provides contact information, just tagging a couple of people. To look at that and decide that it’s going to surely incite a harassment campaign against the school and other disruption seems like bullshit to me. It looks like the judge was full of shit here. I’m not sure how an appeal would work since you can’t appeal a ruling, just the methodology for the ruling, but I suppose you can question how the judge reached that conclusion and if proper procedures were followed. I guess? (Not a lawyer or anything.) But I still hope the appeal works. This looks like a clear case of telling teachers they need to shut up and not express opinions, and stepping out of line is going to cause them to be fired, which is exactly what the law is supposed to prevent. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657.md?page=282) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657.md?page=284)