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Insane Brawl Ruins Charity Amputee Soccer Match

Drew Weisholtz — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 13:29:09 +0000

A soccer match for charity featuring amputee players sounds warm and fuzzy story, but it turned out to be anything but. This match, played out somewhere in Europe, got ugly quickly. In the video, you can see two opposing players get a little too physical and it soon spills over into utter mayhem, putting a [...]

North Ridgeville Ohio Humane Officer Barry Accorti Shot And Killed Five Kittens/Cats

Davey Jones — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:17:29 +0000

Have you heard this story out of North Ridgeville Ohio? Humane officer Barry Accorti shot and killed 5 kittens due to “fleas”. This “humane” officer shot cats instead of saving them. According to the The Libertarian Republic, a woman asked a humane society officer to remove some local cats because of a flea problem. Instead of [...]

Elementary School Teacher Shows 'Saw' to His Class, Says "This Will Be Your First Horror Movie"

Jacob Hall — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 19:02:52 +0000

We've all had that teacher at least once in our lives. You know the one. The oddball. The eccentric. The one whose bizarre worldview and teaching methods have a lasting (and not always positive) impact on his or her students. However, the award for the year's strangest teacher undoubtedly has to go to Jean-Baptiste Clément, a sixth grade math teacher who subjected his students to James Wan's horror film 'Saw.'

Girl Booted From Prom Because Her Chest Is Too Big — Is It Fair?

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 12:46:51 +0000

Controversy has erupted at a high school for a very surprising reason. A student at Central Kitsap High School in Silverdale, Washington was not allowed to attend her senior prom because her breasts are too big. The school’s dress code states girls can wear strapless dresses, although they cannot show cleavage, their midriff or lower [...]

Town Takes Drastic Measure By Making Parents Pay (Literally) If Their Kids Bully Classmates

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 12:45:07 +0000

They say the sins of the father will be visited upon the son. Now, it’s about to go the other way. Monona, Wisconsin has passed a new “parent-liability” ordinance in which parents can be fined if their child bullies a classmate. Parents will have to cough up $114 for the first offense and $177 for [...]

Interracial Couple in Cheerios Commercial Brings Out the Internet Racists

Emerald Catron — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 15:58:54 +0000

Look at that — a cute video about a little girl who loves her daddy. JK! IT’S ACTUALLY ABOUT HOW “NON-WHITES” ARE TRYING TO DESTROY THE WORLD!! At least according to the racist internet monsters who said so many horrible things in the comments section of this video that Cheerios scrubbed and disabled them. Seriously? [...]

Student, 13, In Big Trouble for Subduing Classmate Armed With Knife

Drew Weisholtz — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 14:09:31 +0000

We all know school violence is a big issue, but who knew stopping it would be cause for controversy? A 13-year-old boy in Calgary, Canada has gotten into trouble after he jumped in to subdue a student armed with a knife who was threatening a fellow classmate. After Briar MacLean pushed the armed student away, [...]

High Schooler Changes Fellow Student's Name in Yearbook to Lewd Term, Gets Busted

Donald Deane — Thu, 30 May 2013 13:25:21 +0000

Missouri high school student Kaitlyn Booth probably thought she was pulling off the mother of all pranks when she changed a fellow student's last name to an offensive term in the school's yearbook, but now the joke's on her. Booth has been arrested and could be charged with a felony.

Cafe's Radical Policy Means Customers Pay Based on How Long They Stay

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 29 May 2013 16:22:18 +0000

Time is money. That cliché is a way of life in one café. The Slow Times café in Wiesbaden, German has instituted a new policy in which customers are charged on the amount of time they spend on the premises instead of any food or drinks they order. Owner Daria Volkova came up with the [...]

12-Year-Old Banned From Pitching in Little League Because He's…Good At Pitching?

Wes Glinsmann — Mon, 27 May 2013 14:00:27 +0000

A 12-year old in Massachussetts has been banned from pitching for his little league team, because he is too good. At 5’1” and 90 pounds, Tanner Beebe looks like a normal 12-year-old kid, but the power behind his right arm and his 60 MPH fastball caught the attention of the parents of opposing players and [...]

