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neoplacebo wrote:
Thu Apr 14, 2022 6:52 pm
Here's a good one.
Woman suing former Hamilton County deputy after he baptized her during traffic stop found dead

I guess the baptism didn't take. I don't know where Soddy Daisy TN is but may have to go there and straighten them out.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/woman-suing- ... 00703.html
Why is this a dumb headline?

I don't think baptisms are supposed to prevent death. Rather, they affect where one goes when they die.
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Let's hope the court saw fit to drop the lawsuit.
Why? She was still an injured party and her estate can still pursue justice. Besides, sounds like this cop is a rotten character, as his accomplice.
... The baptism took place in Soddy Lake and was recorded by another deputy, Jacob Goforth, on his cellphone.

While McDonough ruled that several aspects of the complaint against former deputy Goforth could not continue, the judge said that Goforth failed to protect Riley from Wilkey's use of excessive force.

Wilkey is facing several multimillion-dollar lawsuits for use of excessive force in other incidents, including the alleged unlawful body cavity search of a man while performing a traffic stop and the alleged groping of female minors. The requested damages in the lawsuits total around $11 million.
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I just thought it was a dumb headline because traffic stops and baptisms have never gone together and also to me it wasn't clear who died or whether the baptism killed whoever it was.

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neoplacebo wrote:
Fri Apr 15, 2022 6:43 am
I just thought it was a dumb headline because traffic stops and baptisms have never gone together and also to me it wasn't clear who died or whether the baptism killed whoever it was.
Ah.


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Deadly wildfire in New Mexico fueled by dry conditions

Strange that wet conditions never do that.
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neoplacebo wrote:
Fri Apr 15, 2022 6:43 am
I just thought it was a dumb headline because traffic stops and baptisms have never gone together and also to me it wasn't clear who died or whether the baptism killed whoever it was.
What's that trite saying?

Oh, yeah... don't knock it till you've tried it...

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neoplacebo wrote:
Fri Apr 15, 2022 6:43 am
I just thought it was a dumb headline because traffic stops and baptisms have never gone together and also to me it wasn't clear who died or whether the baptism killed whoever it was.
It happens more often than you'd think.

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:shock: Nice group. But those boys self baptised. My thing was being pulled over and then being baptised. I wouldn't fucking stand for it.

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neoplacebo wrote:
Sat Apr 16, 2022 5:08 pm
:shock: Nice group. But those boys self baptised. My thing was being pulled over and then being baptised. I wouldn't fucking stand for it.
They are all in the act of pulling folks over and then baptizing them. I just didn't show the scofflaw motorists. You can't make a baptism without getting wet.
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"Man riding horse in critical condition after woman hits animal with SUV in Riverside, police say"

Say what?

https://abc7.com/horse-hit-by-car-crash ... /11828373/

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Sun May 08, 2022 12:35 pm
"Man riding horse in critical condition after woman hits animal with SUV in Riverside, police say"

Say what?

https://abc7.com/horse-hit-by-car-crash ... /11828373/
:D So many questions.
Why was the poor horse in critical condition?
Why would an asshole ride it and why didn't anyone stop him?
What was an animal doing in Riverside and who gave it an SUV?
What kind of animal is it and why did the woman hit it?
Did the animal deserve it?
Is there a reason that the asshole waited until after the woman hit the animal to abuse the horse?
Why didn't the police answer any of these questions before talking to the press?
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The horse had its head cut off and the guy was riding it with both his hands down the horse's windpipe. Later that night he realized he'd been riding the horse backward. He became an unfortunate victim of circumstance twice.

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Sick.

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Not exactly a "dumb" headline, but certainly not clear, local news station had a story banner about SD mayor Gloria and the mayor of Tijuana.
Banner said, "Gloria meets with Tijuana Mayor Sign Mou"

Lady O says "that's a strange name for a Mexican mayor" and we thought, well, we hadn't heard his name mentioned before and we'd probably have remembered it. Wonder what original nationality Mayor Mou is. After a little looking, we find that the banner should have more properly been:

"Gloria and Tijuana Mayor Meet to sign Memorandum of Understanding"
:oops: :lol:

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Well, I wish them luck but it doesn't look good so far.

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Not a headline but WYFF TV news had a story about large numbers of birds being brought to wildlife rescuers. The birds are suffering from "emancipation and dehydration". Too much freedom is unhealthy?

Do teleprompters have spellcheck? I'm pretty sure they meant 'emaciation' :D . No correction was offered.
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"A Boston mother slammed her son's school for calling her to pick him up when he was having a stroke instead of dialing 911"

Why on earth would a kid have a stroke instead of calling 911?

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O Really wrote:
Sat May 21, 2022 7:15 pm
"A Boston mother slammed her son's school for calling her to pick him up when he was having a stroke instead of dialing 911"

Why on earth would a kid have a stroke instead of calling 911?
Um, logically the kid was having a stroke, and his mom was upset that the school wasted time by calling her instead of calling 911.

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O Really wrote:
Thu May 12, 2022 11:36 am
Not exactly a "dumb" headline, but certainly not clear, local news station had a story banner about SD mayor Gloria and the mayor of Tijuana.
Banner said, "Gloria meets with Tijuana Mayor Sign Mou"

Lady O says "that's a strange name for a Mexican mayor" and we thought, well, we hadn't heard his name mentioned before and we'd probably have remembered it. Wonder what original nationality Mayor Mou is. After a little looking, we find that the banner should have more properly been:

"Gloria and Tijuana Mayor Meet to sign Memorandum of Understanding"
:oops: :lol:
It probably was intended to have been written thusly:

"Gloria meets with Tijuana Mayor, Sign MOU"

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O Really wrote:
Sun May 08, 2022 12:35 pm
"Man riding horse in critical condition after woman hits animal with SUV in Riverside, police say"

Say what?

https://abc7.com/horse-hit-by-car-crash ... /11828373/
Perhaps you didn't read the next line: "The impact launched the rider off the horse, according to police. He was rushed to the hospital in critical condition."

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The actual headline has 'hate' spelled correctly.
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