All the Drama and 'Then Some'

Not sure how many of you are aware (not necessarily following) of the Kobe Bryant case. I haven't really been monitoring the sutuation, but I really thought the following idiot might make for interesting reading. Please be aware that the indictment contains graphic transcripts if that kind of thing offends you.

http://thesmokinggun.com/archive/kobemark1.html

Apparently a big fan of Kobe's, from the California area, took it upon himself to defend the NBA star; not just to his own friends, his neighborhood, or co-workers; but to the lead D.A. in the case. In fact, this guy decided to call the D.A. and threaten his life, that of the alleged victim in the case, and random threats about burning down the courthouse. No big deal, right? I'm sure that people make threatening phone calls every day. This guy had the lack of 'presence of mind' though to leave the death threats on the D.A.'s answering machine. OK, that was pretty stupid, huh? But it gets better; he did it 26 times and has now been charged with the equivelant number of felonies!! I'm betting that his next appearance on the web will be for a Darwin Award: http://www.darwinawards.com/

As their website explains: "The Darwin Awards commemorate the remains of individuals who contribute to the improvement of our gene pool by removing themselves from it in really stupid ways"

Maybe this guy didn't completely remove himself from the 'gene pool', but he is now isolated from it

[Vixen]

It's a shame stupidity isn't painful.

[Pictoric]

Almost kike the stories of people stealing cell phones and then answering it when the police call.

Or, like this story from http://www.darwinawards.com


Mon, February 23, 2004
Spitter takes fatal plunge

By SUN MEDIA

OTTAWA -- A Carleton University engineering student participating in a spitting contest with friends plunged 11 floors to his death off an Ottawa highrise late Saturday night. Police said it appears Ameer "AJ" Jinah took a running start to try to spit further than his two friends when he unintentionally vaulted himself over the 11th-floor balcony railing.

Police said Jinah was celebrating his 20th birthday with a dozen friends when the accident happened.


Submitted on 02/23/2004