Daily Rotten Archives April 24, 2009 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 Bear Chases Pregnant Woman Into Traffic Denver Post | Submitted by: Veggie "She walked quickly for a few seconds before her fear overcame her and she began to run. The 4-foot-tall brown bear galloped behind her for about 20 seconds until she reached the roadway... A car brushed her to the ground and the driver slowed as Swendsen screamed that she was being chased by a bear. But the driver, an older woman, sped off and the three cars behind it passed by as well, said Swendsen, reached by cell phone at the hospital." Read article... Comments (81) French Utility Workers Protest Via Blackout London Times | Submitted by: michael j. cocks "A switch is pulled down, the door of the sabotaged transformer is locked and the two activists -- employees of EdF, the French state electricity supplier -- drive off. In their wake hundreds of houses are left without electricity for much of the morning... It was the second time in a week that blackouts had hit the Paris region as striking gas and electricity workers adopted radical tactics to support their call for a 10 per cent pay rise and an end to outsourcing of jobs." Read article... Comments (63) Pro-Pain Potty Training Michigan Live | Submitted by: anonymous "Two Clare brothers charged with burning the anus of a 6-year-old boy with a propane torch could face up to 15 years in prison if convicted of first-degree child abuse... "They said they were disciplining the child for making a mess in his pants," Putnam said. Police say the men took the boy to a shed and took turns burning the child on the buttocks and anus, causing the severe burns. The men also removed the boy's clothing and burned them as well." Read article... Comments (43) Unwanted Child Mothballed Detroit News | Submitted by: Prestonsgirl "Things didn't add up. We started interviewing people, and the investigation led to the recovery of the little girl's body in the storage box... Several boxes were stacked on top of the plastic bin in which the investigators found the little girl stuffed in a garbage bag. She was in a black winter coat, in a garbage bag, and on top of the garbage bag someone had placed mothballs." Read article... Comments (24) Death By Nail Gun News Corporation | Submitted by: Emily the strange "The decomposed body of the 27-year-old was found dumped in the Georges River last November, wrapped in a domestic rug. He was bound with electrical wires and an extension cord and the carpet was neatly folded with each end tucked in and then bound with three strips of wire... Detectives said the nailgun used in the murder was a standard cordless, framing, gas-charged gun, widely available for sale and hire." [With X-ray.] Read article... Comments (33) Cop Paid Teen For Testicular Shock Torture Watertown Daily Times | Submitted by: Kick Start [Art] "The St. Lawrence County deputy highway superintendent resigned Wednesday following his admission to participating in zapping a 16-year-old boy wearing a dog shock collar on his genitals... The official was one of three people accused of participating in the "shocking" incident at a Bigelow Street home. The 16 year old boy told police he strapped the dog collar on his genitals under his clothes and collected $10 for each time Bender and another man "zapped" him." Read article... Comments (43) Woman Shot Through Skull, Makes Officer Tea Wire Services | Submitted by: Cuppa? "When the officer got there she said, 'What's going on?' She was holding a rag on her head and talking. She was conscious, but she was confused about what had happened. She had made herself some tea and offered the officer something to drink... She is expected to make a full recovery, while her husband shot himself dead after the attack on his wife." Read article... Comments (24) Tattoo Gang Conscripts 7yo San Francisco Chronicle | Submitted by: dirty veins "The boy did not want to have the tattoo put on, but the father forcibly restrained the boy, pinning him to the ground while his friend who is a 20-year-old validated bulldog gang member put a Bulldog paw print on the young boy... This young man has had to endure a lot of mental scaring and quite honestly some physical scaring as well because of this despicable act by his father and his father's friend." Read article... Comments (23) Pitbull Quashes Procreation Victory Detroit News | Submitted by: Prestonsgirl "A nearly 1-year-old boy described as a "miracle child" because his parents struggled to conceive died Wednesday after authorities said he was mauled by the family dog... He said the dog, a pit-bull mix, was killed by the father, who shot the dog several times during the attack." Read article... Comments (173) Army Loses Encephalitis Samples CNN | Submitted by: shots "The vials had been at the research institute's facility at Fort Detrick, home of the Army's top biological research facility, for more than a decade... When another Fort Detrick scientist recently inventoried the retired scientist's biological samples, he discovered that the three vials of the virus were missing... The vials contained samples of Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis, a virus that sickens horses and can be spread to humans by mosquitoes." Read article... Comments (17) Unruly Defendant Duct Taped Idaho State Journal | Submitted by: anonymous "After several more lengthy and jumbled outbursts and additional warnings about a gag being employed, the judge finally indicated he'd had enough, ordering the bailiffs to duct tape the man's mouth. The proceedings halted for several minutes while bailiffs retrieved the tape, tore a piece from the roll and applied it over the man's mouth... "He's obviously not mentally competent," grumbled his attorney." Read article... Comments (15) What's Wrong With Being Naked? News Corporation | Submitted by: DrunklyPubes "The [Japanese] pop star was found drunk and naked in a public park in Tokyo this morning. He was alone and shrieking at the top of his voice: "What's wrong with being naked?" he demanded of a police officer who tried to question him after receiving a complaint about the noise... Television stations reported the arrest by flashing bulletins usually reserved for earthquakes and other major events." Read article... Comments (929)