Daily Rotten Archives January 15, 2002 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 Osama costume results in serious beatdown New Zealand Stuff | Submitted by: Jon Blast It is still too early to bring out that Bin Laden costume: "Cops were called to the party by neighbours who reported a brawl. When they arrived at the Glengarry Rd, Glen Eden, address, Ben's attackers had fled, leaving him lying in a pool of blood in the back yard." The price of Ben's faux pas is 17 stitches. Read article... Idahoans may drive stoned Denver Channel | Submitted by: La Singe "A three-judge panel of the San Francisco-based court wrote that Idaho's impaired driving law makes it illegal to drive under the influence of alcohol and narcotics. But Idaho doesn't list marijuana as a narcotic." [Note: Narcotic is normally a medical term, describing a genre of drugs of which marijuana and THC are not. But opium is.] "The court said that because marijuana is not listed as a narcotic, Matthew Patzer could not automatically be presumed impaired, like motorists who have been drinking alcohol." Read article... Child "needs" $600K per month Associated Press | Submitted by: Ross "In court documents, [Lisa] Kerkorian lists monthly expenses for daughter Kira including $144,000 for travel, $14,000 for parties and play dates and $7,000 for charity." According to Lisa, "the word 'needs' never meant basic needs, but what was required to maintain her in the station of life and with all the things and benefits befitting the daughter of Kirk Kerkorian." Read article... National ID cards coming Washington Post | Submitted by: Justin Apparently some people continue to believe that a national I.D. card system could have prevented September 11th, never minding that the attackers had legitimate passports, visas, and driver's licenses. Now they're asking Congress for $100 million funding to study an end run, coercing the states into this under the pretext of driver's license databases, rather than the furor over a federal law. Spokesman: "The whole issue comes down to improving public safety, protecting national security and preventing identity fraud." ID cards do none of this. Read article...