Job Center Apologizes For Ejecting Jedi Via Force
Tue, 16/03/10 – 0:27 | No Comment

Southend, Essex, UK: Chris Jarvis, 31, scored a point for Star Wars fanatics when he received a formal apology over a force-related incident that occurred at an employment center.
Jarvis, a member of The International Church …

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Border Officials End Career of High-capacity Cocaine Smuggler
Saturday, 20 Feb, 2010 – 9:50 | No Comment
Border Officials End Career of High-capacity Cocaine Smuggler

Geneva, Switzerland: An extraordinarily talented drug mule’s career came to an abrupt end on the Swiss border when four cocaine couriers were stopped by border officials.
Suspicions were alerted when four men in a car with …

Man Blames Aircraft Noise and Pollution For Divorce, Seeks Billions
Wednesday, 18 Nov, 2009 – 22:11 | No Comment
Man Blames Aircraft Noise and Pollution For Divorce, Seeks Billions

Stanley G. Hilton is living proof of the seemingly endless supply of litigants with potentially questionable motivations in the United States.

Father Corkscrews Son’s Guts Over Fouled Plumbing
Tuesday, 20 Oct, 2009 – 23:52 | No Comment
Father Corkscrews Son’s Guts Over Fouled Plumbing

A Vermont man is in custody awaiting trial on a charge of first degree assault after he stabbed his son with a corkscrew following an argument sparked by a blocked toilet.
Police were called to …

Prison Boss Hit With Feces Bomb
Tuesday, 6 Oct, 2009 – 9:40 | No Comment
Prison Boss Hit With Feces Bomb

An inmate of the maximum security Edmonton Institution pleaded guilty to assault with a weapon over an attack on the prison’s warden. The weapon in question was a milk carton full of feces.

Announcement Error On Irish Airline Leads to French Passenger Panic
Monday, 14 Sep, 2009 – 18:23 | No Comment
Announcement Error On Irish Airline Leads to French Passenger Panic

French passengers aboard an Aer Lingus flight from Dublin to Paris became distraught when a French-language announcement informed them to prepare for an emergency landing.

Walmart Employees Allegedly Beat Suspected Shoplifter To Death
Monday, 7 Sep, 2009 – 21:04 | 3 Comments
Walmart Employees Allegedly Beat Suspected Shoplifter To Death

A suspected shoplifter is alleged to have been beaten to death by staff at a Walmart store in Jingdezhen, China.

Gangster Exam: Yakuza Group Requires Members To Pass Written Test
Saturday, 5 Sep, 2009 – 21:11 | One Comment
Gangster Exam: Yakuza Group Requires Members To Pass Written Test

Japanese police investigating the Yamaguchi-gumi, found a 12-question exam paper that members are expected to take. The test outlines the responsibilities of members and details “activities” that are permitted or banned.

Illinois Woman Injured Checking Gas Level With Lighter
Monday, 31 Aug, 2009 – 21:03 | One Comment
Illinois Woman Injured Checking Gas Level With Lighter

A 27-year-old woman from Joliet, Illinois was injured when the gas can she was filling in her car exploded.

Life Lessons From Gangsters of Modern Cinema
Sunday, 9 Aug, 2009 – 7:48 | One Comment
Life Lessons From Gangsters of Modern Cinema

Today, we take a brief look at a selection of gangsters from modern cinema that we can all relate to in one way or another, despite their committing deeds that should make any normal person …

High Court Denies Malaysian Judge’s Desire To Personally Cane Convict
Tuesday, 7 Jul, 2009 – 4:59 | No Comment
High Court Denies Malaysian Judge’s Desire To Personally Cane Convict

A Malaysian court has denied a judge his wish of administering ten of his finest to the posterior of a convicted robber.
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