It would be cheaper to just buy the entire country: every building, every farm, every other tract of land… or alternatively just buy every politician.
That judge was replaced and with the new judge he basically got off–sentenced to time served and probation.
A 33-year-old Omaha, Nebraska, woman, cried in her wheelchair during her court appearance on Thursday.
In Centralia, WA, a restaurant agreed to cater a wedding and negotiated a quote, then cancelled it when the couple showed up to pay because they were both women, which apparently they hadn’t figured out at any point before then.
Refusing service on the basis of sexual orientation is specifically illegal in this state and that law has been upheld by the Supreme Court.
Jesus. I gotta wonder what people like her think when they’re doing shit like that. People drive recklessly when they’re running from the cops, and I kinda get it - they’re often in a bit of a reptilian panic mode, just thinking "I gotta get away, I gotta get away. But this woman? She wasn’t running from the cops, she wasn’t panicking. She figured it was a good idea to get falling-down drunk while serving as a caretaker for her kids, then load her kids into a car and drive as fast as she possibly could. I mean yeah, this is the “Omnibus Stupid MFers in the news thread” thread, but wow. I gotta think she wins this thread by a long shot.
It would not surprise me if she’s an alcoholic. Because addicts often in engage in epically destructive and self-destructive behavior.
Bingo. Their behavior is not logical (nor is that an excuse).
The article states she had previous impaired driving and substance abuse charges. Her other children were not in the car because they had already been taken away.
Addicts make irrational decisions, but I think her record of behaviors suggests more than substance abuse to explain her choices.
No… actually addiction is sufficient to explain all of that. Because drugs (including legal ones) can fuck you up that badly.
Of course, stupidity is also a possible contributor.
I used to work at a clinic specializing in treating addicts. While there are functional addicts (for certain definitions of “functional”) there are also addicts that are complete and total train wrecks due to their addiction.
I wouldn’t rule out stupidity, just saying it’s not necessary to explain the situation.
I understand your point and also have a great deal of experience with addicts, but with a scope of a few individuals. They were high functioning until they weren’t.
I just think the long history suggests other issues /disabilities such as FAS. I also think of addiction as an affliction that does not exist in a vacuum.
Either way she is still responsible for her actions (not that you are suggesting she isn’t).
Nicholas Wimbish, poll worker, sends bomb threat to election office, apparently attempting to frame an early voter in revenge.
I’m also half-heartedly calling leaving this PR article up stupid. You could argue that it is journalistic integrity leaving it up even after it becomes inconveniently dated, but it is also pretty bad PR to leave behind praise of Whimpy Wimbish doing poll work.
For a change, a liberal idiot terrorist whose genius plan might have worked if he just hadn’t tipped off the FBI about it ahead of time.
Isaac Sissel, 25, of Ann Arbor was arrested after allegedly threatening to commit a violent attack if Donald Trump wins the election.
“I have a stolen ar15 [rifle] and a target I refuse to name so I can continue to get away with my plans,” Sissel allegedly wrote in a message that was sent anonymously to the FBI national threat operations center.
Sissel was arrested Tuesday morning and will appear in court Tuesday afternoon.
I won’t deny that there are crazy people on both sides. The biggest difference is that on the right, the crazy people are running things.
Actually, the thread she should be winning in is the Evil MFers thread.
Mattel shipped these dolls:
With this packaging:
and that website is for a porn studio.
An ambulance hit a 71-year-old bicyclist in Oregon, then took him to the hospital and billed him $1700.
Business plan!
Never ever saw a better reason to hire an ambulance-chaser lawyer.
No hugs for you! This limit on hugging just seems like a BS bureaucratic rule to no benefit.
The story is told, that a young bride was seeking advice from a priest. She asked, “Father, is it ok to have sex before communion?”
The priest took thought for a moment and replied, “Well, I guess so. As long as you don’t block the aisles.”
Actually, I heaard this on the Dave Allen show back in the '70s some time. I suspect the Airport Authority was thinking along the same lines as the priest.