Dumb People of the Day Thread

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19-year-old, Hannah Sabata was arrested on charges stemming from the holdup of a Bank in Waco, Nebraska, after police saw the weird, Green Day scored YouTube video she posted called "Chick Bank Robber." In the video, Sabata shows off the over $6,000 she stole, and brags about stealing cars and drugs while never speaking and holding up illegible pieces of paper. Well, now she's in trouble.

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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - An 18-year-old man who fought with his baby's mother over her income tax refund is cited after allegedly striking the infant with a gun.

Oklahoma City police say the fight happened Saturday night when Darnell Williams told the woman he wanted to see his daughter.

Williams reportedly asked the woman for $1,000 from her refund. Police say Williams pulled a gun and struck the 8-month-old baby and threatened to shoot the woman.

Investigators said the woman had a scrape on her nose and the baby had a swollen spot on her forehead.

Williams is charged with assault and battery, child abuse and robbery.

The Oklahoma County Jail wasn't holding Williams on Monday. It was unclear whether he has a lawyer.

http://www.seattlebikeblog.com/2013/03/02/state-lawmaker-says-bicycling-is-not-good-for-the-environment-should-be-taxed/

State lawmaker defends bike tax, says bicycling is not good for the environment

Representative Ed Orcutt (R – Kalama) does not think bicycling is
environmentally friendly because the activity causes cyclists to have
“an increased heart rate and respiration.”

This is according to comments he made in an email to a constituent who questioned the wisdom of a new bike tax the legislature is considering as part of a large transportation package.

We spoke with Rep. Orcutt to confirm the email’s authenticity and to get further clarification.

“You would be giving off more CO2 if you are riding a bike than
driving in a car,” he said. However, he said he had not “done any
analysis” of the difference in CO2 from a person on a bike compared to
the engine of a car (others have).

“You can’t just say that there’s no pollution as a result of riding a bicycle.”

He said the email, which he had not reviewed since he is away from
from his computer for the day, must have come from a constituent who
disagrees with him (UPDATE: Cascade has posted the full exchange, which was with Dale Carlson, owner of BikeTech in Tacoma).

“Somebody doesn’t like me, and that’s fine,” he said.

He also stands by his opinion that people who bike do not pay for roads when they ride.

“When you are riding your bicycle, tell me what taxes are being
generated by the act of riding your bicycle,” he said. “Sales tax does
not go into roads.”

That people who bike don’t pay for roads is demonstrably untrue.
Most roads people bike on are paid for by counties and municipalities.
In Seattle, gas taxes pay just four percent of the SDOT budget (as of
2009). Most of the rest comes from sources everybody pays, no matter how
they get around. On a state level, gas taxes only pay for one quarter of the WSDOT budget.

As for the transportation package, he said the amount of money that
would end up going to bike lanes is higher than the amount raised by the
proposed bike tax.

“You’re asking for a whole lot more back than what you’re going to put in,” he said (we responded to this point here).

UPDATE: Rep. Orcutt email Seattle Bike Blog Monday morning apologizing for his comments. Read his email here.

Here’s the full email:

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/applebees-waitress-stolen-id-drivers-license-154712609.html

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Imagine you're a waitress, out with friends on a night off, when you lose your wallet. Cash, credit cards, driver's license—all gone. Your bank later informs you that checks are being issued in your name.

It's a pain, but you carry on. Two weeks later, you're at work when four people walk in and sit in your section. They start ordering drinks. You ask to see their IDs. A woman in the group hands a driver's license to you. You look down, and it's yours.

That is precisely what police in Colorado say happened to Brianna Priddy, a server at a Lakewood Applebee's.

Priddy, though, didn't panic.

"I handed it back to her and said, 'Sure, I'll be right back with your margarita,'" she told Denver's NBC affiliate.

Priddy called the police, and tried to act normal while waiting for them to arrive.

"I put on my server smile and tried to take care of them, but I was shaking like crazy," she said.

[Related: Applebee’s fires waitress who posted receipt from pastor]

When police arrived, the woman, whose name has not been released, was arrested on suspicion of theft, identity theft and criminal impersonation. Police also found narcotics in her possession.

"Dumb criminal," Lakewood police spokesman Steve Davis told Denver's 9NEWS. "That's the first thing that comes to mind."

Even dumber: the suspect is 26, Davis said.

