Daily Rotten Archives February 27, 2007 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 Woof! Michigan Live | Submitted by: hottexas "Bay County Circuit Judge Joseph K. Sheeran ruled Friday that even though Michigan law does not explicitly define sex with a dead dog as a crime, charges against a Saginaw man will stand." ... " Fehrman had said in previous written and oral arguments that a dead dog is not an animal and therefore cannot be violated against its will." Read article... Comments (88) Ka-boom! Wire Services | Submitted by: Nynmpseudo "In what the Taliban claimed was an assassination attempt, a suicide bomber attacked the main gate of a U.S. military base Tuesday within earshot of Vice President Dick Cheney." Read article... Comments (54) Tard Fraud MSNBC | Submitted by: Raygunyouth "A woman admitted Monday that she coached her two children to fake retardation starting when they were 4 and 8 years old so she could collect Social Security benefits on their behalf." Read article... Comments (58) When Ferrets Go Bad Shields Gazette | Submitted by: redrubberballs[salty] "The court heard that the two visitors laughed as the female guinea pig squealed in agony." Read article... Comments (67) Messages from God must come down Wire Services | Submitted by: ikthool "A woman who has covered her roof and property with painted slogans she calls messages from God has been ordered to remove them or face possible fines or jail time." ... Pix here ... This also: Bucket of Pot Read article... and This... and This... Comments (37) Such a little prick KSTP-TV 5 Minneapolis | Submitted by: Ms. Crappy Pants Teen thought throwing water on 90-year-old would be 'hilarious' Read article... Comments (50) Tough Love BBC | Submitted by: Flossy666 "The US Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal by a high school teacher from Arizona sentenced to 200 years in jail for possessing child pornography. Morton Berger had claimed the sentence was so disproportionate to his crime it breached the constitution." Read article... Comments (73) Some activities do not mix Sacramento Bee | Submitted by: Marc Valdez "A 28-year-old Chico man was killed Monday after he lost control of his car while working on his laptop computer while driving, according to the California Highway Patrol." ... "We have reason to believe he was operating his laptop because it was still on and plugged into the cigarette lighter," said [a CHP representative]. ... Also: Grisly Death Suite, Dumped, Murdered Read article... and This... and This... Comments (26) How not to walk the dog Canadian Broadcasting | Submitted by: Mikeisgreen "A Whitehorse man has been charged after his dog was dragged behind a truck three kilometres along a city street in early February." [Contains picture of sadly-mangled doggie.] Read article... Comments (743) Great Big Fuckin' Rats Belleville News-Democrat | Submitted by: anonymous "Exterminators began sweeping a Kansas City neighborhood infested with rats after one of the rodents crawled into a baby's crib and severely disfigured the girl's face." ... Interesting: [KC's rat-control program supervisor] said rats can be difficult to exterminate because they are cautious of new things in their environment. He said the rodents have even been known to force weaker members of their colonies to eat new food "to see if they die." Read article... Comments (29) "The enormity of this senseless crime is incomprehensible" freepress.com | Submitted by: Graehme de Parke, Esq. "They knew the two boys in the house on Detroit's west side wouldn't open the door for just anybody. So they kidnapped one of the boys' adult cousins to get them in." ... Also: You're special! Read article... and This article... Comments (32) Head, hands but no body MSNBC | Submitted by: m&m's "Police say that a human head and hands found in separate locations along local freeways may belong to a torso discovered Monday in the Otay River." Read article... Comments (17) Ape Escape Daily Mail | Submitted by: kureookwee "It was only meant to be a safefy drill but dozens of children were left in tears after an animal escape drill at a zoo went hilariously wrong." Read article... Comments (34) The Puppetmaster of Pigeons Wire Services | Submitted by: annidez "Scientists in eastern China say they have succeeded in controlling the flight of pigeons with micro electrodes planted in their brains, state media reported on Tuesday." Read article... Comments (20) Blah! BBC | Submitted by: New World Disorder "An American historian jailed in Romania for paedophile offences has been released more than two years early because..." Read article... Comments (24) Supremes consider police action in 100MPH chase CNN | Submitted by: anonymous "Reality-TV invaded the Supreme Court Monday, where a majority of justices seemed to support the actions of a deputy sheriff involved in a high-speed car chase and crash, caught on tape, that permanently injured a fleeing suspect." Read article... Comments (27)