On the tragic murder/suicide committed Saturday by Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher, Fox Sports writer Jason Whitlock says what most politicians are too cowardly to admit: Our current gun culture simply ensures that more and more domestic disputes will end in the ultimate tragedy, and that more convenience-store confrontations over loud music coming from […]
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Beaverton Pays Out Only $5,000 After Cop Coerced a Blowjob
A terrible story out of Beaverton: The police department there has paid out a settlement to a woman who says a police officer forced her to give him a blowjob. The payout for an officer accused of rape? Only $5,000. The victim had been seeking nearly $50,000. From The Oregonian: The charges stemmed from two […]
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Predatory Websites Turn Mug Shots Into an Extortion Racket
Here’s something that I never thought I’d write: The Daily has published a story that everyone should read. Websites like Mugshots.com and Arrests.org have collected millions of mug shots by scraping police department websites, and if innocent arrestees want their photos taken down, they have to spend anywhere from $399 to $1,479. The other option […]
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My Retirement Plan: Robot Murderer
Alex just posted something that gave me a great idea on how to spend my retirement. Since all of you are so deathly afraid of robots—and well you should be—I’m going to go around murdering them for pay. Like this guy. I dig Magnus, Robot Fighter’s steez for a few reasons: 1) His first name […]
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Portland Thieves! Return My “Hot Tub Time Machine” Backpack! NO QUESTIONS ASKED.
So I was out drinking last night—I know, I know—over on Mississippi and Skidmore, and came back to my car around midnight to discover… THIS. GodDAMN it. Oh well, you live in the city, you take your chances, right? However, the smash and grab thieves responsible for this did take one thing of irreplaceable value: […]
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The Rock: A True American British Hero
via The Sun‘s piece is perfect, so I’m just going turn this incredible story about Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson—my hero, your hero, everyone’s hero—on over to them: Film action hero The Rock single-handedly tackled a gang of burglars on the set of his latest movie. The 40-year-old former wrestler sprang into action when the youths […]
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Terrible YouTube Rap Video About Pimping Kept Out of Court Case Against Alleged Pimp
Let’s say you’re a rapper. Not a very good rapper, but a rapper in Portland who’s featured in two videos rapping about prostitution and how you’re such a great pimp. You post them online. Then, you’re indicted on real-life charges of pimping, with multiple women testifying that you forced them into prostitution. Can those YouTube […]
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You Might Have to Run, Hide, and Fight If You’re Somewhere You Can’t Have a Gun
Mass shootings are on everyone’s mind these days. It was the first thing most of us thought about when we heard the early, sketchy reports of this morning’s disgruntled-employee-shootout-with-the-cops in New York City. Thankfully, our own local police force has been thinking about safety, too. Take a look! (Unless you have PTSD!) Who’s behind this […]
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“Sharpie Parties”
All the rage, according to Reuters: In the age of Facebook and Twitter, a new crime has hit America: “Sharpie parties,” gatherings of revelers armed with “Sharpie” magic markers and lured by social media invitations to wreak havoc on foreclosed homes….The partygoers are handed Sharpie pens on arrival by their hosts and urged to graffiti […]
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Today in Why I Don’t Trust People with Guns
Remember when NRA flacks were claiming that if other moviegoers had guns in the theater where the Aurora shooting took place, lives would be saved? This headline is the perfect rebuttal to that line of thinking: Nevada moviegoer shoots himself in buttocks, apologizes, leaves theater He dropped his gun during a showing of The Bourne […]
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Who Says Basketball’s Not a Contact Sport?
French ball-buster Nic Batum busts the balls of Spain’s Juan Carlos Navarro in today’s quarterfinal match! Controversy! Recall the score! Game do-over! OLYMPICS! via Buzzfeed So why would he do such a thing? Twitter responds: OUCH.
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Who Says Soccer’s Not a Contact Sport?
Canadian lady Melissa Tancredi stomped* on American lady Carli Lloyd’s head! Controversy! Recall the score! Game do-over!** OLYMPICS! * ‘Twas a light stomp.** The Canadians should be rewarded for extra effort.