my take on today's news: 3.13.2012

i don't have ALL the news, only the stories that i heard on the radio on the way in to work this morning..

RE: the 9 year old that got tased--

the "kid" was between 5'5" and 5'8" and weighed between 200-250 pounds! that's a grown ass man, dog! plus his momma was shouting at the kid saying that the cops were going to zap him if he didn't stop resisting. turns out he was refusing to go to school and the cops came by to arrest him and basically light a fire under his ass so he doesn't end up a huge bum. i am hardly outraged by this use of a taser. the kid was clearly a substantial threat to the officers and they did what they thought they had to in the spur of the moment. i'm no pig-lover, but c'man, the kid is fine..

RE: the UMCP president not announcing the pursuit of a threatening student until the next day--

if the kid knew cops were after him, he may have fled or even decided to escalate the situation in a last ditch effort. by not announcing to the public that a potentially murderous maniac was on the loose, they increased their chances of catching him before any damage was done to himself or others. duh.

RE: the dude who stole the SUV in Virginia with the baby on board--

thanks for leaving it a mile down the road. the baby was probably crying it's freakin head off and you decided it wasn't worth it. take that as a lesson, you young adults thinking about child rearing: babies are so loud and annoying that you would give up a free SUV to get away from one.

RE: the tallest man alive is being recognized by the guiness book of world records in Turkey--

another thanks. thanks for being the tallest man alive and making me feel short. 8'3" is fucking insane. also, i'm sorry about all the ducking. the world wasn't meant for men like you and me.

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half the day is gone now. my blogging gave way to actual work. i might try to do this on a daily basis--we'll see how that goes! hopefully you were somewhat entertained/turned-on by my ranting.

Stedman Weatherby.