Bizarre News
"Spanning the globe for the strange and stupid."
June 4, 2014
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Greetings fellow Bizarros:

I was going to do a story about a West Virginia man who drove into a river because his GPS told him to continue along a road that terminated at the water, but then I saw this one...

After going for a walk, a German shepherd puppy owned by a Massachusetts man decided to go for a drive - straight into a pond.

John Costello said his 12-week-old puppy, Rosie, was so excited after going for a walk that she jumped in his running car, hit the gear stick and shifted into drive, before falling onto the gas pedal and sending the car careening into the water.

A couple of passers-by saw the commotion and helped Costello rescue Rosie. Nobody was injured, but Costello says the Dodge Neon is a total loss.

The 911 call surprised even police.

Officer Robert Quirk says he's never heard of a dog driving into a pond.

Bizarrely,
Lewis

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*--------- Judge Brawls with Lawyer During Court ---------*
Tensions erupted in a Florida courtroom when a judge challenged an assistant public defender to "go out back and I'll just beat your ass." Public Defender Blaise Trettis said Judge John Murphy grabbed Assistant Public Defender Andrew Weinstock and punched him in the head.

You can find the video online.

In the video, Murphy and Weinstock exchange words about a case after Weinstock refuses to waive one clients' right to a speedy trial. After heated words the judge says, "I said sit down. If you want to fight lets go out back and I'll just beat your ass."

"The lawyer said as soon as he got in the hallway the judge grabbed him by the collar and began punching him in the head," Trettis said. Trettis said Weinstock tried to stop the blows, and courtroom bailiffs came into the hallway and pulled the two apart.



*--------- "I Kill White People Like You" ---------*
20,000 FEET ABOVE NASHVILLE - Lashonda Lee Williams made everyone on Flight 4205 feel really comfortable and relaxed when she told a fellow passenger, "I Kill White People Like You." The 43-year-old Williams was asked by another female passenger to "turn off her cell phone due to the aircraft being in flight," according to a court affidavit. In reply, Williams made the alleged statement. Investigators noted that Williams told the other passenger, K. Colleen Coult, that she would follow her upon reaching Houston "and find out where she lived." The flight returned to Nashville's airport, where Lashonda Lee Williams was arrested for assault.


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You need to just read the paper to find out what happened before condemning the cops. The mother knew they had moved into a crack house. The mother put the baby in the playpen and shoved it against the door to keep the police or anybody trying to steal their drugs out. The crackheads had a record of assaulting the police. The parents are the ones responsible for placing their baby in danger.
[Just because a parent puts their child into danger because of negligence or stupidity does not mean the child should be punished for it. If a parent lets a toddler wander into the street would you be justified in running it over because it shouldn't be there...or would you slam on the brakes? The police acted recklessly and put an innocent person in mortal danger. There is no other way to describe it.]


Hey Lewis, there was no mention of whether or not they got the guy or if the cops had the wrong address AGAIN.
[No, they arrested a suspect.]


Todays Bizarre news didn't have any funny stories. they were kind of sad. But as always, your readers comments were a hoot! And I graduated high school the same year you did! -Patty


Giving someone a Starbuck's gift card because they were forced to inhale crap fumes is just too much irony for me. Does Shirley have some sort of crush on you?
[Wouldn't be the first time!]


I was fortunate enough to be in the best class ever, graduating in 1969. Our class motto: "I'll eat yours, You eat mine, We're in the Class of Sixty-Nine." -Don


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