Official Weird News Thread

[pcsguy88]

TDS at it's finest. I wish they'd all do this.

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/buster/donald-trump/palmetto-stabbing-941685

 

[G.I.*EDDIE]

the woman be involuntarily admitted to a mental health treatment facility

If that doesn't cement TDS as a genuine mental condition, I don't know what will. 😂

 

[pcsguy88]

This might be the best weird news ever, especially if true.

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/784284/kim-jong-un-execute-general-piranha-fish-tank-north-korea

 

[nacho]

It's like he actively tries to embody Dr Evil. I think it's how he instills fear while simultaneously amusing himself in a cheeky way. He's got a hollywood fetish, so there is no way that kind of thing isn't some nod to a Bond villain.

 

[G.I.*EDDIE]

Foolish MSM. They just made Kim hilariously more endearing.

 

[pcsguy88]

NSA needs to slow his roll.

https://nypost.com/2019/06/15/the-s...ama-is-a-homeless-18-year-old-from-the-bronx/

 

[NSA]

There is just so much to process in that article.

 

[G.I.*EDDIE]

LOL, what??

Mocking suspect's hairstyle could get you prosecuted, police warn

Many users seemed undeterred, however, with one adding: "He was last seen in town - police are combing the area," and another joking: "He's vanished into thin hair."

 

[NSA]

LOL, what??

Mocking suspect's hairstyle could get you prosecuted, police warn

Of course on the face it's stupid.. but..

"Our advice is to be as careful on social media as you would in any other form of communication. If you say something about someone which is grossly offensive or is of an indecent, obscene or menacing character, then you could be investigated by the police."

I mean I guess that's not a bad thing, none of the quotes in the article seems like it'd qualify as grossly offensive or indecent or obscene or menacing.

 

[G.I.*EDDIE]

You're kidding, right? You think mean speech (grossly offensive, indecent, obscene, menacing) should be something the police have to step in for?? Really? Really?

 

[ThunderDan19]

It's the UK. They don't have a 1st Amendment there.

 

[nacho]

And for the moment, they're still under the EU, which has some pretty draconian internet laws too.

 

[NSA]

You're kidding, right? You think mean speech (grossly offensive, indecent, obscene, menacing) should be something the police have to step in for?? Really? Really?

I'd need to know the letter of their law, but certainly maybe.

MENACING? If someone says "I'M GOING TO KILL YOUR FAMILY!" that's menacing and should be investigated if it feels like a real threat.

Obscene? Someone sending around your 'nudes or something, seems like that should be illegal.

Indecent? More of the above, though again hard to tell what that means in the UK.

Grossly Offensive? Here's an article:

United Kingdom : When is Public Communication “Grossly (Including Racially) Offensive”?

I mean, I think our way is better, but I do think there needs to be SOME rules & regulations in regards to communications. An unmitigated free for all sounds nice in theory, but you then only end up hearing the loudest and most obnoxious people.

 

[nacho]

This is funny. The driver was either drunk or a colossal a-hole.

Argentina supermarket employees prank 'moron' who parked car in shopping cart section

 

[pcsguy88]

That makes me think of a radio segment called Cart Narcs

 

[pcsguy88]

Make sure you read down to descriptions of his car.

Man Accused of Using Drone to Airdrop Explosives Onto Ex-Girlfriend's Property

 

[nacho]

His car sounds like he borrowed it from white-trash-james-bond.

 

[pcsguy88]

Yikes.

https://jezebel.com/parents-accused-of-abandoning-their-9-year-old-child-sa-1838383474

 

[NSA]

Jeebus.

I mean.. hell of a scam. Not sure I could handle being treated like a child all the time.. but life would be easy as hell.

If she is 22 or whatever, seems like Ewok's dream midget.

 

[nacho]

He dreams of murderous psychopaths?! I know he likes 'em short, but ....

 

[pcsguy88]

Wall-E is officially a documentary.

Riding Segway's S-Pod Feels Like Zooming Into the Future

 

[NSA]

Get the bathroom and VR screens installed and we're all set.

 

[ThunderDan19]

By my estimation, we are hurdling somewhere between Wall-E and Idiocracy.