Some people just don't understand art

But they do understand that publicly slaughtering chickens is a violation of Lawrence city ordinances.

Or so the city says.

No relation to your humble host

Just thought the regulars would enjoy this.

Feds go after online gambling site

I wonder what it's like to have so much money you have to launder it?

I'm sure I will never know. sigh.

The persistence of stupidity

It's 2012 and people still have to contend with this garbage.

The KKK cards were left at a Topeka business.

Free expression one finger at a time

A St. Louis suburb repeals its law that made it illegal to salute your fellow motorists.

Wednesday's open thread

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FBI nabs long-sought murder suspect

A Chicago fugitive's 15-year run ends in California.

He was wanted for killing someone outside a pool hall in 1996.

Does Wyoming need its own aircraft carrier?

Lawmakers in the land-locked state are making plans.

Big plans.

Because it never hurts to be prepared for any emergency.

Rotten individual of the year

This guy from Georgia is in the running I would say.

Growing up in prison

Here's a profile of a convicted killer who went to prison in Indiana at the age of 12.

He recently turned 14.

Tuesday's open thread

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He did it his way

Interesting case out of Minnesota where a defendant wanted to swear himself in to testify.

The judge said no, but an appeals court says that violated his right to testify in his own defense.

The saga of Fast Eddie continues

Would they pay that reward in dollars or pounds?

Whatever the form, the British fugitive's daughter-in-law thinks she deserves it.

Ohio school shooting

Another one. One kid describes the suspect as an outcast who had been bullied.

Nude man steals firetruck and kills pedestrian

It happened in South Carolina, and although I'm not a betting man, I would wager that drugs and or alcohol were involved.

Former Bronco to be tried for rape

Lots of compelling stuff here:

A pro athlete accused of rape.

A victim who can't remember the incident because she may have been drugged.

A baby who will be the state's exhibit A.

Girl dies after fight over a boy

A tragic case from California that left an 11-year-old dead and many people asking questions.

Monday's open thread

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Phony Las Vegas doctor accused in sex assaults

The suspect's defense attorney probably doesn't want his wife on the jury.

You had me at nude cowgirl

Much like I now have you. I didn't read the story much after seeing the headline, but alcohol was involved.

Fake beard bank robber pleads guilty

He hit some banks here locally, but he copped the pleas in Arkansas.

Oregon teen dies after inhaling helium

She was only 14 and was at a party hosted by an idiot adult now charged with providing alcohol and marijuana to kids.

Death penalty for "illegal fund-raising"

The case of a Chinese businesswoman is stirring debate about that country's liberal use of capital punishment.

Friday's open thread

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Stupid is as stupid does

The story is out of St. Louis. That's about all I need to say.