While perhaps it isn’t the most popular viewpoint to have, I do think that prisons (and prison guards) have a duty to protect the inmates they are in charge of. I’m sure many people out there would say something to the effect of, “Why worry about them? They’re the ones who got themselves sin prison [...]
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In a classic case of mindless adhering to school policies, a Kentucky seventh-grader was suspended for turning down drugs.
Wait, she was punished for doing the right thing?
So how do you get suspended for adhering to school rules? Rachael Greer was in the locker room before her fifth-period gym class, when a fellow student walked in [...]
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CA Republican senator Roy Ashburn was busted early Wednesday morning for drunk driving. Police spotted his car weaving erratically in the manner most identified with inebriated drivers.
But it gets better for our sauced politician. Ashburn has made a name for himself in the GOP for his staunch views on family values – bitterly opposing the [...]
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A 61 year-old woman was arrested by a passing policeman for merely asking “why”.
She and a few friends standing on a sidewalk discussing an upcoming funeral when the police officer stopped and asked them to move. Given the fact that 60 year-old women aren’t the usual suspects when it comes to disturbing the peace (with [...]
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