He’s got rocks in his head.
A released recidivist teen convict in Flintstone, Ga. — yes, the town really exists — was re-arrested after he allegedly stole a school bus to drive home from jail.
The 18-year-old reportedly told cops he was “tired of walking” home.
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He shot the hand that feeds him.
A pooch in Sebring, Fla., riding in the back of his master’s pickup truck stepped on a pistol the guy had left there, the weapon discharged, and the man was slightly wounded.
Fido’s off the hook; cops have declared the shooting an accident.
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An Indianapolis restaurant owner gave a job to an 18-year-old after he learned that the teen had walked 10 miles through the snow to another job interview.
Eatery owner Art Bouvier was so moved by the determination of Jhaqueil Reagan, he hired the teen on the spot.
Of course, back in our grandparents’ day, everyone walked 10 miles in the snow to find work — and it was uphill both ways.
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Jeez, this is one weird copyright battle.
An American clothing company wants to sell garments under the name “Jesus Surfed” — but its efforts have been blocked by an Italian company called “Jesus Jeans” that has already copyrighted the Lord’s name with the US Patent and Trademark Office.
The US company refuses to turn the other cheek, and plans to fight.
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A Canadian police officer has been charged with failing to investigate a hate crime against himself.
Constable Dameian Muirhead, who is black, was threatened with lynching by a gang of drunken thugs when he went to break up a wild party on a farm outside Toronto.
Because he decided to ignore the threat, Muirhead is now in hot water with his department and facing a disciplinary hearing.