A policeman explains to gang members how Jesus changed his life... and his destiny!

Some grannies just Shouldn't be messed with. An 85-year old Pennsylvania woman calmy walked past a burglar in her house , got her pistol, and ordered him to call police. "I just walked right on past him to the bedroom and got my gun" Leda Smith said "I said, 'What are you doing in my house?'"

to this girl that i know

she is one big bitch

her lies, are about to stitch

all those important parts, 

and hit her randomly with darts.

so she can feel the hatred

from me: a young kid.

Hell with it because i wont be nice

she is the one who added the hot spice

by doing what a bad girl does: stealing.

i'll soon get her to the revealing.

Who know what she stole from my house

Not just cheese like a mouse

but valuables like a robber at night.

All i wanna do is go up to her for a fight

but i know i cant because it will leave a big fat hole

so i cant bring back everything she knows she stole!

This bites big time, hard on my ass

I'm just going to whip this guilty lass

with my words that will slice her body

inch by inch of that bloody

ungrateful maggot.  That slut

slept under the same roof but

comes and goes as she pleases

who knows if she carries diseases!

Without further ado, I present you with awkward news articles in an effort to improve your decision making, and reduce the level of self-awkwardness:

http://www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2008/07/16/judge_ny_man_in_offensive_costume_must_apologize/

http://www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2008/07/17/pizza_clerk_surprised_to_find_robber_is_her_dad/

http://www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2008/07/18/parachutist_lands_on_band_at_fort_riley_ceremony/

Enjoy! Now don't you feel more worldly?!

Not Ready for Prime Time: Police quickly made an arrest in Hughes, Ark. (pop. 1,800) in May after a Pepsi machine was stolen from a liquor store; the distinct dolly tracks led from the store to the man's home, and besides, he had left the machine in his front yard. [Arizona Republic-AP, 5-30-08]

I don't think this one needs any commentary.  But I do give an A for effort.  The fact that he was able to get the machine all the way to his house deserves a tiny bit of credit.

The armed robber of a Fifth Third Bank in Orlando, Fla., is still at large, but based on the surveillance video, a sheriff's detective said the man was "probably not familiar with handguns" because he appeared to be pointing his at himself during the robbery. [WKMG-TV (Orlando), 6-2-08]

The man had the gun pointed at himself and the bank workers still let him take the money?  Really?  If I were them, I would have kept badgering him until he decided to actually shoot.

Dentist Who Hates It When That Happens: Anne Greer filed a lawsuit in June against Winter Park, Fla., dentist Wesley Meyers over the death of her father last year during procedures to secure his dentures with implants. During the October 2006 visit, Meyers had accidentally dropped a screwdriver down the patient's throat, which required a colonoscopy to remove. The man returned the following year to give Meyers another chance (against his daughter's wishes), and during that procedure, Meyers accidentally dropped a torque wrench down his throat, creating problems that ultimately proved fatal. [WKMG-TV (Orlando), 6-22-08]

Fool me once, shame on you...fool me twice, shame on me?  I don't what's worse: the dentist dropping tools down a patient's throat twice or the patient who decided to go back after the first time he did it.

Grafton told the police he took the $9.99 spray can because he was addicted.

Court News reporters have not seen him at court since he got onto a serious rehabilitation programme at Nova Lodge.

That was early last year, when the 38-year-old beneficiary was said to be making impressive progress to overcome his 20-year drug habit.

He had surprised everyone by sticking to the programme.

It was a chance for him, because he was due for sentence for two bank robberies committed in early 2006 when he was desperate for money to buy drugs.

Grafton demanded money from tellers at two Christchurch banks. He made his getaway in taxis both times. Only $100 — used to pay a taxi fare — has been recovered of the $1300 he took. He was bound to be caught because he was so well known, did not use a disguise within view of the security cameras, and used taxis to get away.

In the Christchurch District Court today, he admitted shoplifting the spray can on Friday.

Defence counsel Gilbert Hay said Grafton “seems to be in fairly bad shape at present”. He had recently been released from hospital after surgery and was on medication.

Judge Raoul Neave convicted and discharged him.

He went to the police station to make a report (not that they are much help anyway) and the police told him that on that same day and same area, there were 5 vehicles reported stolen. So today, after I finished my last post in my blog and was about to hit the sack, an SMS came in telling me another friend of mine got his house broken into and they took his car as well.

So here I am sitting and staring blankly at my screen wondering what is wrong with these people? I look back at some of my earlier posts predicting that crime rates are expected to rise but what I did not expect is to be so close to the after-effects. Of course I cannot ascertain if these 2 were mere conincidences but I dread to think that 2 of my buddies are so unlucky at around the same time.

