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 1)
Janice said 2:58PM on 11-18-2008
I purchased it for my son, it's great! The best part is as a parent I don't have to worry about inappropriate language.
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Brent Schmidt said 3:37PM on 11-18-2008
You mean StrKer, right?
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karilynn said 7:19PM on 11-18-2008
no... its stryPer - they are an old-school christian rock band that began in the 80's "big hair" phase (I work in a christian book store.... lol).
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Sol Rosenberg said 7:41PM on 11-18-2008
As an atheist I am very offended by this load of junk. Christian Rock is an oxymoron. There is no room in rock and roll for religion. We rockers want our sex and drugs and you can keep your prayer to yourselves!
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Stricken with love said 8:31PM on 11-18-2008
Offend an atheist is an oxymoron.
An impossibility, since God doesn't exist, to you, then none of the Christians should be of any concern to you.
You must look more closely at your defining belief system. flawed that it is,, It only comes out laughable when you make comments that you are offended and Christians should keep their prayers to themselves.. THAT;s an impossibility for a Christian. as defined by our code of beliefs. Which you might want to know, also brings about great joy...
DarkLight said 8:36PM on 11-18-2008
Funny, I am on the other side.
And I agree.
I do believe in God, but I hate religion. (No, God and religion are not the same thing)
Why do I hate it? Because of this utter crap, exactly.
You can't mix advanced life with low life. Mixing religious lyrics with heavy music is like mixing matter with antimatter.
Just plain stupid.
I don't know who's more stupid, if atheist idiots like sol rosenberg, or that silly people who think they can get away with mixing something with it's antisomething. Flawed logic on both sides.
Ed said 8:22AM on 11-19-2008
If more Christians acted like you seem to be acting there wouldn't be so much dissension between believers and non-believers. Believe it or not, more non-believers have a problem with the folks who like to pretend that they're going to heaven while everybody else goes to hell because they picked the right dead guy to worship and the rest of us didn't than have any sort of beef with the concept of God in general. Most of them probably still wouldn't believe the same things that you do, but they'd be much more likely to keep their opinions to themselves. By the way though, it's pretty hard to hate something that you don't believe in, I think your confusing hating religion with hating God.
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cheezasaurusrex said 3:17AM on 11-20-2008
Yes, god created music. Just like he created the spoon, the automobile, and Michael Jackson. All things created from "human ingenuity". Sure, I won't argue with you if you said that god created humans, animals, plants, and geological hogwash; just don't claim that he created human inventions. If it wasn't there when humans first arrived on the scene, then big man upstairs wasn't responsible. I don't think he was responsible for anything, really, but that's a whole other topic.
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