Daily Rotten Archives January 3, 2006 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 Meth labs are part of our national heritage Indianapolis Star | Submitted by: Brazillian Bikini Wax-Off "Clermont police didn't have to go far to find their first methamphetamine lab -- it was located next door to the police department." ... "The lab was in a walk-in closet just off a bedroom belonging to one of the children." Read article... Comments (51) I am a Drunk Driver CNN | Submitted by: themarcuscreature! "A new Tennessee law is enlisting the power of shame to discourage drunken driving -- even the governor, law enforcement officials and various experts are calling it an expensive and bad idea. Starting Sunday, convicted drunken drivers are required to do 24 hours of roadside cleanup while wearing orange vests emblazoned with the phrase I am a Drunk Driver. Read article... Comments (78) Rape Me Chicago Sun-Times | Submitted by: Brandy Talore "A college newspaper that printed a photo essay depicting an editor's sexual fantasy of being raped created such a backlash on campus that a task force is being formed to focus on the problem of violence against women." ... Quote: "This is a very sensitive issue of independence and freedom of speech." Read article... Comments (93) Forced to Marry San Francisco Chronicle | Submitted by: jhigh "Almost free, the young woman dashed breathlessly through the sleepy Pakistani village. She bolted down a sandy lane, her green dress streaming behind her, toward a waiting jeep. A British diplomat clutching her hastily packed suitcase trailed behind. Last into the vehicle was a bodyguard, a pistol concealed beneath his suit. The doors slammed shut, and the jeep sped off, weaving around donkeys, tractors and a gaggle of curious children." Read article... Comments (88) Scissors brought to Pellet Gun Fight KTVU-2 | Submitted by: xxxtinct species 57 "A woman who died after a car crash had been shot in the heart minutes earlier with a pellet gun that her 14-year-old son received as a Christmas gift, police said. Police said the teen was protecting his grandfather from his mother, Elizabeth White. She was threatening the grandfather with a pair of scissors, according to authorities." Read article... Comments (48) Burn Baby Burn KIRO-TV 7 Seattle | Submitted by: onesliceshort "A 3-year-old boy died after his mother held him in a tub of scalding water as punishment on Christmas Day and his grandmother, who had custody, failed to get him medical care for a week, authorities said Monday." Read article... Comments (84) Justice is Blind Drunk WRGB-TV 6 Albany | Submitted by: anonymous "A Kingston City judge faces censure after appearing in court as a lawyer and judge while drunk." ... "The commission said it recognizes that alcoholism is an insidious disease and that Gilpatric has worked to rehabilitate himself. But it said the public is entitled to a judge who does not come to court while under the influence of alcohol, and litigants should not have to wonder whether a judge has fallen off the wagon on a particular court date." Read article... Comments (58) People are stupid, Walt Disney to blame ELY TIMES & COUNTY | Submitted by: jesusjuice "A South African mugger fleeing the scene of his crime hides in a tiger enclosure. On the country‘s coast, a woman attempts to be a good Samaritan by pushing a young seal into the sea, believing the poor thing is stranded. Both people paid heavily for their stupidity, underscoring one of nature‘s truisms: humans do dumb things around wild animals." Read article... Comments (53) Man shits himself... Then sues Sun | Submitted by: hunka hunka (burning love) "A man tried to sue the council after he soiled his own trousers, it emerged today. He blamed the embarrassing accident on the council's decision to close a public lavatory at a bus station, and claimed he was owed the cost of a new pair of trousers." Read article... Comments (84) Attention Whore: Could You Love Me? BBC | Submitted by: chawkster "The A20 is a long and lonely road and I am absolutely shattered," he said. "My chocolate boxes are in pieces, my suit is filthy and the rose I am carrying between my teeth is somewhat chewed up." Read article... Comments (44) Sex Offenders Abused Canoe | Submitted by: Mikeisgreen "An Arkansas man is facing felony charges after allegedly using a sex offender registry to scam about $20,000 from credit cards and tax refunds in the name of registered sex offenders." ... "Deputy Doug Gay said Buescher apparently targeted Indiana sex offenders because their information was easy to obtain from the Internet, the sheriff's office said in a news release." Read article... Comments (45) Giddyup! Canoe | Submitted by: Mikeisgreen "The driver of a horse-drawn carriage was critically wounded after being thrown into the street when the animal suddenly bolted, galloped for blocks and then crashed into a station wagon in midtown Manhattan, witnesses said." ... "The street was soaked in blood by the time the carriage driver was taken away in an ambulance, witnesses said." ... "Jasna Tomasevic, visiting from Orlando, Fla., said she was so horrified by what she witnessed through the window while dining at the corner restaurant that she changed seats." Read article... Comments (43) Cornhole for the troops The Enquirer | Submitted by: Yoodle "Cornhole players take turns pitching small bags filled with corn or beans at a raised platform with a hole in the far end. A corn bag in the hole scores 3 points, while one of the platform scores 1 point. Play continues until a player reaches a score of 21. Some claim cornhole originated in Cincinnati, but whether it was invented here or not, the community has embraced the game as its own." Read article... Comments (39)