At this point in time, I am filled with mixed feelings. Anger, disappointment and frustration just to name a few. Who's fault is it anyway? Is it ours as the citizens of Malaysia that we are not careful with our lives and belongings? Or could it be due to the oil price increase? The government? The police? Who?

Anyway, I am very tired but I just can't sleep after hearing what happened. So I am going to take the easy way out and put the blame on the most obvious choice - our government.

THIS is the effect of an abrupt oil increase. THIS is the effect of bad planning. THIS is the effect of greed and the FAILURE to watch over the welfare of the general citizen. THIS is the perfect example of irresponsibility. As citizens who can we turn to now? We're not even moving forward anymore.

Change of lifestyle? What the f**k do you want us to do? Ride bicycles? Plant our own damn vegetables? Let's tell the world that Malaysia has gone from building the tallest building in the world to being an agricultural nation. Shouldn't be that hard since most of those making the decisions have a third world mentality.

Yes, I blame our government because tomorrow I will not be able to live my life in peace. I will need to be extra careful when driving into my house or even getting into/off my car. I will need to take extra precaution whenever I am going out for a jog. I will need to worry about the safety of my loved ones and those closest to me.

In other words... I will be more paranoid than ever and I am sure a lot of us are in the same boat. Some of us probably had first hand encounters with those scums and I know how it feels to have your house broken into, to have a loved one robbed in broad daylight, or to even endure the uncertainties of paranoia. Let's not even go into rape or murder...we've seen those in the papers.

Words cannot describe how angry I am. Here is a suggestion:

Everytime a snatch thief or robber is caught, the police should chop his hand off in public. I don't care if human rights organizations opposes it. If these people cannot act like human beings, then they should not be treated as such. Put it in plain view for all to see especially for those animals who are thinking of commiting heinous crimes such as these.

Now where is my gun?

The Tarrant County Medical Examiner has ruled the death an accident.

iNPLACENEWS

Been Caught Stealing--Jane's Addiction

Listen Like Theives--INXS

Banditos--The Refreshments

The Bartender and The Thief--Stereophonics

Robbers and Cowards--Cold War Kids

Bank Robber--The Clash

It Takes A Thief--Coolio

Car Thief--Beastie Boys

Sweet Robbery--Three 6 Mafia

Raised On Robbery--Joni Mitchell

Bank Robber Man--Lenny Kravitz

Cop That The Robber--Spin Doctors

Stole--Kelly Rowland

Love Vigilantes--New Order

Medicine Show--Big Audio Dynamite

Steal My Sunshine--Len

Criminal--Fiona Apple

A study conducted by Dr. Ana Rose Childress and Dr. Charles O’Brien of the University of Pennsylvania shows drug craving “triggers” are activated in the part of the brain responsible for emotions and rewards.

Cocaine addicts were shown a series of images for 33 milliseconds each—not nearly enough time to register consciously—yet brain imaging of the study participants showed activity in the limbic system (the area of the brain that is directly associated with reward) that coincided with the images.

“[The study] is the first evidence that cues outside one’s awareness can trigger rapid activation of the circuits driving drug-seeking behavior.”

-Dr. Ana Rose Childress

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Original post:  Study Shows How the Subconscious is Related to Drug Addiction

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"This is out of control… There's a whole new type of junkie out there that wants these [prescription] drugs, and they're carrying guns."

—Pharmacist Denise Stiles-Yount

In this space just a few days ago, I wrote a post about a study which showed that, in Florida in 2007, prescription painkiller use resulted in 300% more deaths than the usual “street drugs”. Now we are finding that, in Florida at least, painkillers are not only gaining in popularity, but are in greater demand than so-called “hard drugs” like cocaine and heroin. Florida may well prove to be ground zero for the unfolding of the painkiller epidemic story.

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Source: Jacksonville.com - Top drugs on street now Rx

Excellent post by Professor Osler on his Osler's Razor blog.

Read the full post here: Drugs and Death

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• This post is a follow-up to Painkiller Epidemic Update: Painkillers More Deadly than Alcohol, Cocaine, Heroin, and Methamphetamine Combined, on S W A L L O W .

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In a recent blog post, Stanton Peele, Ph.D. (author of Love and Addiction), looks at all alcohol and drug related deaths in Florida in 2007. According to the post, prescription painkillers Vicodin and OxyContin were responsible for more deaths than all other substances combined. Even tranquilizers, often used in suicide attempts, came in a distant third.

Peele doesn’t mention the source of his data, but seeing as he has been a respected author on the subject of addiction for over 30 years—I am inclined to accept his numbers. If Dr. Peele is correct, as I suspect that he is, the Painkiller Epidemic is further advanced than even I had imagined.

• Update: Peele's data comes from an analysis of autopsies in 2007 by the Florida Medical Examiners Commission. See this New York Times article for details.

