Donkey Business

Seeded on Fri Jul 24, 2009 9:35 PM EDT (Slate)

Only in Gaza... A donkey painted to look like a zebra.

odd-news

Detroit police routinely underreport homicides

Seeded on Sat Jun 20, 2009 6:00 PM EDT (The Detroit News)

"The [Detroit] police department incorrectly reclassified 22 of its 368 slayings last year as justifiable and did not report them as homicides to the FBI as required by federal guidelines.

murder, detroit, us-news

25% of South Africans Prefer Rape

Seeded on Sat Jun 20, 2009 5:58 PM EDT (Guardian Unlimited)

"South Africa is notorious for having one of the highest levels of rape in the world. An anonymous study into rape and HIV by the South African Medical Research Council, appears to have produced some unusually frank responses...

south-africa, rape

Sub allegedly chokes student during dodgeball game

Wed Jun 17, 2009 3:45 PM EDT

By Associated Press (Clipped by Fidelis0311)

New York police say a substitute gym teacher put a 10-year-old student in a chokehold after the two got in an argument over a dodgeball game. The Daniel Webster Elementary School sub was charged Friday with third-degree assault, endangering the welfare of a child and harassment.

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