Bizarre News - December 12, 2015

Greetings fellow Bizarros:

I am reminded of the scene in the movie 'Idiocracy' when Joe (played by Luke Wilson) is being sent to jail. He walks up to a guard and tells him that he is in the wrong line because he is supposed to be getting OUT of jail, not going to jail. The level of stupidity in today's story makes me think the future portrayed in 'Idiocracy' is closer than we realize.

A woman managed to free herself from jail after posing as her cellmate who was released on her own recognizance, police in South Carolina said.

The Berkeley County Sheriff's Office said that 31-year-old Jessica Davis posed as 25-year-old Chanda Davis, who was charged with shoplifting.

Jessica Davis was taken to a judge who released her on her own recognizance, believing that she was Chanda Davis. The court and officers did not check her identity, and Jessica Davis was released.

Jessica Davis was also arrested for shoplifting, but she had an outstanding shoplifting charge and wasn't eligible to be released on her own recognizance.

When officers realized their error, Jessica was eventually recaptured.

Police launched an investigation as to why Jessica Davis' identity was not checked before she was released. The officers who were involved in her release, claimed that the two women looked similar.

Bizarrely,
Lewis

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*--- Cemeteries in Moscow to offer free Wi-Fi in 2016 ---*
MOSCOW - Moscow's government has decided to provide free Wi-Fi services at certain funeral homes in 2016. The service is set to launch in the first half of 2016 and come to cemeteries in Vagankovskoye, Troyekurovskoye and Novodevichy. Artem Ekimov of Ritual funeral home in Moscow explained that Internet access can make certain needs, such as navigating the funeral grounds, easier. "Online every person interested in the identity of the buried or the monument of his grave will be able to obtain the necessary information in the network," he said. "In addition, the internet will allow you to download a map of the cemetery." Cemeteries in Novodevichy and Vagankovskoye had previously been equipped with terminals that allowed visitors to search for the GPS coordinates of certain graves.


*-- Toronto Catholic school temporarily bans the game of tag for fear of injuries --*
TORONTO - An elementary school in Toronto has placed a temporary ban on tag and other games after several students suffered injuries. A spokesperson for the Toronto Catholic District School Board confirmed that tag and other games involving physical contact were no longer allowed at St. Luke Catholic School as of November. Spokesperson Jon W. Yan cited "a number of injuries" including scrapes, bruises, sprains and in one case a fractured leg. Yan went on to say that the majority of the injuries stemmed from students playing a more aggressive version of tag. "The game of tag they were playing was getting overly physical and rough," he said, according to the Toronto Star. "It was tag -- but it was a rough form of tag." The school has also been enrolled in Canada's Playground Activity Leaders in Schools or PALS program, which instructs students and administrators on safe playground behavior. One parent questioned the practice on Twitter writing, "So tag and soccer are unsafe activities? What happened to allowing kids to play?" School board trustee Jo-Ann Davis insisted that "nothing is banned" and stated that the school's principal was simply trying to ensure the safety of the students. Physical activities currently allowed at St. Luke include "ball tag" and soccer although students below seventh grade must use a softer ball.


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I am beginning to think that "large Australian spiders" and heavy drinking may have a lot in common. Has anyone sober ever seen one? "I am telling you mate the spider was as large as my head. Now pass the beer and stop moving the bar back and forth or I'll blow." -John

The woman searching for NJ was stopped when she was accosted by the police. She wasn't driving so it should have been public intoxication. Could fight this on and possibly win. Unless that officer saw her drive he can't prove she was.
[She should have been arrested for incompetence just for trying to get into New Jersey.]

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