February 26, 2004
manchild
PEQUANNOCK, N.J. -- A Paterson man faces child endangerment charges after allegedly showing up at a Roman Catholic school clad in a diaper and pink stretch pants.
William Rhode III, 53, was wearing an orange jumpsuit and handcuffs when he appeared Tuesday in Superior Court in Morristown. Judge Salem Vincent Ahto wanted to make sure Rhode understood the charge lodged against him.
Rhode nodded his head when the judge asked if he understood the charge. Ahto then ordered him returned to Morris County jail in lieu of $75,000 bail.
Rhode is scheduled to undergo a psychiatric evaluation on March 12.
Police said he showed up at Holy Spirit School at dismissal on Feb. 13 seeking a job application. When his request was denied, he defecated in the diaper and fled on foot, police said.
Lincoln Park police arrested him a short time later near a supermarket.
found at: dailyrotten
February 25, 2004
battlefish
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February 18, 2004
RIAA sued under gang laws
A New Jersey woman, one of the hundreds of people accused of copyright infringement by the Recording Industry Association of America, has countersued the big record labels, charging them with extortion and violations of the federal antiracketeering act.
Through her attorneys, Michele Scimeca contends that by suing file-swappers for copyright infringement, and then offering to settle instead of pursuing a case where liability could reach into the hundreds of thousands of dollars, the RIAA is violating the same laws that are more typically applied to gangsters and organized crime.
found on news.com
Giant black hole caught devouring star
A giant black hole in a galaxy a billion light years away has been caught in the act of butchering a star - the first time this has been seen, according to astronomers. It means that black holes all over the Universe must be eating stars, and that may be the main way they grow.
A powerful flare of X-rays was the star's final scream. The flare, from the centre of a galaxy called RXJ 1242-1119, was thousands of times as bright as all the stars in the galaxy put together.
found on NewScientist
February 04, 2004
Priest resigns after faking own kidnapping to visit casino
"Paul Beyl, the Wonderboom Evangelical Reformed Church minister who allegedly staged his own hijacking and abduction, has resigned from his post... Beyl briefly appeared in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court this morning and is facing charges of perjury after he allegedly lied about being hijacked... A massive manhunt was launched after Beyl's wife reported her husband missing last week. His vehicle was found in Arcadia with a broken rear passenger window on Saturday. Beyl later turned up at Johannesburg Central police station. After intensive questioning he apparently conceded that he was not hijacked. Beyl also allegedly told police that the hijacking incident was a scam and that he had been at Gold Reef City, a Casino south of Johannesburg."
found at- dailyrotten