A rogue US army unit in Afghanistan killed civilians at whim and documented each death by snapping photos of the body or taking physical “trophies”. Now the military is trying to stop the photos from ever being published. From The Guardian: Commanders in Afghanistan are bracing themselves for possible riots and public fury triggered by […]
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Classical Music as Transit Crime Deterrent
Jon Sperry At the beginning of the legislative session, we reported on East Portland Representative Jefferson’s Smith zany scheme to pass a bill mandating classical music be played at high crime MAX stops. The thinking was that blasting classical music would be a way to deter crime without spending basically any money. “It has a […]
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Criminal of The Week
If you haven’t caught the saga of Timothy James Chapeck, the young man who broke into a Portland house to take a shower on Monday night when the owner came home, and then ended up calling 911 from her bathroom because he was afraid she was going to shoot him, you should really take a […]
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Put a Weird on It: Soap
So I just got home from the Freddy’s on Hawthorne at SE 39th Ave. I bought a fifty pack of envelopes, ten mini bungee cords, a bottle of wine, and dishwasher soap. (Sidenote: who’s the MacGyver who can make a bong outta that stuff? I know you’re out there.) Anyway. I’m unpacking my horn of […]
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FECES SMEARER
This girl is suspected of smearing dog feces on a TriMet driver’s seat for no other reason except to be mean. To the pillory! If you recognize her, call transit police Sergeant Bruce Kelly at 971-253-9786.
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Local Boy Scouts Hit With New Sex Abuse Lawsuit
sparrow v. swallow Portland lawyers won a landmark lawsuit against the Boy Scouts last summer, when the group was ordered to pay former scout Kerry Lewis $20 million for failing to keep him safe from a molesting troop leader even after it knew of the abuse he endured. Today, the lawyer team filed a second […]
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Measure 11 is Expensive and Ineffective.
What state department’s budget has grown 20 percent every two years for the past 14 years? The department of justice corrections, which runs our prisons. Thanks to Measure 11, a mandatory minimum sentencing law that voters passed in 1994, prison populations have grown by 6,000 people. But is the tough on crime law that’s cost […]
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Old Town Neighbors Want To Revive Drug Free Zone
Never think that just because a public policy leads to racial discrimination, expensive lawsuits against the city, and is eventually eased into death, someone won’t try to revive it as soon as the hubbub quiets down. This week, the Old Town/Chinatown Neighborhood Association sent a letter to the mayor’s office calling for a reinstatement of […]
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Today in the Most Illegal Wrestling Move, Like, Ever
True, you don’t watch a lot of wrestling. However, it’s important for you to watch some of the more controversial matches, so you won’t be surprised when wrestling up and changes the rules on you. Bearing this in mind, watch the following video which purportedly contains “the most illegal wrestling move ever”: HYPNOSIS. (It’s true, […]
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Today in Horrible News
Thanks a shit-ton, Canada, for offering up what’s arguably the most depressing news item of the day. Not depressing like I want to kill myself so much as I want to kill some certain other motherfuckers. Seriously, I need to go take a yoga class or something. If you plan to enjoy the rest of […]
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Don’t Do the Crime, If You Can’t Do the Time (Being Humiliated on YouTube)
A lottery ticket booth in Brazil is hilariously robbed by the Gorton’s Fisherman wearing a motorcycle helmet… providing me with yet another perfect opportunity to pair it with the only song in the world that could make a kitten getting run over by a car funnier: Yakkety Sax! (Hit play on both!)
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Drunk Driver in Kipp Crawford Case Gets 60 Days in Jail
On the first floor of Multnomah County courthouse this afternoon at 1:30pm, a wedding party poured out of the elevator, laughing and holding flowers. Five stories up, in room 526, two other families were going through one of the hardest days of their lives. The room was completely silent as the somber group waited for […]