Teh interesting (non-PHL-related) news stub thread

[Mjting]

LOL they'll sue for anything... even for their own stupidity. And it's funniest when they actually win these cases!

[Sforza]

Man Climbs Into Wheelie Bin, Is Emptied Into Garbage Truck and Crushed to Death

Police believe Mr Williams, who had been out with a friend and was seen in public houses in Brighton until 0100 BST on Sunday, had been in one of the large wheelie bin used by blocks of flats or businesses.

Officers are investigating how he came to be there and are treating his death as unexplained rather than suspicious.

The GMB union has called for large wheelie bins to be checked individually before they are emptied into refuse trucks.

Spokesman Robert Macey said the way they were currently collected in Brighton meant people could get trapped inside before being loaded on a cart.

*Wheelie bin = big garbage container with wheels
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/8149151.stm

[Fox]

I wonder what was the guy even doing in a trash bin in the first place?

[clonezero]

bang sak?

or maybe he was just longing for his own room or something.

[Sforza]

For Hemp:

Undercover cops arrest other undercover cops for selling them a small amount cannabis. Arrested undercover cop is let go soon afterwards >.>

http://bit.ly/17RQuM

[Hempire]

tsk tsk tsk

[NiX]

Hahahaha that's pretty funny! Arrest fail!

[Hempire]

keeping the current theme........

OAKLAND, California (CNN) -- Oakland's bid to become the first U.S. city to tax proceeds on medical marijuana passed Tuesday by a landslide vote. About 80 percent of voters chose to impose the tax on Oakland's medical marijuana facilities, according to the Alameda County Registrar of Voters. Some celebrated the news at Oaksterdam University by hand-rolling large marijuana cigarettes or stuffing cannabis into pipes. The school trains students for work in the medical marijuana industry. "It is important because the city of Oakland is facing a massive deficit like many jurisdictions in California," said Steve DeAngelo, a leader of one of the city's cannabis clubs. "And we decided to step up to the plate and make a contribution to the city in a time of need."DeAngelo, one of the people who led the effort to get the tax approved, said his business will now have to pay more than $350,000 from the new tax next year.

Oakland's City Council was also behind the move."Given that the medical cannabis dispensaries are something that was legalized in California, why not have revenue from it?" said councilwoman Rebecca Kaplan.There was no formal opposition to the effort, but some drug fighters say the tax sends the wrong message.

"The taxation of a federally unlawful drug is just not something that the community should accept," said Paul Chabot of the Coalition for a Drug Free California. "With the state in dire straits in finances and the country looking for ways to pay down debt, looking at illegal drugs is the absolute wrong thing to do."The measure, passed in special mail-in election Tuesday, imposes a 1.8 percent gross receipts tax on the four licensed medical cannabis dispensaries in Oakland.These facilities would have to pay about $18 in taxes for every 1,000 in marijuana sales.

Finally! LOL @ reaction from Coalition for a "Drug Free" California. DRUG FREE? Yea right! tobacco & alcohol are drugs you dumb shit fucks!
cannabis school..........hmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[Grim]

LOL @ reaction from Coalition for a "Drug Free" California. DRUG FREE? Yea right! tobacco & alcohol are drugs you dumb shit fucks!

Go get 'em Hemp!

[NiX]

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=564612

(US) Random bikers get shot by blowdarts. LOLOL. We ought to do the same thing to motorcyclists here.

[clonezero]

been reading the thread lol best quote so far

"I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."

from what they say its becoming a trend because of other cases like
there was a woman also shot on the thigh in the same neighborhood as the biker with 30 mins in between each other

and some tome ago some poor Tour de France bikers got shot at with bb guns

just glad they weren't so bright as to lace it with poison arrow frog venom XP

[NiX]

Siryoso ansarap ganyanin ng mga nagmomotor dito sa Pinas. -_-

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Other news:

http://www.businessinsider.com/nytcom-fr...-on-2009-7

LOL nytimes webmaster is an I-D-I-O-T

http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnou...6220090722

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLL I never knew they crowned actual goats as kings in Ireland.
Never knew royalty was among us here in RR.

[Grim]

Your Highness!

[clonezero]

they haven't found a suitable candidate yet lets send our own candidate in!

Hail to the King!

[Lord_Leperman]

I am honored by the presence of a Candidate for King.