Daily Rotten Archives January 5, 2006 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 Victory for Beachgoers and Plumbers MSNBC | Submitted by: Welby "Acquitting a Germantown man who exposed his buttocks during an argument with a neighbor, a Montgomery County Circuit Court judge ruled yesterday that mooning, while distasteful, is not illegal in Maryland." ... "If exposure of half of the buttock constituted indecent exposure, any woman wearing a thong at the beach at Ocean City would be guilty," Judge John W. Debelius III said after the bench trial, reversing the ruling of a District Court judge. Debelius made clear his disdain for the defendant, calling the alleged act "disgusting" and "demeaning." The outcome could have been different, he suggested, if the man had been on trial for "being a jerk." Read article... Comments (47) Artist binds feet in desert, loses key Wire Services | Submitted by: Mephistopheles "An artist who chained his legs together to draw a picture of the image hopped 12 hours through the desert after realizing he lost the key and couldn't unlock the restraints, authorities said Wednesday." Quote: "It took him over 12 hours because he had to hop through boulders and sand," Ford said. "He did put on his shoes before hopping." Read article... Comments (54) Pre-Op Tranny Barbie ABC News | Submitted by: spz "The Concerned Women for America were … well, concerned. Outraged, even. Was Barbie becoming part of the transgender movement?" ... "The concern comes after a conservative boycott of Mattel's American Girls dolls." ... Also: Tweens buying 'Secret' lingerie Read article... and This article... Comments (75) Pesky Kids Disrupt Swingers At Disney World Wire Services | Submitted by: Taicho Paul Camporini brought his wife, seventh-grade daughter and eighth-grade son from Safety Harbor and said he had to "delicately explain to my Catholic school children that swingers change partners during the evening." ... "The kids could see through the glass atrium into the ballroom where naked people were dancing. There were exposed breasts, thongs and see-through dresses on women who were not wearing any underwear." [Submitter adds: Be kind, rewind.] Read article... Comments (53) Wrapped in Plastic InsightBroadband | Submitted by: anonymous "Saying she was afraid of how her boyfriend would react, a woman admitted Wednesday to throwing away her newborn, whose body was found in a garbage bag at a Nebraska landfill. Lori Schultz, 21, pleaded guilty in Union County court to second-degree manslaughter, in an agreement with prosecutors. She could receive up to 10 years in prison at sentencing, set for Feb. 28." Read article... Comments (67) Home Alone Las Vegas Herald | Submitted by: ericatruth "A husband and wife -- who found a dog sitter for their new puppies but left their 9-year-old son home to care for his younger autistic brother while they celebrated the new year in Las Vegas -- were arrested Wednesday, police said." Read article... Comments (40) WHO WANTS TO DIE WKMG-TV 6 Orlando | Submitted by: chappy "A mother in Dallas is one of several parents complaining about a new interactive book for toddlers in which Sesame Street character Elmo asks who wants to die? according to a Local 6 News report." ... "Bolls said she checked another copy of the same book and found that it says something completely different; Who wants to try to go potty?" Read article... Comments (65) Confused! BBC | Submitted by: tarquers "The government's decision to downgrade cannabis has left people confused about the impact of the drug, Home Secretary Charles Clarke has said." ... Quote: "The thing that worries me most [about the downgrading of cannabis] is confusion among the punters about what the legal status of cannabis is." ... Also: 3000 Word Sentence, Harmless habit or dangerous drug? Read article... and This... and This... Comments (50) Lie back and think of England Sun | Submitted by: Uncle Whippity "A sex for passports racket at Britain’s busiest immigration centre is exposed today by The Sun. Corrupt officials bed attractive girls desperate to avoid being kicked out of the country in return for granting them visas. Meanwhile “ugly” migrants risk having their applications rejected — and their pictures pinned on a wall for staff to laugh at." Read article... Comments (56) BLAM BLAM BLAM WKMG-TV 6 Orlando | Submitted by: GTL "A Mormon missionary going door to door was fatally shot Monday night and a fellow missionary was wounded by an assailant who fled, police said." Read article... Comments (78) Shoot yourself or get off the pot Wire Services | Submitted by: xxxtinct species reader57 "Police in a Vancouver suburb reminded residents on Tuesday it was not a good idea to play with a loaded gun while using the bathroom, after a man accidentally shot himself." Read article... Comments (28) Baby Jesus Burning Party AZ Central | Submitted by: azdollarbill "They were looking for things to do," Detective Ken Kelly said. "They told us, 'We were going to have a baby Jesus burning party.'" One suspect told detectives, "We just wanted to see their heads burning," Kelly said. Read article... Comments (43) Ker-Chop: Taliban Behead Teacher WCCO-TV 4 Minneapolis | Submitted by: green eye "Taliban militants beheaded a teacher in a central Afghan town while his wife and eight children watched, officials said Wednesday, describing the latest in a string of attacks targeting educators at schools where girls study." ... "The assailants made Habib's wife, four sons and four daughters watch, Khail said. His children were between the ages of 2 and 22. No other family members were hurt." Read article... Comments (47) Thrown 40 to 50 feet into the air WTVJ-TV 6 Miami | Submitted by: samson "An 11-year-old girl died Tuesday evening after being struck by a car as she walked to Flagler Elementary School Tuesday morning." ... "There were two experienced crossing guards. We had a red light to traffic. All the other traffic stopped except for this woman," Schwartz said. "Her older sister, 19 years old, had her by the hand. When the car struck her, she was yanked from her sister's hand and thrown 40 or 50 feet into the air." Read article... Comments (48)