Is Wal-Mart’s Lack Of Security To Blame For What Could Have Ended Up A Mass-Killing?

May 7th, 2008 (Visited 3,233 times)

Elijah Payne - The 18 Year Old Hostage Taking Man In BlackWal-Mart never ceases to amaze. It’s a curse and a blessing depending on who you ask. It’s a place that matches prices of competitors - even without coupons, a company that employs the elderly, while also providing one of the worst employment opportunities around. At least if you ask the Wal-Mart employees who work there.

As a result of the “Low, Low Prices” offered there, it’s not surprising to hear that the security system at Wal-Mart, enforced by senior citizens, can sometimes allow rampant theft to take place, and even more serious crime like the instance below.

If nothing else, it makes you think about where you go and who else is there. Standing in line for lunch, about to get onto the freeway with your windows down, or even in your cube at work. Crazy is everywhere, it seems.

And while most places of work are not immune to workplace violence, most also don’t stock alcohol, guns, and bullets either. Not that that’s a bad thing - but it does seem to merit some additional thought to security. When something like this happens - should the store share some of the blame?

Elijah Payne - The 18 Year Old Man In Black

Elijah Payne - The 18 Year Old Man In Black

Elijah Payne… He became upset with some of his co-workers at the local Wal-Mart and decided that it would be a good idea to go out to his car at 2am… paint his face black… and stroll back into the employee lounge and start shooting up the place.

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Worst Mother Of The Year! Barely Legal, Three Prior DUI Charges, and Now On Number Four After Being Arrested Stoned and Drunk

May 2nd, 2008 (Visited 8,697 times)

VanNeil’s bulging belly can be seen on this videoThis upsets me physically. Especially so close to Mother’s Day. A friend sent me this and I couldn’t help but feel incensed that unless something tragic happens in the next couple weeks, this woman will be somebody’s mother.

Meanwhile, there are well meaning potential parents out there who desperately want children but cannot have one of their own.

If there was ever an argument for sterilization, it is Nicole VanNeil:

Nicole VanNeil is just a year over the legal drinking age, but already has four arrests for driving under the influence.

In the latest case, Hillsborough Sheriff’s Deputies say VanNeil was eight months pregnant when she was pulled over and failed her field sobriety test.

VanNeil’s bulging belly can be seen on video taken from the deputies dash cam. She later refused to take both a urine and breath test and was also charged with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

Her previous DUI arrests came in February of 2004, April of 2005, and a month later in May of 2005. All three of those DUI arrest happened before her 21st birthday.

Nicole VanNeil - Arrested for her fourth DUI while pregnant

(TampaBays10 Local News)

The video from the dashcam of the police car has been released and can be seen below:

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY An 8 months pregnant Lutz woman has been arrested for driving under the influence and other charges.

Hillsborough County deputies said Nicole Vanneil, 22, was swerving and crossed the yellow line while driving on Hanna Road in Lutz on April 17. They said they smelled a strong odor of marijuana coming from Vanneil’s car and found marijuana in a pill container and a pipe under her seat. They also said they found drug paraphernalia in her car’s center console.

It looks like Nicole is all set to join the fabulous mom’s club along with these two wonderful mothers:

Brittney Spears

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Do People Really Think Before Hitting “Send”?

May 2nd, 2008 (Visited 8,128 times)

Every now and then you come across this sort of email or bulletin and just sit there and wonder… “I wonder if they bothered to think about how that looks?”

Take, for example, this instance of MySpace brilliance. Rather than beat the humor down with logical thought, I simply present this image in it’s raw screenshot form. Just take a while and let it soak in…

MySpace - Hire Me!

Would I trust her with my kids? Nah. Would I hire her? Probably not.

But I’d totally let her help me move.

Hypothetical: You Randomly Happen Upon $140,000 In Unmarked Dollar Bills - What Would You Do?

April 10th, 2008 (Visited 87,494 times)

The mind twists and contorts as it ponders a question like this. What would you do?

You’re happening down the road, when you run into this, lying on the street:

Would you return $140,000?

Well, it wasn’t a theoretical question for this man, Eli Estrada, who actually DID find the money in such a way.

Eli Estrada Found $140,000 lying on the street

Bundled together after having fallen off of a Brinks truck, he estimates its weight at around 35 pounds.

According to the story from CNN in this video, Eli returned the money, and was paid $2,000 for his good nature. Most people’s first reactions are “Is that IT?!?”, or “I would have kept it!”, or the ever-popular-on-the-internet phrase, “Two Words: Hookers. Blow.”.

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DMX On Barack Obama - Sometimes It’s Best When You Just Focus On Stuff That You’re Good At…

March 17th, 2008 (Visited 115,116 times)

DMX - Rapper of the People.. LOLI love DMX. He always struck me as a real guy from the streets. The kind of guy that’d steal the shoes from your grandma, impregnate your girlfriend, and then go stab someone for being a bitch. All before breakfast. Not that I come from or really even know anything about the streets save for what gets shown on TV shows like The Wire. But still, he just seems genuinely hardcore, which is great because that’s what he sells.

But then came the TV show about DMX and it got harder and harder to respect the man’s “straight up” style. Then you come across this interview, and you start to realize more and more that this guy is just lost in space. Smoked one too many rocks, took one too many punches, and it’s getting harder to hide.

As someone who’s been closely interested in the presidential race, I can understand not being familiar with a guy like Ron Paul. But everyone knows about Obama, whether they’re voting for him or not. In the past couple years he’s grown as much instant name recognition as the Clintons have in decades.

But then again it’s important sometimes to remember that DMX sells violent gangster rap. He’s not mediating any future debates or giving speeches at Harvard. Hell, at this point, he’s probably not even sure which car is his until his handler(s) guide him to it. But the best part is that he doesn’t pretend to and we love him for it.

I’ve colored the hilarious part in the middle bright blue - but you might want to read the whole thing, it’s very interesting even if you’re not into rap.

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