Ridiculous News Stories

[BoaLover11]

This news report was apparently not really read before going to a newsperson & reported
word for word on air. Hard to believe when you see it in print, but true.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/0...ef=mostpopular

Yeah, I saw that on FailBlog a few days ago (A day ago? The days have been blurring together....). I was just scrolling and saw the second to last one, and I just facepalmed.

[Alysser]

Wow, that is pathetic. I can't believe how the media reacts to things sometimes. A Ball Python hardly has what I'd call "fangs", Jeez! And the moron who released it wants it back, get real!

[BoaLover11]

I saw this pop up on my Facebook feed earlier today. Apparently "Beliebers" are even crazier than I originally thought. And these are just the celebrities they've attacked.
http://www.smosh.com/smosh-pit/artic...cked-beliebers

[cassiesmom]

To me, this is not ridiculous, but it is heartbreaking. I'd like to toss this woman into the pond and walk away.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/l...,6605572.story

[BoaLover11]

That's pretty sick, and she claims to not remember doing it? I'll bet she does. It's really sad there are people like this in the world, who would torture animals and people.

[Karen]

Thank goodness the neighbor said something and the rest of the dogs are now safely away from her. As for her not remembering, I suspect either she's lying, or drugs/alcohol were involved. Not that that is an excuse, and she should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law!

[BoaLover11]

I saw this on 4chan first, but it's about a man's rottweiler being shot right in front of him by a police officer. I've seen the video, and the dog wasn't acting defensively beyond barking and jumping out of the car (in my opinion). The dog didn't lunge until the cop grabbed for the collar. This whole fiasco could've been done differently, and should have, according to the rules the cops have to follow for apprehending dogs like this in CA. The process given for them to follow clearly states they must have the owner try to apprehend the dog BEFORE using lethal force. I may not be able to find the list again, but if I can, I'll link that, too. Then again, it seems like CA is having a really bad string of police brutality lately, so they probably don't care. Sure, the owner was being stupid as well (he should've properly locked up the dog or not even brought him/her to the scene, etc. etc.), I agree completely, but the police officer was also not following routine, and was in fault as well. After all, even obstruction of justice isn't enough to have someone cuffed and arrested, so the dog wouldn't have acted aggressively in the first place if the police officers didn't feel like cuffing the guy was necessary, for whatever reason. I also remember reading that the police officer had a history of violence and police brutality, even before he killed the dog. But, I can't seem to find the articles I read. This whole thing could've been handled so much better by both parties, and the dog paid for it.

http://rt.com/usa/california-dog-shot-aftermath-712/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/0...n_3530990.html