Ali* wrote:

You're not allowed to laugh at that.

poop

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2013/04/18/Officer-arrested-charged-for-allegedly-assaulting-teen-at-McDonalds/UPI-87451366305450/

Today's winners

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/carnival-life-savings-135411650.html?vp=1

http://news.yahoo.com/5-old-boy-shoots-2-old-sister-ky-161229579.html

GDPofDRC wrote:

Today's winners

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/carnival-life-savings-135411650.html?vp=1

http://news.yahoo.com/5-old-boy-shoots-2-old-sister-ky-161229579.html

I heard about the carnival guy yesterday. He tried to get a lawyer and sue. I guess the next day the carnival gave him $600 back and a big stuffed animal.

http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/article/Jury-acquits-escort-shooter-4581027.php

Texas

http://blogdramedy.wordpress.com/2013/10/02/its-enough-to-make-you-cancel-your-reservation/

my personal favourite

12. “It took us nine hours to fly home from Jamaica to England. It took the Americans only three hours to get home. This seems unfair.”

 

http://www.vice.com/read/cry-baby-of-the-week-suspended-drawing-bomb-pee-reservoir-drain-portland?utm_source=vicefbus

Vice.com has this crybaby of the week thing that fits in perfect here.

It's time, once again, to marvel at some people who don't know how to handle the world:
Cry-Baby #1: Portland

Oregon Live via Reddit / Image via
The incident: A guy pissed in a reservoir.
The appropriate response: Nothing. 
The actual response: The city of Portland dumped out about 8 million gallons of water from the reservoir, costing thousands of dollars. 
Workers at Mt. Tabor reservoir in Portland, OR called police after surveillance cameras captured an unidentified 21-year-old man urinating by the water's edge. 
The man was not arrested or charged, but city officials made the decision to dump out almost 8 million gallons of drinking water from the reservoir, at a cost of $36,000.
In an interview with Oregon Live, David Shaff, administrator for the Portland Water Bureau admitted that they often find dead animals inside the reservoir, but do not dump the water out in those instances.
In fact, he said, the decision to drain millions of gallons of water due to about half a pint of urine was not based on any kind of actual logic, "Do you want to drink pee?" he asked. 
"It has nothing to do with scientifically" he went on, "Most people are gonna be pretty damn squeamish about that." Presumably David is unaware that the many critters, birds, and fish that live/die in and around the reservoir also pee. 
This is actually the fourth time in five years that the reservoir has had to be drained due to a "contamination incident," and the second it has been drained because of human pee. 
Back in 2011, a 23-year-old man named Joshua Seater was arrested for urinating in the reservoir, and had to perform 24 hours community service. 
 
If I was one of those moms that try to get their kids to finish their dinner by telling them kids are starving to death in Africa, I would probably point out that, according to the website Water.org, there are currently 700 million people globally with no access to clean drinking water. 
Cry-Baby #2: Hillcrest Middle School 

AZ Central via Reddit / Screencap via AZ Central
The incident: A kid drew a picture of a bomb.
The appropriate response: Telling him it's good if it's good. Still telling him it's good even if it's bad, he's a kid. 
The actual response: The boy's school suspended him. 
Rhett Parham, pictured above, is a 13-year-old autistic boy who goes to Hillcrest Middle School in Greenville County, SC. 
According to his mother Amy, Rhett drew a picture of a cartoon bomb, that was inspired by the game Bomberman 64, a game Rhett often watches videos of on YouTube. 
She said that Rhett took the drawing of the bomb to his school and showed it to some students. According to Amy, one of these students then went and told school officials that Rhett was armed with a drawing of a cartoon bomb. 
Due to the school's zero-tolerance policy on "threats of violence," Rhett was instantly suspended.
According to Amy, she didn't actually believe Rhett was being suspended when the school phoned to tell her, as the situation seemed too ridiculous. 
Once she'd established that the school wasn't joking (presumably after a very awkward phone conversation), she went to the school to collect Rhett. 
Speaking to NBC News, Amy said, "I'm angry. I'm upset and I'm incredulous, honestly, that a child could come in and bring a drawing and that's somehow perceived as a threat—especially someone with special needs who really doesn't filter information the same way that typical children do." 
After being contacted by NBC News, the school district released a statement, saying: 
"It is important and necessary to thoroughly investigate any threat to student safety, including a student's intent. This is one of the most difficult judgments a school official must make. This investigation began when threatening comments were made, resulting in the responsible removal of the student from the school to ensure everyone's safety while the incident and intent were assessed.
"The school's administration responded appropriately to the severity of this incident, investigated it fully, and acted in accord with applicable laws, policies, and procedures. The school administration has met and will continue to meet with the parents to resolve the matter.
 
"While parents may openly discuss a disciplinary action involving their child, we do not have that same right. As a result, complete information regarding a specific incident cannot be released to the general public."
Amy will meet with school officials next Wednesday to find out when Rhett will be able to go back to school. 
Which of these fine organizations is the bigger cry-baby? Let us know in this poll down here:

Wow! This makes me embarrassed since I am a human also. Smh!

Oregon for sure. The suspension only really effects the child in question and his family. A $36,000 dumping and refilling of a reservoir will cost an entire community in taxes.

unreal

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/the-worst-hit-and-run-ever-223111813.html