Elderly Amish Man Caught on Film With Prostitute, Blackmailed
When a 75-year-old Amish widower slept with a prostitute, he -- we feel certain -- felt pretty bad about it the next morning. As if that guilt weren't enough for the old man, the prostitute and her boyfriend demanded $67,000 from him, claiming that they had filmed the scene with wall-mounted cameras and would upload the recording to the Internet. The pair was later arrested and, we can only imagine, the Amish man abhorred technology more than ever.
Bank Robber Gets Away With the Help of Craiglist
In October, a bank robber -- wearing a safety vest, blue shirt, face mask and goggles -- eluded police with the help of Craiglist. Just outside the bank, while the robbery was in progress, stood a group of men who were responding to a Craiglist day labor opportunity. As the advertisement required, they were all wearing safety vests, blue shirts, face masks and goggles.
Nude New Zealander Arrested After Responding to Fake Sexy Text Message
Late in 2007, a Wellington, New Zealand man received a racy text message from two anonymous "ladies," giving him only an address and a request that he show up naked. Well, he indeed showed up naked... at the home of one appalled, unsuspecting New Zealander. Both the nude Romeo and the sadistic texter were arrested, though neither were prosecuted.
Fake Craiglist Ad Costs Man Most of What He Owns
Last Spring, a post appeared on an Oregon Craigslist board stating that the owner of a specific house was leaving all of his worldly possessions (still in said house) to whoever wanted them. When homeowner Robert Salisbury rushed home -- on a tip from a woman suspicious about the offer of a free horse -- he found his house being ransacked by 30 strangers. We suggest he take that horse and collect some vengeance Clint Eastwood-style.
17-Year-Old Jailed for Stealing Virtual 'Furniture'
When a 17-year-old Dutch boy hacked into several accounts on the Second Life-style site 'Habbo' in 2007, the the law got involved. The boy was discovered to have stolen $5,800 worth of virtual furniture and knick-knacks. Apparently, crime -- whether actual or virtual -- does not pay.
Phishers Going After Your Phones in New 'Vishing' Trend
Over the past year, sneaky spammers have begun to forsake the worn-out territory of e-mail in favor of cell phones' fertile frontier. The result? "Vishing." Get it? Voice mail phishing. It might be more ominous if it didn't sound like a James Bond villain saying, "Wishing."
Burglars Break Into Restaurant, Steal HDTV, Leave Money / Food Behind
Around Halloween of last year, a truckload of thieves drove into -- that's right, into -- a Pennsylvania Mexican restaurant, where they -- apparently uninterested in the cash register -- stole a mid-grade 47-inch HDTV and fled the scene. We've all heard about how this generation is lacking in ambition, but this generation's thieves, too?
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 6)
kal326 said 11:46AM on 4-18-2008
In other words, gen pool almost cleaned up......
Seriously, how stupid do you have to be to try to go hill hopping on a public street in a obvious "hey look at me, i'm cool" youtube fame grab?
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Sonney said 11:54AM on 4-19-2008
And we all pay higher insurance because of these nuts.
I hate the Insurance Industry with a passion. I've had no accidents or moving violations in my driving day from 1977 - Present. But I share the load so's to cover up these kids' mistake.
Yeah these punks will now have twice a year premiums of $1400 now, but my rate went up from $145 twice a year to now $298 from 2001 till now.
I tell you the insurance people hit us all so they could make back their losses on Hurricane Katrina.
Btw, 11 idiot teenager drivers have died in Southern Illinois since 2003.
And you should know that I drive a crappy little ole 1993 Chevy Caviler that's payed for!
ajm33771 said 6:11AM on 4-19-2008
the sad thing here is that You Tube and their IDIOTS are getting blamed by enablers elsewhere for the pure STUPIDITY OF THESE TEENS!
Similar and worse stunts can be seen on regular TV, BUT enablers of fools such as these IDIOTIC TEENS think that that is OK since there is a disclaimer that says "dont try this at home" etc. what a bunch of Moh-Rons between the You Tube crowd and the Teen Enablers. we are in tra-booo
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Gus said 6:32AM on 4-19-2008
Stupid is as stupid want to be. How sad to be so wanted to be looked at that you will damn neer kill your self hope you got your look at me fix.
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vince said 6:36AM on 4-19-2008
blame jackass johnny knoxville and his crew, they all want to be like him
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DENNIS said 6:53AM on 4-19-2008
THIS IS WHY KIDS SHOULD NOT BE DRIVING
AND WHERE DID HE GET THAT CAR
HE DID NOT BUY IT ON LINE
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Nancy said 7:05AM on 4-19-2008
Hmmmm - maybe it's me but the best (non dedication type) YouTube videos are the spoof or funny ones. Stupid ones don't do much than confirm the degree of stupid...
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stretch said 7:16AM on 4-19-2008
somebody should go and beat the crap out of the parents for raising such stupid kids, the suburbs have no charms to sooth the restless dreams of youth
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starkewes said 11:42AM on 4-19-2008
I concur w/ stretch's comment whole-heartedly, but hey what can kids do? Conform or be cast out! =)
jules said 7:21AM on 4-19-2008
Just goes to show, when you give kids too much freedom, they will take it extremes. Now one kid lays in a hospital fighting for his life. PARENTS, stop giving kids more than they can handle, after all where did a 16 and 17 year old get that car and the camera to video tape this?
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ericsmusclecars said 7:48AM on 4-19-2008
New Driving age 18 Please change this law before more kids get killed. 16 is to young..............
