I think @SonarJose, who sent this link my way this morning, put it best: “When issues collide … (no pun intended).” No pun even detected as I’m 1) anti hit-and-run and 2) pro gun-control but not to the point that…
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When Drunken Passersby Make Racist Comments During Arrest Videos
I’m not sure where this here video was recorded. Its title is “Ford’s Fight Part 2 Young man thrown around by cops.” In it, a young man does gets manhandled by a cop who doesn’t seem to like back talk.…
North Philly Boxing Trainer Throws In Towel, Worried About Gabriel Rosado’s Safety
Last night’s middleweight fight at MSG between Gennady Golovkin and North Philly’s Gabriel Rosado was a blood bath. Namely, Rosado’s blood, as his face was covered with it in a manner reminiscent of a Freddy Krueger extra. Anyway, the fight…
Yes, Deadspin’s Story On Manti Te’o Has Gotten The Taiwanese Animation Treatment (And He Buttchugs With Leprechauns In It)
Deadspin’s story exposing the fraud tale of Manti Te’o “dead girlfriend” is proof positive that journalism can still thrive in this print-media end-stages time. The Taiwanese animation story about it is proof positive that Taiwanese animation absolutely rules.
Pennsylvania’s Hit-And-Run Laws Encourage Drivers To Flee The Scene
That’s the theme of the essay I wrote for NewsWorks today, which just happened to be four years from the day that I got out of Magee. You can read it via this link once you get over the novelty…
This Is What 20 Pounds Of Weed In The Back Of A Minivan Looks Like
The heroic Philadelphia District Attorney’s Dangerous Drug Offenders Unit teamed up with the Philadelphia Police Highway Patrol, SWAT and K-9 units to arrest a pair of oldheads from Wilkes Barre for trying to “sell 20 pounds of high grade marijuana…
Former South Jersey Police Officer Gets Ridiculously Lenient Sentence In Near-Fatal Hit-And-Run
We’ve talked about coward-cop Kelly Gunderson here before. She was the hit-and-run scumbag who hit Vance Banks and left him for dead in a Washington Twp. street in Aug. 2011. She turned herself in a little while later. Generally, when…
When Coffee Companies Favorite Tweets About Coffee-Maker-Involved Robberies
With more than 9,000 Twitter followers, @illyUSA is the official Twitter page for the celebrated Italian espresso coffee. Which means that it has helped spread word about a troubled West Oak Lane 7-Eleven convenience store going through a run of…
Here’s A Fox29 Story That Easily Serves As A Copyediting And Style Test
Break out the red pencils and go to work on this dandy which, mind you, has already been cleaned up from a late-night version. And please, pray that our, reporter, Chris, O’Connell, and, cameraman, Dave, Edwards, make it through this,…
Here’s Something Fun I Saw At The Bottom Of A Philly.Com Story Today
Happy 201Wheeeeeeeeeeeeee.