Tag: oops
He disarmed a possible church shooter — then the police arrived
Tony Garces was still reeling from his injuries on Tuesday, nearly two weeks after he disarmed a possible church shooter in Amarillo, Texas — and was then shot by police.
Speaking to NBC News by phone from his hospital room at Heart Hospital of Northwest Texas, Garces, 54, said that he was admitted to the emergency room on Monday with a blood clot in his lung.
On the morning of Feb. 14 — the same day as the Florida school shooting that killed 17 kids and teachers — Garces wrestled a handgun away from a man who had entered the chapel at Faith City Mission and threatened to hold church attendees hostage.
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DID I DO THAT?
A 12yo Taiwanese boy punched a hole in a valuable 17th century painting by Paolo Porpora at a Taipei exhibition after tripping and trying to catch his balance on the artwork. The painting is worth $1.5mn. His family will not be asked to pay restoration costs.
DRIVING WHILE NOT UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF OXYGEN
The story below left out the part about the Feasterville Police issuing multiple tickets to the stiff.
- Driving while dead – $300 fine
- Driving while not under the influence of oxygen – $200 fine
- Not signaling when departing from back door of van onto highway – $150 fine
- Failing to stop at a light – $500 fine
- Not responding to questioning by police – $50 fine
- Failing a breathlyzer test due to lack of breath – $700 fine
At least he was wearing his seat belt. In fact, he was wearing four seat belts. The stiff was taken into custody and is expected to be sentenced to life. Asked for comment, he did not respond.
I personally think he wanted one last burger at Five Guys (in background of picture) before finalizing his journey.
Hat tip to Gerry C
Corpse Falls Out of Coroner’s Van Onto Busy Philadelphia Area Road
Another day, another barrel of laughs around the city of brotherly love. A coroner’s van being driven down a busy road in Feasterville, Pa. in Bucks County had an unfortunate door malfunction on Friday, allowing a dead body to slip out and roll down a road into traffic.
The corpse appeared in traffic around noon on Friday outside of a busy shopping center in the town. It was, as corpses usually are, wrapped in a white sheet and strapped to a gurney.
Jerry Bradley, a witness, captured the above photo of body in the road.
The Bucks County Coroner’s Office says the driver realized immediately that the door had opened and retrieved the body within minutes. The office says it “deeply regrets” the incident.
Bradley, a passer-by who helped get the body into the van, said he thought it was a prank, calling it “the most bizarre thing” he’d ever seen.
And just like that, Jackass has come full circle.
[Image via Philly.com]