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Jerry B said 11:17AM on 4-19-2008
How stupid can you be. Sixteen is fine so long as parents train well. I was driving at age 10 and driving trucks alone at age 11 during world war due to most all men were off to war. I am now 77 and have trained many drivers as well as our six children and the only two that we had any trouble with were two that took drivers ed. in school and had to be retrained. It is up to the parents to be responsible instructors. Of course you are most likely judging by your own experience and are most likely a lousy driver and for sure a lousy instructor. Also unable to raise your children to be responsible or you would not have made such a statement.
jacquesinok said 12:10PM on 4-19-2008
A youth's brain is still growing at 16. 16 and 17-year-olds generally don't yet have the mental capacity to handle such responsible tasks as driving a car responsibly. 18 should be the minimum driving age, and a lot of needless accidents involving immature teenagers could be avoided.
Parissa said 7:58AM on 4-19-2008
Several years ago the daughter of a member of the church for which I worked, did the same thing with her boyfriend. Nice kids ... seniors nearing graduation ... neither ever in trouble ... good students ... a bright future, especially for the girl (she had been accepted to the college of her choice) ... both kids considered to be mature and very responsible. Well, all it took was a moment of bad judgement while among a group of friends: let's see if we can airbourne the car while going down an especially steep hill ... which they did ... but crashing, headfirst into a tree and killing both instantly. No one who loved and knew them has ever fully recovered from this tragedy ... and no one can understand why two such bright and promising young people would have even considered trying such a stunt. I hope the young person mentioned in the above article who is in critical condition survives in one piece ... the other is more lucky than they can possibly imagine to have 'walked away.' All I can utter in response to both incidents is, "WHY?"
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Joseph said 8:01AM on 4-19-2008
You want to talk about being stupid. Stupid is, the American people allowing this raid of a religious organization. No out cry about this invasion of freedom and the right to live as we want. Now I am not religious, and personally think religion is a crock. Its like we still live in the days of the Witch Doctor, and the Medicine Man. No real substance. Just like the case in Texas. Some lies by the authorities. Which, the Media seems to have jumped on, and now they are trying to make us think, these are bad people? If these people want to live this way then why not? Its their life and we are a free country, or at least that is the way I was brain washed into believing. What is next? At so point we are going to have to make a stand for right and wrong. Maybe there are a few young girls who might be, or were pregnant at one time. You can go to any neighborhood in the country, and find the same thing. Rich or poor. What is wrong about wanting to live like they did back in the old west days? For those who believe in the Bible. These people are living just like the bible says. Back then they had more than one wife. The woman do not go around showing everything they got with their breast hanging out, so men will look at them. Women dress for sex and its cool. The ladies in this religious group, do not choose to go around looking like a painted up street walker. I will say I am not into living like this religious group does, but think it is wrong for the government to go into their compound, and take their kids away. I wonder which will come first. The religious war, or the race war? Personally I agree with what Bill Moryer said about the pope. This guy is a joke. Picked by men who live a more secret life than anyone. Why did they not ban the Catholic Church? They sure were banging a bunch of kids and covered it up. Who knows, they still could be doing the same thing today. All in the name of God. Again the American people do nothing, but give the church their money and that is what religion is all about, along with control of the people. Back when religion first started before Christ. The so called which Doctor could control the people and the chief could control the Which Doctor. When Governments came along they adopted the same tactics. They could control the church and the church could control the people. Seems like that same thing is hitting us right in the face today. Who is right and who is wrong? Are you one of the Lilly cleans followers, or a free spirit with a mind of your own? Remember Waco? I do.
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Dennis Carr said 8:15AM on 4-19-2008
I saw the part where you talked about the accident, when I looked again it was gone...........Dang.
e said 9:08AM on 4-19-2008
Did you forget that it is illegal for teenagers under the age of 14 to be married in the state of Texas? The girls are being forced to marry older men who just may be their uncle or something! There is a major difference between a girl having sex and getting pregnant and being forced into a marraige such as these. And not every girl walks around like a "painted up street walker" to get attention. Yes, it does happen, I'm not ignorant; but you're being very biased in your statement about it. You can't look at one girl and say "oh, all girls must walk around with their boobs hanging out all over the country now." That is not true. There were reports of abuse from whoever made the call, so the government can investigate. A neighbor can call the local DSS on someone who has children and they come and investigate-it's a requirement when they receive calls such as the one about the, real or not, 14 year old girl from the compound. And you say something about the country being "free?" What about the women not being allowed to decide if they want to marry their 40-year old uncle or not? Remember that they don't have a say so in the matter or about getting pregnant by them. And because they are ploygomists, they won't even be the only wife. That is also illegal; at least in this counrty. The people who lived in the Old West were usually only married to one person at a time. I say usually because we don't know if there was any bigamy or not so I can't say that it never happened before. But the odds of it happening are slim. So I personally think that the government should check to see if there was abuse. And since the children are still out of the custody of their mothers AFTER all of the hearings, I assume that there was abuse. And not just abuse to the children, teenagers, and possibly the mothers too, but they were breaking State and Federal laws as well.
riccoh said 10:15AM on 4-19-2008
are you done now?
Bill said 10:26AM on 4-19-2008
What the hell does your rant have to do with the issue at hand, kids being stupid so they can be seen on You Tube...
Norma Jean Foresman said 10:44AM on 4-19-2008
What in the world does this have to do with a couple of stupid rich kids with more money than brains have to do with your tirade of ignorance? You talk about the Catholic Church, the idiots in Waco that killed and burned their own compound, and the rapists in the name of the FLDS people...Get a life!