Over the past several years, we as sports fans have become inundated with news stories involving steroid abuse, "spy gate", and the general stupidity shown by some of the worlds most famous and elite athletes. The collective we have generally taken two approaches to thes stories. Some of us have begun to react as though the idiotic behaviors of these athletes is simply "par for the course", another pampered sports star with too much time and money on their hands. Others have come out and strongy criticised these people for their indiscretions, holding them to a higher moral standard due to their public persona and perceived status as a "role model" for our children.
I know, I know. So what is your point? My point is that as seemingly stupid as these athletes seen to be, the general public isn't getting ant smarter either. A few perfect examples are listed below. These are some of the most rediculous criminal situations that have happened over the past several week. Some of them are pretty funny.
This first one happened in San Diego, CA on April 7th. Apparently, two men, one a minor and one of legal drinking age, became highly intoxicated and made the decision to attempt to carjack a man. The potential victim was able to get away. About 20 minutes later they attempted to carjack a woman about a block away from their first attempt. During this second attempt, the two men began arguing. The argument quickly escalated into a fist fight. The fight was still in progress when the police arrived on the scene. After the men were arrested, they were taken to a local hospital for treatment of their injuries.
This next one is even better. This happened on April 10th. A Long Island man was arrested on a misdemeanor traffic violation and driving with a suspended license. His bail was set at $50. This rocket scientist attempted to pay his bail with a counterfeit $50 bill. As of Friday, he was now being held on an additional felony charge of possession of a forges instrument. Brilliant.
So you see, society is filled with complete morons. It is not just our high profile athletes. Maybe it's time to cut these poor misunderstood stars some slack (sarcasm).
If you would like to read more about some of these genetic defective brain surgeons, check out this link. http://www.trutv.com/shows/tsg_presents/dumb_of_the_day.html
If you are aware of additional funny police blotter stories, post 'em here. I'm sure that we could all use a good laugh evey now and then.