Friday, May 29, 2015
The Key to Any Good Theft is Subtlety. And Being Really, Really Obvious.
Rescue of the Day: Helicopter Saves Cop from Floods in Texas, Refuses to Put Him Down
A dramatic rescue in Sachse, Texas quickly took a turn for the funny on Friday, when a local cop was brought on a lengthy joyride over a farm.
In the video above from FOX 4 news, the unnamed officer is airlifted by a Department of Public Safety helicopter after his car gets stuck in the rising flood waters.
The news anchors covering the event watch as he attaches himself to the harness and soars off to safety.
But once they’ve reached dry land, they don’t let him down very quickly. Instead he is taken on a 4-minute long flight across some cow-filled pastures while the world watches and the anchors laugh.
“Where are they taking him?” asks one of them, to which the other replies “It’s kind of an odd sight, isn’t it?”
They joke that maybe the extended trip was punishment for ruining a perfectly good police car.
He was eventually lowered to the ground, and will likely rise up to viral video stardom.
“He’s happy to be out and safe,” another cop named Lt. Marty Cassidy told WFAA news. “He knows he’s not going to live this down.”
Submitted by: (via FOX 4 News - Dallas-Fort Worth)
Store Owner Fights Crime With a Stick
Miami store owner, Sue Shimochi, reacted on instinct when several men ran into her jewelry store and began breaking glass cases. As the surveillance footage shows, she picked up a stick and began hitting the thieves to try to defend her goods. She told CBS Miami that it slowed them down and deterred them from taking more than they did. The perpetrators have not yet been caught.
Submitted by: (via CBS Miami)
A Teacher Posts Kindergarten Kid's Quotes on Instagram and They Are Amazing
Instagram user @livefromsnacktime is a kindergarten teacher in New York City, according to their profile, who is posting quotes from their classroom. Here are some of the most inspiring quotes straight from the mouths of babes.
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How Else Will She Afford to Live a Life of Luxury and Smashing the Patriarchy?
This amazing feminist yearbook quote sparked debate and messages of support when Twitter user casualnosebleed shared the image online.
Submitted by: (via @casualnosebleed)
An iPhone Saved a Man's Life in the UK
A Cheshire man was able to survive a close-range shotgun glass because of his pocketed iPhone, which absorbed most of the damage:
Fortunately, the victim’s mobile phone took the brunt of the shot and, as a result of this, he survived. This is remarkable – had that phone not been in his pocket at that time he would undoubtedly have died.
Submitted by: (via Business Insider)
A Sixth-Grader Wrote This Lovely Apology to the Emergency Dispatcher He Prank Called
This sixth-grader has clearly learned his lesson about the appropriate time and place to use the phrase "Deez Nuts". Hint: It's not while prank calling 911, because you should never prank call 911.
According to the police department in Savannah, Ga, where the call was made, the boy's parents brought him to the local 911 center where this letter was read aloud to the staff. While he was visiting he got to see how the 911 center works and understand why prank calls interfere with important emergency operations.
Submitted by: (via Savannah Chatham Police Dept)
An Old Disco in Tel Aviv Gets the Wind-Up Teeth it Desperately Deserves
Street artist Dede completed this massive piece of street art (check the giant turning key on the side).
Submitted by: (via Dede)
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