Every once in a while we come across a story that is just wrong on every level. This happens to be one of those times. In Birmingham, Alabama, an 8-year-olf boy was arrested on a murder warrant for allegedly beating his one-year-old sister to death while babysitting her and 4 other siblings. Why was an 8-year-old left in charge of 5 young kids, you might ask? So his mother could go to a nightclub, of course. The boy was the … Continue reading →
Now here’s an accident you don’t see every day: a 12-year-old boy in Pennsylvania had his arm severed in an apparent firewood-cutting accident. The boy, Seth Apel, was working with his dad and brothers. He had gone by himself to unload a pile of wood from the tractor when somehow his sleeve was snagged by a PTO, a piece of equipment attached to the tractor that rotates. (Dad was about 500 yards away, up a hill.) His grandfather, who lives … Continue reading →
Need a psychologist? Dafne Almazan is a Mexican psychologist. What is unusual is that Dafne is only 13-years-old and a graduate from Mexico’s Monterrey Institute of Technology (ITESM). Don’t expect an appointment with her soon. She plans to get her master’s and a doctorate degree before she goes into practice. Dafne graduated from middle school at the age of 7, and from high school when she was 9. She and her brother Andrew (20) and sister Delanie (17) are all … Continue reading →
It starts out like a bad bar joke: “A man saw another man screwing an alligator …” But in Florida, this actually happened. A passerby was concerned when he came upon a man having sex with an alligator. But even more puzzling was what he was saying. The man could be heard saying: “Next time time you try to kill a man, you best get the job done. Now you’re my bitch forever.” Apparently, this man had a good reason … Continue reading →
In Marksville, Louisiana, a six-year-old boy was shot dead by police after his father apparently failed to stop for a routine traffic violation. The boy was hit 5 times, with bullets striking him in the head and chest. He was still buckled in the front seat when he died. According to the department the incident occurred after what they are calling a traffic chaise. There were no details on exactly how long this alleged chase is said to have occurred … Continue reading →
Go the hospital, or go to Heaven? That was the decision a family in Oregon allowed their terminally ill 4-year-old daughter to make. The girl chose Heaven. Juliana Snow, who is now five, suffers from a rare neurodegenerative disease called Charcot-marie-tooth disease. It has caused her to become so weak that even a minor cold could turn into phnemonia. If she gets sick again, it’s unlikely that Doctors can save her life, and if they manage to do so, she … Continue reading →
Owasie Reid, a New York City EMT, was with a partner transporting a nursing home patient the Wednesday before last. As they were driving by a school in Brooklyn they were flagged down by a man who said that his 7-year-old girl was choking on her lunch and needed help. No one at the school was assisting the child, and so he did what any decent human being would do: he stopped and administered 1st aid, believing that the choking … Continue reading →
Dodging Beehives in California In Coronado, California, in mid-September, residents were sent scrambling when a beehive fell from a tree releasing an angry swarm that terrorized the neighborhood. At leas 6 people were stung, including police officers who responded to the scene. Leaving A Million Dollars Laying Around In Kentwood, Michigan, a woman who had won a 1 million dollar prize in the Michigan lottery left the ticket in a pile of mail for months and forgot about it, and … Continue reading →
Score 1 for the dark side. In the town of Trollhattan, Sweden, about 260 miles south west of Stalkholm, a man wearing a Dart-Vader like mask went on a rampage with a sword inside a Swedisht school on Thursday. The school serves around 500 children ranging in ages from preschool to high school. The incident started mid-morning in the school’s cafeteria. The masked perpetrator first emerged from the hallway dressed in all black and wearing a mask, armed with a … Continue reading →
Tanner Smith, just shy of his 6th birthday, was attacked by two pit bulls in the yard of his mothers friend. He was bitten at least 16 times, many of which were in his neck. Tanner’s mother had brought him with her to visit her friend. She thought her friends father, the owner of the dogs was in the yard with her son. When she realized her mistake, it was too late. Tanner was rushed to the hospital in nearby … Continue reading →
