Daily Rotten Archives March 8, 2006 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 Beware of Shit Pit Houston Chronicle | Submitted by: tucan "A dairy worker and his 8-year-old son died in a manure pit on the farm where they lived, authorities said Tuesday. Luis Gutierrez, 27, and Luis Armando Gutierrez went to feed calves Saturday night and apparently stumbled upon the manure pit in the dark, investigators said." Read article... Comments (60) Smear Campaign WKMG-TV 6 Orlando | Submitted by: c.bitterman "A mayoral candidate in Winter Park, Fla., accused of smearing dog feces on another man during an apparent outburst of anger is fighting back after anonymous fliers about the incident have circulated around the city. According to a police report, mayoral candidate David Strong smeared what appeared to be dog excrement on Rudi Vuckovic's shirt and neck during an incident six years ago." Read article... Comments (28) Some Friend MSNBC | Submitted by: crawlspace "A German farmer confessed to feeding the corpse of an elderly family friend to his pigs and then stealing from his bank account, police said on Monday. Police ruled out murder, and the 29-year-old farmer has been charged with improper burial and fraud." Read article... Comments (34) Group Sex + Booze AOL | Submitted by: NekoTurk "The American Medical Association is warning girls not to go wild during spring break." Read article... Comments (64) Underage Blowjobs Wire Services | Submitted by: Shtfrbns "A 22-year-old Californian man who received oral sex from a sixteen-year-old girl should not be forced to register for life as a sex offender, the California Supreme Court ruled on Monday." ... "U.S. law on oral sex has evolved over the years, and it was not until 1975 that oral sex between consenting adults was decriminalized in California. Today, in 38 of the 50 U.S. states consensual sex with a 16- or 17-year old is legal." ... Also: Student arraigned on child-pornography charges Read article... and This article... Comments (43) Patriot Act starts going after non-terrorist meth dealers AP | Submitted by: Jonny Plasma "Suffer from springtime allergies? You could be among the first affected by the USA Patriot Act poised for final congressional passage this week." ... "Wading into the toxic soup of a meth lab puts officers in situations for which they are not necessarily trained." Read article... Comments (40) It was supposed to be a joke MSNBC | Submitted by: Lucky Lady "Two college students arrested Wednesday in a string of nine rural Alabama church arsons told authorities that the first fires were set as “a joke” and later blazes were intended as a diversion, federal agents said." Read article... Comments (46) A Recipe for Murder Atlanta Journal-Constitution | Submitted by: anonymous "Georgians would be able to use deadly force to defend themselves in public areas such as parking lots and sidewalks under a National Rifle Association bill that passed the state Senate on Thursday. The measure expands state law which allows Georgians to use deadly force in their homes or vehicles." Read article... Comments (39) Better than a bag of crisps AP | Submitted by: DonkeyHotey "Bars and nightclubs in London and other British cities have begun using vending machines that sell sex toys such as mini vibrators. The pink Tabooboo machines had previously been used in public toilets in Britain, under the assumption that such settings gave buyers some privacy. But Geoff Todd, manager of the Alphabet Bar in London's West End area, said the Tabooboo machine it installed in the middle of the bar is used daily." ... Also: Free Porn Weekend Read article... and This article... Comments (29) Daily MySpace Perv Story KATU-TV 2 Portland | Submitted by: athenstexman "Police say a 12-year-old girl with a profile on the popular Web site MySpace.com has been instrumental in apprehending a man who solicited her for sexual reasons. Police say Jeramie Eidem, 26, was well aware that the girl was only 12 years old when he arranged to meet her in Vancouver." ... "The girl who assisted police is actually younger than MySpace.com regulations allow to have a page on the site. The minimum age is listed as 14 and users need to have parental permission to sign up." Read article... Comments (27) Big Pimpin' CBS News | Submitted by: darth_badger "A former tax lawyer has been captured after being indicted on charges that he paid for sex with two girls who were pimped by their mother, police said." ... "Prosecutors, describing Colliton as a fugitive, said on Thursday that he could face up to seven years in prison if convicted of second-degree rape, patronizing a prostitute or bribing a witness. They said he was, in effect, renting the teenage girls from their 38-year-old mother." Read article... Comments (19) Beware of Sword MSNBC | Submitted by: NekoTurk "A teenager died after he was slashed by a sword that dislodged from the wall of his bedroom while he was playing ball with his siblings, authorities said." ... Also: Woman charged over sword incident Read article... and This article... Comments (25) Canada declares war... (on potheads) Toronto Star | Submitted by: hieronymus anonymous "Potheads beware: the Conservative government has no plans to relax marijuana laws and arrests in some regions are expected to rise. A spokesman for Justice Minister Vic Toews was unmistakenly blunt when asked if the Tories would resurrect Liberal efforts to decriminalize simple possession of marijuana." Read article... Comments (38) eBay sez "No" to murderabilia Rocky Mountain News | Submitted by: hieronymus anonymous "A black BMW that apparently belonged to Columbine High School killer Dylan Klebold - which was carrying explosives on the day of the shootings - was on eBay for three days before the company yanked the listing Monday for promoting murderabilia." Read article... Comments (33) Mouse Ranching CNN | Submitted by: anonymous "A mouse with arthritis runs close to $200; two pairs of epileptic mice can cost 10 times that. You want three blind mice? That'll run you about $250. And for your own custom mouse, with the genetic modification of your choosing, expect to pay as much as $100,000." Read article... Comments (29) Everybody out yourselves c|Net | Submitted by: anonymous "A New Jersey politician is hoping to outlaw anonymous speech on the Internet, claiming that civility must be mandatory in political debate." ... "Biondi wants to require that anyone "who posts written messages on a public forum Web site" be identified "by a legal name and address" that is either disclosed publicly or kept on file. The measure also outlaws "false" posts on the Web and permits anyone upset by such posts to recover punitive damages and attorney's fees. This, of course, violates the First Amendment." Read article... Comments (57) Can't get away 'cos we got it on tape WGAL | Submitted by: TG "If you try to rob Tobacco Hut, you're going to get caught on tape and you're going to be put on television and that's why we put our system in. So, if you're going to rob somebody, rob somewhere else." Read article... Comments (10) Trick or Treat? San Jose Mercury News | Submitted by: cmu sucks "In 27 years of catching stray dogs and scooping up roadkill, William Warrior, Palo Alto's veteran animal control officer, had never seen anything like the deer in Chia Wu's Los Altos Hills yard. It had a pumpkin head. A smiling, plastic orange pumpkin head." ... Also: Smooshed Moose Read article... and This article... Comments (25) Snow Days Canadian Television | Submitted by: The Good Doctor "Snow fights are supposed to be harmless fun. But if this New Glasgow couple loses their fight against their municipality government, they may lose their home. John and Rona McQuillan have refused to shovel the 20-metre stretch of sidewalk in front of their home for the past six years, despite a by-law requiring them to do so." ... Quote: "Anybody who has seen the movie Braveheart probably knows that bullying Scottish people is just not the way to go. It doesn't sit well on our shoulders." Read article... Comments (26) Eight years old newsandstar.co.uk | Submitted by: zombieprincess “I don’t want to be weaned. I want to breastfeed for ever,” she said. Read article... Comments (69)