Daily Rotten Archives January 18, 2006 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 You Are Allowed to Die Canadian Broadcasting | Submitted by: Mikeisgreen "The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld Oregon's one-of-a-kind physician-assisted suicide law, rejecting a Bush administration attempt to punish doctors who help terminally ill patients die." ... "Tuesday's decision is a reprimand of sorts for Ashcroft." Read article... Comments (66) Spending Super Bowl weekend in jail AP | Submitted by: Mailman with an Erection "The fan who ran onto the field at Cleveland Browns Stadium during a Steelers-Browns game was sentenced Tuesday to spend Super Bowl weekend in jail. Nathan Mallett, 24, will begin his three-day sentence on Feb. 3 and won't be allowed to watch the Feb. 5 game on television or listen to it on radio." ... "His jaunt ended when Steelers linebacker James Harrison body-slammed him onto the ground and held him for police." Read article... Comments (40) Come out of the closet, Tom The Sun | Submitted by: God save the queen "Nervous TV bosses have axed an episode of South Park which outs a fictional Tom Cruise character as gay — because they are scared the real actor will sue." Read article... Comments (106) Fucking bird CNN | Submitted by: lil funky swampass "A computer programmer found out his girlfriend was having an affair when his pet parrot kept repeating her lover's name, British media reported Tuesday." ... "[The bird] even mimicked Collins's voice each time she answered her telephone, calling out Hiya Gary according to newspaper reports." Read article... Comments (34) You can't mail a hamster BBC | Submitted by: mad cow "If he hadn't gnawed through the envelope and been spotted by the postman, he might have died in the sorting machine." Read article... Comments (40) Oops Houston Chronicle | Submitted by: tucan "Apparently, one of the teens pulled out a pistol that he thought was unloaded. The 16-year-old put the put the gun to his head, pulled the trigger and nothing happened, according to KHOU's report. But then..." [more] Read article... Comments (46) Two very late-term abortions WFTV-TV 9 Orlando | Submitted by: crawlspace "Investigators say a North Carolina woman instructed her two young children to stay on the bed as she fled the family's burning home. That woman is now charged with murder." ... "[She] is also charged with arson, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia." Read article... Comments (59) Walmart Weenie Waver WKMG-TV 6 Orlando | Submitted by: xxxtinct species-reader57 "Brian Williams was supposed to face a judge on drug charges Tuesday from a previous arrest, but he is now being held on $30,000 bond for allegedly flashing a child at the Fruitland Park Wal-Mart." [With funny picture.] Read article... Comments (69) Trailers, sadomasochism, DNA and a hacksaw unionleader.com | Submitted by: popo "A prosecutor said yesterday that a dominatrix waited too long to call for help as a client died of a heart attack during a bondage session, then dismembered and disposed of the body rather than report the death." ... “His arms are flailing about.” ... “There was a gasp, and his head went forward.” Read article... Comments (43) Kind of like a puppy mill but for kids USA Today | Submitted by: popo "The state says Debra Schmitz threw a knife at one child, held two children underwater for punishment and forced five to dig holes in the ground that would be their graves." ... "In an affidavit attached to a search warrant, they say Debra Schmitz was often drunk "by suppertime." They also say they saw six children — ranging in age from 8 to 14 — being thrown into "the cage" by older kids at the Schmitzes' instructions and that, as punishment, kids were deprived of leg braces, eyeglasses and a walker." Read article... Comments (26) Maybe Mommy didn't hug him enough Minneapolis Star Tribune | Submitted by: Oobatz "A Chaska man and three friends allegedly planned to kill his parents to get their money to open a coffee shop in Amsterdam, according to an attorney speaking for the victim's family." ... Quote: "He was probably the dorkiest guy you'd ever meet." Read article... Comments (22) Prison study bums out regular readers Houston Chronicle | Submitted by: tucan "A bitterly disputed, government-sponsored study has concluded that rape and sexual assault behind bars may be rampant in movies and books but are rare in real life." ... He admitted his conclusion "flies in the face of what everyone believes." Read article... Comments (47) Smells funny in here Northern Territory News | Submitted by: weejimmymcangus "Vandals have broken into Darwin City Council headquarters and urinated into the motorcycle helmets of its parking inspectors." ... "The vandals didn't steal from the compound or damage anything else in it." Read article... Comments (47) Fear the dentist's boyfriend MSNBC | Submitted by: bee "A British dentist has been banned from working after allowing her unqualified boyfriend to carry out dental work on patients in her surgery, the profession’s U.K. regulatory body said on Tuesday." ... "The boyfriend worked on more than 600 people, drilling out cavities without local anaesthetic and installing expensive fillings that crumbled within days, often leaving patients in agony, the BBC said." Read article... Comments (27) Woof! WCAU-TV 10 Philadelphia | Submitted by: xxxtinct species-reader57 "State police are still investigating, but said that the situation appears to be a bizarre accident involving a dog." Read article... Comments (33) Pervert sticks head under stall WBIR-TV 10 Knoxville | Submitted by: anonymous "Knoxville Police charged a man with going into the women's locker room at a local gym, and staring at woman from underneath a bathroom stall." ... "[Police] also chimed in on the situation, saying if a person is isolated or cornered, he or she should scream their lungs out to get help." Read article... Comments (20) Republicans discuss ethics rules Chicago Tribune | Submitted by: Bammer Hahahaha Read article... Comments (74)