Daily Rotten Archives February 2, 2006 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 Armed with a hatchet and a handgun MSNBC | Submitted by: Face of the H-Town "A teenager armed with a hatchet and handgun opened fire inside a gay bar early Thursday, wounding at least three people in what police are investigating as a hate crime. A bartender at Puzzle Lounge told The Associated Press that the young man, dressed all in black, ordered a drink and asked if Puzzles was a gay bar. He finished his drink shortly after midnight, ordered another, then started attacking people, the bartender said. Three were hospitalized Thursday." Read article... Comments (152) Probably a good idea WKMG-TV 6 Orlando | Submitted by: anonymouse "Police should not use Taser stun guns to subdue small children, a Miami-Dade grand jury said Thursday." Read article... Comments (62) A Perfect Day Boston Globe | Submitted by: anonymous "A seventh-grader who wrote an essay saying his perfect day would involve doing violence to President Bush is being investigated by the Secret Service. The unidentified boy from West Warwick turned in the essay on Tuesday, and his teacher alerted school officials. The assignment was to write about what he would do on a perfect day." Read article... Comments (102) That's hot AZ Central | Submitted by: oddser5050 "A 17-year-old suffered second-degree burns over 15 percent of his body as he and two other teens were huffing butane fumes in a parked car to get high, fire officials said. The teen, who had burns on his face, chest, neck and shoulders, was in the Maricopa Medical Center burn unit for treatment this morning after the 9 p.m. Wednesday incident." Read article... Comments (45) I believe I can fly MSNBC | Submitted by: JD the Jerk "A New York City man jumped to his death Wednesday afternoon from the Empire State Building in an apparent suicide, police said Thursday." ... "More than 30 people have committed suicide at the Empire State Building since it opened in 1931. The most recent is believed to have been in 2004, when a man jumped from the 86th-floor observation deck of the skyscraper." Read article... Comments (53) Bitten to Death Modesto Bee | Submitted by: Mmel "Modesto police said Kelli Pratt wanted her feeble 65-year-old husband to have sex with her the night of Oct. 7. When Arthur Pratt refused, police said, his 45-year-old wife held him down and bit him repeatedly during a savage attack that ultimately killed him." Read article... Comments (70) Colombian breed puppy/mule hybrids WDIV-TV 4 Detroit | Submitted by: aulduron "A twisted crew of Colombian drug dealers turned purebred puppies into cuddly drug couriers by surgically implanting them with packets of liquid heroin, federal authorities said Wednesday." ... More from TSG: When Dogs Are Mules ... [Spelling error fixed, thank you stevetardo.] Read article... and This article... Comments (34) Killer chooses prison over jail Toronto Star | Submitted by: Dr. Dickum "During a particularly vicious argument, Loi threatened to press charges against Trinh for sexually touching her when she was 3. Trinh snapped. He locked his mother out of the house, retrieved a gasoline container from the garage and went to Loi's room where she was chatting on the phone. He threw the gas on the floor and lit it. The force of the flames slammed shut the bedroom door. She tried to flee but firefighters found her body near the door with extensive blistering to her skin." Read article... Comments (26) Mr. Potato Head now convicted wife-beater Toledo Blade | Submitted by: anonymous "A Catawba Island Township man has been convicted of attacking his girlfriend with a sack of potatoes." ... "Authorities accused Goehring of detaining the 22-year-old woman at his home during an argument Nov. 1. He choked her with a belt, and hit her with the sack of potatoes." ... [Submitter adds: Not the sack you're allowed to bounce off your wife.] Read article... Comments (27) Just takin' her for a test drive Union Leader | Submitted by: redeye "A man who police said robbed grocery stores while test driving cars was sentenced to 240 days after pleading guilty to theft from one supermarket." Read article... Comments (14) For richer but not necessarily for poorer Canoe | Submitted by: Mikeisgreen "When Beth Ortiz's husband refused to give her money, she arranged for two men to rob him in his bed, police said." Read article... Comments (16) The NASCAR Bill Macon Telegraph | Submitted by: oddser5050 "Bumper stickers could do more than tout a driver's political beliefs or sports affiliation, under bills proposed in the state Senate on Wednesday. If the bills became law, stickers would warn others that the car contained a new driver, a DUI convict or a leadfoot." [Full disclosure: Editor would have a leadfoot sticker. Not sure what would be on DR forum readers' cars.] Read article... Comments (76)