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Read the complete post: http://blogs.psychologytoday.com

Stanton Peele, Ph.D: http://blogs.psychologytoday.com/authors

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In the past week alone, there have been three news stories covering armed pharmacy robberies in Pennsylvania. My original goal in launching SWALLOW was to raise awareness of what I refer to as the painkiller epidemic. I continue to be very concerned about this issue, and will include regular updates on this blog.

6/9 Rite Aid Pharmacy; Butler, PA
http://kdka.com

• Police say a man who robbed a Butler Township pharmacy wasn't after money - he wanted narcotics.

6/9 Rite Aid Pharmacy; Johnstown, PA
http://www.tribune-democrat.com

• Johnstown police captured the suspect in an armed robbery at Rite Aid Pharmacy.

6/2 CVS Pharmacy; Scranton, PA
http://www.thetimes-tribune.com

• Christopher Quinlan... [allegedly] handed a pharmacist a note demanding that she hand over all the oxycodone or he would kill her or cause serious injury.

While heroin and methamphetamine addiction garner the lion's share of the traditional media's attention these days—with the exception of the Rush Limbaugh story a number of years ago, painkiller addiction has gotten comparatively little press. In the meantime, we are seeing more and more desperate acts, by more and more desperate addicts, some even going so far as robbing pharmacies for narcotic painkillers—in particular OxyContin.

What makes this disparity in coverage even more troubling is that there is another very important side to the painkiller story. My contention is that many (not all) painkiller addicts have unfortunately come about their addiction in a "non-traditional" fashion. The average story (and there are many variations) involves a post-op pain management patient being prescribed huge quantities of narcotics, and then for one reason or another abruptly losing access to these highly addictive drugs—but not before acquiring a powerful heroin-like chemical dependence. The reasons for this range from losing insurance (painkillers are expensive), to being abandoned by their physician for showing signs of addiction (imagine!).

Many of these individuals have little prior history of drug use or abuse, and suddenly find themselves very sick, very scared, and very desperate.

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]]> http://jujumcmuffin.wordpress.com/?p=125 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:11:30 +0000 jujumcmuffin http://jujumcmuffin.wordpress.com/?p=125 Yesterday, I had the scare of my life. Let me tell you what happened....

My mother and my big sister were sleeping, my little brother and I were alone downstairs. I was surfing the internet and my brother was watching television. It was in the evening. My brother pretended to sleep after watching television because he did`nt want to do his homework, I knew that.

Then, the doorbell rang. My mother always told me never to open the gate if I`m not told to do so, so I didn`t. Then the doorbell rang a several more times so I looked out the window. I saw a tall guy putting his arm over the gate. I saw him but he didn`t see me. I still did`nt open the gate. I was getting a little freaked out. After ringing about two more times, he went away. I was relieved. Then he climbed up my house`s brick wall at the right and he jumped down on my car which was near the brick wall! I didn`t scream, but I locked the door, grabbed my brother and ran upstairs to my mother`s bedroom quickly. I told my mother and my mother was really shocked. My brother was really scared. My mother asked my brother and I to wake my sister up. So we did. She woke up. She wasn`t that scared. She ran downstairs and opened the door. My mom warned her not to. So, when she opened the door, she didn`t see anyone. My mother, brother and I came downstairs. My mom was going to call the police. Then my mom heard someone playing with a ball. She realized that our neighbor`s ball had fallen into our house`s front and it was`nt really a robber, it was just my neighbor. We were all "kind of" relieved, but we were not really sure.

So, my sister and I went outside and asked the neighbor if he came in our house. The neighbor said yes and we were all relieved. He apologized. I was so happy that it was`nt a robber or anything. Man, that was the scare of my life!

P.S. I'll have to do something about that exclamation problem I have! Lol!

LAHORE: Taking their cue from Karachiites, people in a densely populated area in the Sanda police jurisdiction caught a dacoit and severely beat him before handing him over to the police.

The accused was identified as Amjad Ali of Sahiwal. However, his three accomplices fled with the loot, including 35 new, 48 old and 50 faulty cell-phones and Rs 95,000. Four robbers stormed a mobile-phone shop in Rajgarh, Sandah, and held owner Azam Nisar and salesmen at gunpoint. They collected the booty and left the shop. However, the owner raised an alarm which attracted locals who started chasing the accused. They caught one of them and seized two pistols.

Keeping in view the traditional thana culture and justice system, they decided to set up their own court in the open and started beating the accused with kicks and fists. They also contemplated a proposal to set the accused ablaze and arranged for patrol. However, timely intervention of elders foiled their designs. Meanwhile, Sanda police officials reached the spot and arrested the accused. It was learnt that during their escape, two dacoits could not start their motorcycle (LEL-6838), as a result three fled on a motorcycle, leaving their accomplice behind.