that's fucked up

I've always heard about crooked small town police forces, but this is crazy:

It was just too much, having to return to court twice on the same day to contest yet another traffic ticket, and Fire Chief Don Payne didn't hesitate to tell the judge what he thought of the police and their speed traps.

The response from cops? They shot him. Right there in court.

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Police often camped out in the department's two cruisers along the highway that runs through town, waiting for drivers who failed to slow down when they reached the 45 mph zone ringing Jericho. Residents say the ticketing got out of hand.

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Meanwhile, sheriff's deputies want to know where the money from the traffic fines went. Martin said that it appeared the $150 tickets weren't enough to protect the city's finances. Sheriff's deputies once had to repossess one of the town's police cruisers for failure to pay on a lease, and the state Forestry Commission recently repossessed one of the city's fire trucks because of nonpayment.

A driver, who happens to be a firefighter, was angry that a bicycle rider was on the busy Tunnel Road in Asheville with his child on the bike. The driver's chosen resolution to this perceived problem? Shoot the cyclist in the head. Luckily the bullet only penetrated the rider's helmet, not his skull, and the charge is merely attempted murder. The firefighter has been placed on investigative leave with pay.

Here's another story with video.

Every swear word spoken on The Sopranos, ever, in chronological order.

In case you're not familiar with what happened...

So it happened again. I came home today to find half-dried soda all over my shelf and floor. My poor roomba never really recovered from the last time and now it's all sticky again. Luckily the dog appears to have stayed out of it and didn't track the shit all over the house.

Pics to come later after I mop up this mess.

Updated with pics inside

While sitting around last night watching some internets with assorted guests we heard a loud pop come from the kitchen. When I went in to see what it was, there was Herbal Dr. Enuf all over the floor and shelves. Apparently one bottle decided to spontaneously explode.
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Kenyan Tribes Wage a War With Bows and Arrows (TIME photo gallery)

US Radium employed hundreds of women at their factory in Orange, New Jersey, including Grace Fryer. Few companies at that time were willing to employ women, and the pay was much higher than most alternatives, so the company had little trouble finding employees to occupy the rows and rows of desks. They were required to paint delicate lines with fine-tipped brushes, applying the Undark to the tiny numbers and indicator hands of wristwatches. After a few strokes a brush tended to lose its shape, so the women's managers encouraged them to use their lips and tongues to keep the tips of the camel hair brushes sharp and clean. The glowing paint was completely flavorless, and the supervisors assured them that rosy cheeks would be the only physical side effect to swallowing the radium-laced pigment. Cause for concern was further reduced by the fact that radium was being marketed as a medical elixir for treating all manner of ailments.

And Senator John McCain of Arizona, once considered a prohibitive favorite, is now operating on a relative shoestring. He raised $5.7 million and spent $5.5 million, leaving him with $1.67 million that could be used in the primaries, and $1.73 million in debts.

By comparison, Representative Ron Paul of Texas, whose libertarian, antiwar Republican candidacy has gained a passionate following on the Web, raised $5.2 million and had $5.4 million left for the primaries and no debt.

Smokers who cross the state line to buy cheaper cigarettes could see their cars searched or seized as Tennessee tax agents start cracking down on the practice, revenue officials announced Friday.
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Tax agents will stake out nearby stores in other states to find people loading up on cigarettes. Then a second agent will stop and search the vehicle once it crosses into Tennessee, Remke said.
Transporting between three and 24 cartons is a misdemeanor, and 25 or more is a felony, he said.

So depriving the state of $155 is a felony offense that can result in seizure of your car and the loss of your rights to vote or own guns.

Bollywood style