We all knew that traffic and parking in major cities was bad, particularly in New York. We weren't quite so convinced that it was as bad as this. Two ice cream vendors operating on the streets of New York's Manhattan are seen waging a fist fight over a prime parking spot.
Monday, August 16, 2010
Fight breaks out between ice cream truck vendors (VIDEO)
We all knew that traffic and parking in major cities was bad, particularly in New York. We weren't quite so convinced that it was as bad as this. Two ice cream vendors operating on the streets of New York's Manhattan are seen waging a fist fight over a prime parking spot.
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Teen mother tried to smother baby to death to "make life easier"
Bad: a 17-year-old mother was arrested on Friday after surveillance cameras caught her trying to smother her four-month-old to death to "make life easier." Worse: she admitted to attempting it three previous times. Worst: she's barely being charged. [This post has been republished from an external source]
Below is a video report from Dallas-Fort Worth's KDFW FOX affiliate about the arrest of Shantaniqua Nykole Scott, who is currently being held on $25,000 bail after surveillance cameras at the hospital she was at with her infant son caught her trying to smother him, first with a blanket, and then with her hand.
Here's where things get even crazier: according to KDFW, Scott admitted to three previous attempts to murder her child upon being arrested. When asked why she did it this time, Scott replied that she wanted to kill her baby to "make life easier." [Read more after the jump]
And here's the most outrageous part of all of this: Scott has been charged only with "causing injury to a child," and—while the felony could bring a penalty as high as life in prison—it would likely be much harder to sentence Scott to a more substantial term than if she was charged with attempted murder (and, given the admission of three previous attempts, why the hell wouldn't she be?).
And here's the most outrageous part of all of this: Scott has been charged only with "causing injury to a child," and—while the felony could bring a penalty as high as life in prison—it would likely be much harder to sentence Scott to a more substantial term than if she was charged with attempted murder (and, given the admission of three previous attempts, why the hell wouldn't she be?).
Thankfully, hospital employees were able to revive Scott's son, who was barely breathing upon being found, before he expired—and he's expected to make a full recovery. [Republished from Gawker.TV]
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Policeman punches 17-year-old girl in the head
You may be a cop with intense authority, and you may have had a rather bad day at work, but perhaps the very worst way you could possibly take out your stress is to punch a 17-year-old girl you pulled over for jaywalking.
On Monday, a Seattle police officer took matters into his own hands (be that fists) when he saw a group of teenage girls jaywalking in the city's south side. The girls became rather verbally antagonistic, as many have put it. When one tried to make a quick get-away, the cop turned her around and punched her.
But hey! We've all had those days, right? Here's a video of the actual incident:
My personal favorites are the comments that are made by the cameraman following the punch out, which goes something along the lines of "oh come on....are you serious". Yes...he just punched her - I think he's serious.
The Seattle Police Department is reportedly investigating the matter, in particular the brutal use of force that was applied to control the raging criminals. Maybe she should have just stopped jaywalking.