China has punished a group of law enforcement officials who faked a letter of invitation from Finland's justice department because they wanted to get a free tour of Europe. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

The schoolboys have been granted a farewell dance but they will not be allowed to take anorexic blonde partners as has been the case since 1903. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

This is one weird Japanese game show and I love it! If only I understood what the heck they were saying. The contestants get punished, but they take it in stride. picked by 86Apex 2 years ago

Teacher takes 'Religious Education' too far, then gets miffed when the Christian students won't pray to another god.

I can only imagine the uproar if these were Muslim students and the situation were reversed. picked by tigertony 1 year ago

An article on the Christian Post website points at three professors who were denied tenure, demoted or banned from teaching because they had some connection with intelligent design. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A Sudanese man has been sentenced to 30 lashes for smoking on a domestic Saudi Arabian Airlines flight. picked by suebe 10 months ago

This is a very interesting study, especially when put side-by-side with Roland Fryer’s work on the “acting white” phenomenon among African-American teens. Roland finds that — unlike whites — among African-Americans, the students who are most successful academically in high school are punished by their peers when it comes to popularity. picked by Bornbad 9 months ago

The topic itself is redacted each time it appears in the hundreds of pages of documents, but there is mention of Nacchio believing the request was both inappropriate and illegal, and repeatedly refusing to go along with it. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Remember this contestant for mother-of-the-year? She sprayed her very young daughter with a car wash pressure washer hose. A court date has been made, Sept. 10. The date was postponed so that she can give birth to another child. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

"What I did was a community service, the way I look at it. I was punished for political reasons. Absolutely meaningless. Was I a criminal? No. I was a good member of society. Only my society and the one making the laws are different." picked by readingitall 2 years ago

Diane Ablonczy thought she should have been praised for giving money to an organization that brings in a million visitors every June. She thought giving less than $400k to make 100's of millions of dollars. The problem? The organization in question was one that promotes gay rights including same sex marriages. Conservatives were in a tizzy over such ideas being promoted. picked by bernardblack 5 months ago

After doing all the hard work to reach their respective positions, apparently they couldn't resist the temptation to take the easy way out on this last day.

Themepic is not the offending parties picked by tigertony 1 year ago

Game developers are unconstrained in their designs for the enemy. Such designers will be punished with poor sales, not death in the gulag, if their designs for the overlord are unpopular. They could go anywhere with the homes of evildoers: halls of electric fluorescence, palaces carved from corduroy, suburban back yards. picked by bornbad 6 months ago

The trouble started about 1:40 p.m. Nov. 21 when a call went out about a house fire in the 1800 block of Second Street NW. Lt. Gerald Burton was driving a fire engine several blocks away on his way to a training class and called a supervisor to say he was in the area and could help. picked by leopoldogolba 2 years ago

Instead of working, Zhang did little else but eat, drink, play cards and enjoy massages, the official China Daily said.


but what a way to go, eh Zhang? picked by dollyllama 3 years ago

A federal court has rejected a former student's First Amendment suit against school officials who punished her for calling them "douchebags" in a LiveJournal post. Right now, the scope of student rights to online speech is anything but clear. Update to this. picked by Bornbad 10 months ago

Displaying swastikas or spreading Nazi doctrines can be punished by up to three years' jail or a fine in Germany. Police have disturbed the final resting place of someone because witnesses says a neo-nazi threw a flag in the grave. picked by BernardBlack 1 year ago

Roberts told the judge he didn't understand what he was getting punished for. He has claimed all along that he's innocent, even after a jury found him guilty on 27 counts, including rape, sodomy and kidnapping, last June. picked by muppet 2 years ago

Two youths beat a man to death on Saturday as he alone tried to defend a group of children. The crime has shocked Germans, and politicians are calling for tighter laws and increased video surveillance.

The law already states that passersby who ignore a situation where they could have helped but did not, may be punished either by a fine or a period of imprisonment of up to one year. picked by Bingo 2 months ago

Jail for Illinois man who stole, drugged puppy.
Pomeranian passed out from inhaling marijuana smoke. picked by ybcool 1 year ago