Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Greetings fellow Bizarros:

To Serve and Protect. We have all heard or read that phrase before. It is the unofficial motto of many police departments. But unfortunately there is an increasing frequent addendum to that phrase which goes, "...our own asses."

And apparently that modified motto now often involves a good tasing. Take the example of this Florida man.

When a fire broke out in Dan Jensen's neighbor's house, Dan called 911 and then ran outside to assess the situation. Seeing that the fire was creeping toward his own fence 10 feet away, he grabbed his garden hose and started spraying.

The police proved faster than the fire department, and when they showed up they ordered Jensen to get back. He complied. But as the minutes trickled by and the fire engine didn't show up, Jensen became frustrated and stepped forward to grab the garden hose once again.

That's when he heard the order. "Hit 'em! Take him down! Tase him!" In moments, Jensen was on the ground.

The 42-year-old commercial fisherman is still struggling to comprehend exactly how things deteriorated so quickly. He said he doesn't understand why police shot him with a Taser as he tried to save his own house from a fire.

Police said they can sympathize with the stress Jensen was under. But they said he put himself and officers in danger when he refused to back down.

Jensen's attorney said she believes authorities are trying to deflect attention from their actions that night. She called the Taser use "excessive force."

"They can't just Taser anyone," she said. "He's an unarmed person on his private property trying to fight a fire."

It could be worse, according to police. Pinellas Park Capt. Sanfield Forseth said authorities could have even charged Jensen with obstruction, but decided against it.

So he's got that going for him. Which is nice.

Bizarrely,
Lewis

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*-- Woman's $200 iPad really a mirror --*
ARLINGTON, Texas - A Texas woman said she was dismayed to discover the iPad she bought for $200 from a man at a gas station turned out to be a mirror with an Apple logo. Jalonta Freeman of Arlington said a man approached her at a gas station with a load of "iPads and stuff" and offered to sell her an $800 model for only $200 and she took the deal, KXAS-TV, Dallas-Fort Worth, reported Monday. However, Freeman said her sister later opened the package and discovered it was a mirror with an Apple sticker attached. "If you turn it on the back, it actually looks like an Apple iPad," Freeman said. "And when you turn it to the front, it has the prices and stuff." "That's so messed up," Freeman said. "That's so wrong. I would never do anybody like that. Get a job." Arlington police spokeswoman Tiara Richard said no similar crimes have been reported in the area recently, but it's a common occurrence near the holiday season.


*-- Man finds $20,000 in dumpster --*
MARLBORO, Mass. - A Massachusetts man said he discovered more than $20,000 in a dumpster while looking for magazines to turn into art projects. The Marlboro man, a Brazilian immigrant who asked for his name not to be printed, said he visits the Wellesley dump about twice a week to search for magazines to turn into art, and during a visit last month he found a book with $20,000 to $30,000 pressed between its pages, WHDH-TV, Boston, Mass., reported Tuesday. The man said he is trying to find the rightful owner of the cash and has pledged to search for six months before deciding whether to keep the money. "This book is a lot of history there," he said. "My point of view is, I want to see because if someone maybe who separated the money to buy a house, put a downpayment for the house. What if that happened to me, if it was me? I'm going to go crazy, alright?"


*-- READER COMMENTS --*
Gluing pennies to the floor instead of paying more for time is a wonderful example of "thinking outside the box." We need that in all areas of life, especially the government. I need to find a bunch of pennies for my kitchen floor. Probably outlast almost all types of tiles except the really good, expensive ceramic type. -catt
[And for the area covered pennies are cheaper than tile, too.]

wasn't it VP Joe Biden who shouted "they're gonna put y'all back in chains"? Little did those voters in Virginia (and the rest of the US) realize that he was referring to his own political party. Eutrosocialism, here we come, just like Greece, Italy, Spain, Portugal, and Ireland. -Dave
[Why not? The gravy train is a nice train to be on, for as long as it lasts.]

Lewis - do you have the staff there at Bizarre News writing out comments to you again? They're sounding pretty contrived. -Lance
[Staff? Who do you think we are, the Chicago Tribune? There is one assistant editor for me, TZ, Anisa and the other editors in the office. He also makes coffee, sorts mail and lays on the break room table naked so we can eat sushi off of him at company parties.]

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