Kaitlyn Hunt From Florida Is Facing Criminal Charges For A Relationship With A Female Student- Stop The Hate Free Kate

Davey Jones — Tue, 21 May 2013 12:34:20 +0000

An 18-year-old Sebastian River High School senior named Kaitlyn Hunt is reportedly being charged with a felony and has been expelled from high school as a result of her “consensual relationship” with another female student. Read all about “Stop The Hate Free Kate” here. According to BuzzFeed, Kaitlyn started dating a 15-year-old student from her [...]

High Schooler Expelled and Charged With Felony for Lesbian Relationship

Donald Deane — Mon, 20 May 2013 14:51:35 +0000

In what seems to be the latest in a disturbing trend of anti-gay sentiment directed against kids and teens, a 18-year-old Florida high school student named Kaitlyn Hunt has been expelled and faces criminal charges for having a consensual relationship with another student of the same sex.

Cops Show Up After Mother Changes Son's Diaper in Starbucks

Drew Weisholtz — Sun, 19 May 2013 19:06:48 +0000

To change or not to change. That is the question. A woman in Denver caused controversy last week when she changed her one-year-old son’s diaper in the seating area of a Starbucks because the establishment didn’t have a changing table. Ruth Burgos said she had no choice: “As a mother, you have to do what [...]

Waitress Gets Fired for Insulting Police on Facebook

Chris Chaberski — Sun, 19 May 2013 16:39:31 +0000

Looks like someone didn’t get the memo that what you post on Facebook can be seen by lots of people—and some of them may not like it very much. Ashley Warden, formerly a waitress at a Chili’s in Oklahoma, posted to Facebook a picture of three sheriff’s deputies and wrote the following message: “Stupid cops [...]

Mom Puts Three-Year-Old Son Up for Adoption on Craigslist

Donald Deane — Fri, 17 May 2013 16:13:44 +0000

Craigslist is a great resource for meeting people and buying and selling almost anything. But when it comes to giving away children, there are probably better ways. That didn't stop a Texas woman from offering her three-year-old for adoption on the service, however.

Rich Parents Are Using Handicapped Tour Guides to Avoid Lines at Disney World

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 17 May 2013 14:46:58 +0000

The lines at Disney Land can be pretty brutal, especially during school holidays. But it turns out if you have enough cash you can assure your child will jump right on Splash Mountain, no matter what time of the year. According to the New York Post, wealthy Manhattanites are hiring handicapped tour guides when they [...]

Brooklyn School Bans Hipster Glasses

Donald Deane — Fri, 17 May 2013 12:55:31 +0000

In a tacit admission that Brooklyn has become hopelessly overrun by hipsters, a Jewish Orthodox school in Borough Park recently banned the wearing of "thick plastic eyeglasses" among its student body. No word on whether skinny jeans or lumberjack shirts are next.

You've Got To See Rihanna's Vulgar T-Shirt

Mark Richards — Fri, 17 May 2013 09:54:07 +0000

You're going to think either, that's gross , or, that's cool, I'd wear that t-shirt. Either way, you've got to see Rihanna's vulgar t-shirt that was posted on Jezebel's website. Rihanna was photographed walking out of her hotel in New York City the other day wearing an eye-popping T-shirt.

New Hampshire Town Sues 'Robin Hooders' Who Fill Expired Parking Meters

Chris Chaberski — Thu, 16 May 2013 12:32:36 +0000

No one likes getting a parking ticket, so some citizens in Keene, New Hampshire, decided to do something about it. And now they’re getting sued for it. The group calls themselves Robin Hood of Keene (“Robin Hooders,” for short), and they walk the streets of the small New England city with pockets full of change [...]

7-Year-Old Boy Suspended for Using Pencil Like a Gun

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 14 May 2013 12:31:52 +0000

The debate over guns in schools has taken a turn for the unusual. A second grade student at Driver Elementary School in Suffolk, Virginia named Christopher Marshall was suspended for two days last week after he and a classmate pointed pencils at each other and made machine gun-like noises. Christopher’s mother, Wendy, said her son’s [...]