Daily Rotten Archives February 28, 2002 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 Colombian Army recruiting inflatable men BBC | Submitted by: Soylent "Colombia's national army has a new weapon in its war against the rebels: a large inflatable soldier. The grinning figure, dressed in army camouflage uniform, is part of a campaign to encourage locals to provide information on rebel activities in their area... The inflatable soldier, which is three metres (10 feet) tall and has a real person inside, spent the visit waddling around on the roadside, waving and hugging people indiscriminately." Read article... Sheriff wants to seize D.A.R.E. bike Associated Press | Submitted by: Covix "A sheriff wants to seize a customized D.A.R.E. motorcycle, saying the man who won it in a raffle rode the bike emblazoned with anti-drug messages to make a drug deal. 'We tried to advertise the D.A.R.E. program and "Say no," ' said Ross County Sheriff Ron Nichols. 'Unfortunately, this gentleman didn’t take heed to what it said on the side of the bike.'" Read article... Frostbit offender threatens to sue detective Fox News | Submitted by: Jonsl "A wanted Florida sex offender who fled into the Maine woods and got lost said he had to have several toes amputated due to frostbite because authorities were slow in apprehending him. Harvey Taylor, 48, spent at least three nights in the snowy woods in Mattawamkeag after running from a Penobscot County Sheriff's detective a few weeks ago. Taylor now threatens to sue the detective." Read article... KFC cooking humans Sydney Morning Herald | Submitted by: kev 30 KFC managers in Australia, including the national boss, participating in a firewalk at a motivational conference were burned (seven severely), after their minds were unfortunately unable to overcome matter on this occasion. Perhaps now they will have a bit more respect for the chickens... Read article... Kittens found headless Toronto Sun | Submitted by: egoman "An elderly west-end cat owner suspected of killing newborn kittens last night is also being investigated in the threatening of an animal care worker. Toronto cops were dispatched to the laneway of a Lappin Ave. home at 8 p.m., after a Toronto Humane Society investigator found several newly killed, headless kittens." Read article...